Toro DH 140 - Starting the Engine

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Figure9
1.Height-of-cutlever
2.Shifttheheight-of-cutlevertothedesiredposition.
3.Releasethebutton.
StartingtheEngine
1.Openthefuelshut-offvalvelocatedbetweenthefuel
tankandtheengine(Figure10).
Figure10
1.Fuelshut-offvalve
Note:Thevalvehandleshouldalignwiththefuel
hose.
2.Sitdownontheseat.
3.Settheparkingbrake;refertoUsingtheParkingBrake.
4.Disengagetheblades(PTO);referto
Figure5.
Note:Theenginewillnotstartiftheblades(PTO)
areengaged.
5.Whenstartingacoldengine,shiftthethrottlecontrol
levertotheChoke(allthewayup)position(Figure11).
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Figure11
1.Throttlecontrollever
Note:Tostartawarmengine,shiftthethrottle
controllevertotheFast(rabbit)position.
6.ShiftthethrottlecontrollevertotheSlow(turtle)
position(Figure11).
7.TurntheignitionkeyclockwiseandholditintheStart
position(Figure12).
Note:Whentheenginestarts,releasethekey.
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Figure12
1.Ignitionkey
3.On
2.Start4.Off
Important:Iftheenginedoesnotstartafter15
secondsofcontinuouscranking,turntheignition
keytoOffandletthestartermotorcoolfor2
minutes;refertoTroubleshooting.
8.Aftertheenginestarts,slowlyshiftthethrottlecontrol
levertotheFast(rabbit)position.
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