Toro Power Clear 518 - After Operation; After Operation Safety; Preventing Freeze-Up after Use

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AfterOperation

AfterOperationSafety

•Neverstorethemachinewithfuelinthefuel

tankinsideabuildingwhereignitionsourcesare

present,suchashotwaterheaters,spaceheaters,

orclothesdryers.Allowtheenginetocoolbefore

storinginanyenclosure.

•Whenstoringthemachineformorethan30

days,refertoStoringtheMachine(page16)for

importantdetails.

PreventingFreeze-upafter

Use

•Lettheenginerunforafewminutestoprevent

movingpartsfromfreezing.Shutofftheengine,

waitforallmovingpartstostop,andremoveice

andsnowfromthemachine.

•Cleanoffanysnowandicefromthebaseofthe

chute.

•Rotatethedischargechuteleftandrighttofree

itfromanyicebuildup.

•WiththeignitionkeyintheOFFposition,pullthe

recoil-starthandleseveraltimesorconnectthe

electricalcordtoapowersourceandthemachine

andpushtheelectric-startbuttononcetoprevent

therecoilstarterand/ortheelectricstarterfrom

freezingup(electric-startmodelsonly).

•Insnowyandcoldconditions,somecontrolsand

movingpartsmayfreeze.Donotuseexcessive

forcewhentryingtooperatefrozencontrols.Ifyou

havedifcultyoperatinganycontrolorpart,start

theengineandletitrunforafewminutes.

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