Toro TIMECUTTER 75740 - The starter does not crank; Engine loses power

GeneralTroubleshooting
Problem
PossibleCauseCorrectiveAction
Thebladecontrolswitch(PTO)is
engaged.
Movetheblade-controlswitch(PTO)to
thedisengagedposition.
Theparkingbrakeisnotengaged.Movethemotioncontrolleverstothe
neutrallock(park)position.
Thebatteryisdead.
Chargethebattery.
Theelectricalconnectionsarecorroded
orloose.
Checktheelectricalconnectionsfor
goodcontact.
Aswitchiswornordamaged.
Testandreplacefaultyswitch.
Thestarterdoesnotcrank
Thefuseisblown.Replacethefuse.
Thefueltankisempty.Fillthefueltank.
Thethrottleisnotinthecorrectposition.Besurethatthethrottlecontrolis
alwaysinthefastpositions.
Thereisdirtinthefuellter.Replacethefuellter.
Thereisdirt,water,orstalefuelinthe
fuelsystem.
Cleanandushthefuelsystem.
Theaircleanerisdirty.
Cleanorreplacetheaircleaner
element.
Theseatswitchisnotfunctioning
properly.
Checktheseatswitchandreplaceif
faulty.
Theelectricalconnectionsare
corroded,loose,ordamaged.
Checktheelectricalconnectionsfor
goodcontact.Cleantheconnector
terminalsthoroughlywiththeelectrical
contactcleanerandapplydielectric
grease.
Thesparkplugisfouledorimproperly
gapped.
Adjustorreplacethesparkplug.
Thesparkplugwireisnotconnected.
Checkthesparkplugwireconnection.
Theenginedoesnotstart,starts
hard,orfailstokeeprunning
Aswitchiswornordamaged.
Testandreplacefaultyswitch.
Theengineloadisexcessive.Reducethegroundspeedorraise
height-of-cut.
Theaircleanerisdirty.
Cleanorreplacetheaircleaner
element.
Theoillevelinthecrankcaseislow.Addoiltothecrankcase.
Thecoolingnsandairpassages
abovetheengineareplugged.
Removetheobstructionandthoroughly
cleancoolingnsandtheairpassages.
ThefueltankventsystemispluggedInspectthefueltankventsystemfor
obstructionandrepairsystem.
Thereisdirtinthefuellter.Replacethefuellter.
Enginelosespower
Thereisdirt,water,orstalefuelinthe
fuelsystem.
Cleanandushthefuelsystem.
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