Toro TX 427 Series - Premaintenance Procedures; Opening the Hood; Closing the Hood; Opening the Rear-Access Cover

CAUTION
Ifyouleavethekeyintheignitionswitch,someonecouldaccidentlystarttheengineandseriouslyinjure
youorotherbystanders.
Removethekeyfromtheignitionanddisconnectthewirefromthesparkplugbeforeyoudoany
maintenance.Setthewireasidesothatitdoesnotaccidentallycontactthesparkplug.
Premaintenance
Procedures
Beforeopeninganyofthecovers,shutofftheengineand
removethekey.Allowtheenginetocoolbeforeopening
anycovers
Important:Ifyouwillbetiltingthemachinemorethan
25degrees,clampofftheventhoseonthetopofthefuel
tank(Figure64)topreventfuelfromfoulingthecarbon
canister.
OpeningtheHood
1.Loosenthehood-lockingscrew(Figure27)
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Figure27
1.Hood3.Hood-lockingscrew
2.Hood-latchlever
2.Turnthehoodlatchclockwise(Figure27).
3.Swingthehoodup(Figure27).
4.Swingtheproprodupandsecureitinthebracketon
thehood(Figure28).
Figure28
1.Proprod3.Hood
2.Bracket4.Prop-rodholder
ClosingtheHood
1.Pulltheproprodoutofthebracketonthehoodand
loweritintoitsholder.
2.Lowerthehoodandsecureitbypushingdownonthe
frontofthehooduntilitlocksinplace.
3.Tightenthehood-lockingscrewtosecurethelatch
(Figure27).
OpeningtheRear-Access
Cover
1.Unscrewthe2handknobssecuringtherear-access
covertothemachine(Figure29).
Figure29
1.Handknobs
2.Tilttherear-accesscoverdownandremovetoaccess
theinternalcomponents(Figure29).
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