Starting And Stopping The Engine - Toro 73551 Operator's Manual

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Operation
Starting and Stopping
the Engine
Starting in Normal Weather
1.
Sit down on the seat.
2.
Depress the brake pedal.
Note:
The engine will not start unless you
fully depress the brake pedal.
3.
Push the PTO (power take off) switch to OFF
(Fig. 13).
4.
Move the throttle lever to SLOW (Fig. 13).
5.
Turn the ignition key clockwise to the RUN
position (Fig. 14). The glow plug indicator light
will come on.
6.
After the glow plug indicator light goes out, turn
the key to the START position. When the
engine starts, release the key.
IMPORTANT: Use starting cycles of no more
than 30 seconds per minute to avoid
overheating the starter motor.
7.
If the engine does not start immediately, move
the throttle control to FAST and turn the key to
the START position.
Note:
Additional starting cycles may be
required when starting the engine for
the first time after the fuel system has
been completely without fuel.
8.
Move the throttle to the SLOW position (if in
FAST) and let the engine warm up a few minutes
before applying load.
Starting in Cold Weather
(Below 20 F or –7 C)
Note:
Use the correct engine oil for the
starting temperature; refer to Engine
Oil, page 27.
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1.
Start the engine with the throttle in the FAST
position.
Note:
Do not use fuel left over from summer.
Use only fresh winter grade diesel fuel.
1
2
Figure 13
1. Throttle
1
Figure 14
1. Stop
2. Run with lights
Stopping
1.
Move the throttle lever to SLOW (Fig. 13).
2.
Allow the engine to run for a short time to cool
down.
3.
Turn the ignition key to STOP (Fig. 14).
4.
Always remove the key from the starter switch
when equipment is not in use or unattended.
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2. PTO switch
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4
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3. Run (and glow plug)
4. Start

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