Starting The Engine - Toro CM-1258Y-SD Operator's Manual

5. Slide the dipstick fully into the fill port without
threading it into the port
6. Remove the dipstick and look at the end. If the
engine oil level is below the halfway point on the
hatchmarks, slowly pour only enough oil into the
fill port to raise the level to the halfway point on
the dipstick.
7. Install and secure the dipstick

Starting the Engine

1. Read Safe Operating Practices (page 4)
understand the Controls (page 11)
attempting to start the machine.
2. Make sure that the fuel-shutoff lever is in the
position.
ON
Figure 25
1. Fuel-shutoff lever in the On position
3. Ensure that the engine-speed-control
knob on the engine is loose by rotating it
counterclockwise
(Figure 24).
(Figure 24).
before
(Figure 26).
and
1. Engine-speed-control knob
4. Rotate the engine-speed-control handle
counterclockwise to unlock it, pull it all the way
out, and lock it by rotating it clockwise
27).
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1. Engine-speed-control handle
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Figure 26
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Figure 27
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