Adjusting The Engine Controls - Toro Sand Pro 3040 Operator's Manual

WARNING
The engine must be running so that you can
adjust the detent plate. Contact with moving
parts or hot surfaces may cause personal
injury.
Keep hands, feet, face, and other body parts
away from rotating parts, the muffler, and
other hot surfaces.
4. Start the engine.
5. With the engine running and the lift lever in the Float
position, slide the detent plate until the lift cylinder can
be extended and retracted by hand.
6. Tighten both mounting screws to secure the
adjustment.

Adjusting the Engine Controls

Adjusting the Throttle Control
Proper throttle operation is dependent upon proper
adjustment of the throttle control. Before adjusting the
carburetor, ensure that the throttle control is operating
properly.
1. Pivot the seat upward.
2. Loosen the throttle cable-clamp screw securing the
cable to the engine
Figure 38
1. Throttle cable-clamp
screw
2. Throttle cable
3. Swivel
3. Move the remote throttle-control lever forward to the
Fast position.
4. Pull firmly on the throttle cable until the back of the
swivel contacts the stop
5. Tighten the cable clamp screw and check the engine
speed:
(Figure 38).
4. Stop
5. Choke cable-clamp screw
6. Choke cable
(Figure 38).
•
High idle: 3400 ± 50 rpm
•
Low idle: 1750 ± 100 rpm
Adjusting the Choke Control
1. Pivot the seat upward.
2. Loosen the choke cable-clamp screw securing the cable
to the engine (Figure
3. Move the remote choke-control lever forward to the
Closed position.
4. Pull firmly on the choke cable
choke butterfly is completely closed; then tighten the
cable-clamp screw.
Adjusting the Engine-Governor Speed
Control
Important: Before you adjust the engine-governor
speed control, ensure that the throttle and choke controls
are adjusted properly.
WARNING
The engine must be running during adjustment of
the engine-governor speed control. Contact with
moving parts or hot surfaces may cause personal
injury.
• Ensure that the traction pedal is in neutral and
engage the parking brake before performing
this procedure.
• Keep hands, feet, clothing, and other body parts
away from any rotating parts, the muffler, and
other hot surfaces.
Note: To adjust the low idle, use all the following steps. If
only the high idle is to be adjusted, proceed directly to step 5.
1. Start the engine and let it run at half throttle for
approximately 5 minutes to warm up.
2. Move the throttle control to the Slow setting. Adjust
the idle stop screw counterclockwise until it no longer
contacts the throttle lever.
3. Bend the governed idle spring anchor tang
to attain an idle speed of 1725 ± 50 rpm.
Note: Check the speed with a tachometer.
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38).
(Figure 38) until the
(Figure 39)