Toro TITAN User Manual

GeneralTroubleshooting
Problem
PossibleCauseCorrectiveAction
Thebladecontrolswitch(PTO)is
engaged.
Movethebladecontrolswitch(PTO)to
thedisengagedposition.
Theparkingbrakeisnotengaged.
Settheparkingbrake.
Themotioncontrolleversarenotinthe
neutrallockposition.
Ensurethatthemotioncontrollevers
areintheneutrallockposition.
Theoperatorisnotseated.
Sitontheseat.
Thebatteryisdead.
Chargethebattery.
Theelectricalconnectionsarecorroded
orloose.
Checktheelectricalconnectsforgood
contact.
Thefuseisblown.Replacethefuse.
Thestarterdoesnotcrank
Therelayorswitchiswornordamaged.
Testandreplacefaultyrelayorswitch.
Thefueltankisempty.Fillthefueltank.
Thefuelshut-offvalveisclosed.Openthefuelshut-offvalve.
Theoillevelinthecrankcaseislow.Addoiltothecrankcase.
Thethrottleisnotinthecorrectposition.Ensurethatthethrottleismidway
betweentheslowandfastpositions.
Thereisdirtinthefuellter.Replacethefuellter.
Thereisdirt,water,orstalefuelinthe
fuelsystem.
Cleanandushthefuelsystem.
Theaircleanerisdirty.
Cleanorreplacetheaircleaner
element.
Theseatswitchisnotfunctioning
properly.
Checktheseatswitchfunction.
Replacetheseatifnecessary.
Theelectricalconnectionsare
corroded,loose,ordamaged.
Checktheelectricalconnectionsfor
goodcontact.Cleantheconnector
terminalsthoroughlywithelectrical
contactcleaner.Applydielectric
grease,andmaketheappropriate
connections.
Therelayorswitchiswornordamaged.
Testandreplacefaultyrelayorswitch.
Thesparkplugisfouledorimproperly
gapped.
Adjustorreplacethesparkplug.
Theenginedoesnotstart,starts
hard,orfailstokeeprunning
Thesparkplugwireisnotconnected.
Checkthesparkplugwireconnection.
Theengineloadisexcessive.Reducethegroundspeed.
Theaircleanerisdirty.
Cleantheaircleanerelement.
Theoillevelinthecrankcaseislow.Addoiltothecrankcase.
Thecoolingnsandairpassages
abovetheengineareplugged.
Removetheobstructionandthoroughly
cleancoolingnsandtheairpassages.
Theventholeinthefuelcapisplugged.Cleanorreplacethefuelcap.
Thereisdirtinthefuellter.Replacethefuelcap.
Enginelosespower
Thereisdirt,water,orstalefuelinthe
fuelsystem.
Cleanandushthefuelsystem.
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Toro TITAN Specifications

General

Brand	Toro
Model	TITAN
Category	Lawn Mower
Language	English