User Manual
SERIES 50 OPERATOR'S GUIDE
ENGINES WITH FUEL PRO FILTERS ........................................ 95
HOW TO SELECT COOLANT ................... .................. .................. .. 96
DEFINI TIONS .... ................................. ................................. ........ 96
ANTIF REEZE ..................... ................................. .................... 96
COOLANT ................................ ................................. .............. 96
DROP-OUT ............ .................. ................................. .............. 96
FULLY FORMULATED ANTIF REEZE ....................... .............. 96
INITIA L–FILL COOLAN T .... ................................. .................. .. 96
OAT .......................................... ................................. .............. 97
SCA .................................... ................................................ ..... 9 7
APPROVED COO LANTS ....... ..................................................... 97
EG OR PG & WATER + SCA INHIBITOR ........... .................... 98
MIXING EG OR PG AN TI FREEZE AND WATER ................. .. 98
RECYCLED ANTIFREEZE .............. ...................................... 101
EG OR PG & WATER + OAT INHIB ITOR ............................... 10 1
WATER ONLY + SCA O R WATER ON LY + OAT INHIBITOR 102
WATER REQUIRE MENTS ................................................ ..... 102
COOLANTS NOT RECOMMENDED ....... ..................... .............. 1 03
ALL ANTIFR EEZES AND COOLANTS CONTAININ G
PHOSPHATE ............................ .................. .................. ........... 1 03
AUTOMOTIVE TYPE COOLANT S ....... ..................... .............. 103
METHYL ALCOHOL-BASED ANTIFREEZ E ........................... 104
METHOXY PROPANOL-BASED ANTIFREEZE ..................... 104
GLYCOL-BASE D COOLANTS FORMULATED FOR HVAC ... 104
ADDITIVES NOT RECOMMENDED .................... ..................... .. 104
SOLUBL E OIL ADDITIVES ..................................................... 104
CHROM ATE ADDITIVES ...... .................. ................................ 1 04
COOL ANT MAINTENANCE ... ..................................................... 104
COOL ANT INHIBITOR TEST INTE RVALS ............................ 104
SUPPLEM ENTAL ADDITIVES ................................................ 10 5
COOLANT MAINT ENANCE INTERVALS ....................... ........ 106
SCA TEST PROCEDURES ................ .................. ....................... 108
NEED-RELEASE FILTERS (NON-OAT SYSTEMS) .................... 109
DROPOUT ........................... ................................................ ........ 10 9
EXTENDER ADDITIVE FOR OAT COOLANT ............................ 110
OAT COOLANT DRAIN INTERVAL ........................................ 110
CHRONIC COOLA NT SYSTEM PROBL E M S ............................. 110
MAINT ENANCE PRODUCTS ..................................................... 111
All information subject to change without notice. (Rev. 01/04) vii
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