Operator's Manual

Note:Whenaddingcoolanttothemachine,youwill
notdamagethecoolingsystembymixingconventional
(IAT)antifreezewithextended-life(OAT)antifreeze.
However,mixingantifreezetypesdegradesthelong
life/extendedlifeattributeoftheOATformulation.
Important:Theserviceintervalofconventional
(IAT)andextended-life(OAT)blended-coolant
mixture—atanyratio—lastsaslongasthecoolant
withtheshortestserviceinterval:2years.
CheckingtheCoolantLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Coolingsystemcapacity:approximately5.7L(6US
qt)
CAUTION
Iftheenginehasbeenrunning,the
pressurized,hotcoolantcanescapeand
causeburns.
•Donotopentheradiatorcapwhenthe
engineisrunning.
•Usearagwhenopeningtheradiatorcap,
andopenthecapslowlytoallowsteamto
escape.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,lowerthe
cuttingunits,engagetheparkingbrake,shutoff
theengine,andremovethekey.
2.Unlatchandopenthehood.
3.Checkthecoolantlevelintheexpansiontank
(Figure64).
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Figure64
1.Expansiontank
Note:Withacoldengine,thecoolantlevel
shouldbeapproximatelymidwaybetweenthe
marksonthesideofthetank.
4.Ifthecoolantlevelislowremovetheexpansion
tankcap,addthespeciedcoolanttothetank
untilthecoolantlevelismidwaybetweenthe
marksonthesideofthetank,andassemblethe
captothetank.
Important:Donotoverlltheexpansion
tank.
5.Closeandlatchthehood.
CleaningtheEngine
CoolingSystem
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Removedebrisfromtheoilcoolerandradiatordaily.
Cleanthemmorefrequentlyindirtyconditions.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,lowerthe
cuttingunits,shutofftheengine,engagethe
parkingbrake,andremovethekeyfromthe
ignitionswitch.
2.Raisethehood.
3.Cleantheengineareathoroughlyofalldebris.
4.Removetheaccesspanel.
5.Cleanbothsidesoftheradiatorareathoroughly
withwaterorcompressedair(Figure65).
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Figure65
1.Radiator
6.Installtheaccesspanelandclosethehood.
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