Operator's Manual

DANGER
Undercertainconditions,dieselfueland
fuelvaporsarehighlyammableand
explosive.Areorexplosionfromfuel
canburnyouandothersandcandamage
property.
•Useafunnelandllthefueltank
outdoors,inanopenarea,whenthe
engineisoffandcold.Wipeupany
fuelthatspills.
•Donotllthefueltankcompletely
full.Addfueltothefueltankuntilthe
levelis6to13mm(1/4to1/2inch)
belowthebottomofthellerneck.
Thisemptyspaceinthetankallows
thefueltoexpand.
•Neversmokewhenhandlingfuel,
andstayawayfromanopenameor
wherefuelfumesmaybeignitedby
aspark.
•Storefuelinaclean,safety-approved
containerandkeepthecapinplace.
CheckingtheCooling
System
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Cleandebrisoffoftheradiator/oilcoolerdaily(Figure
30).Cleantheradiator/oilcoolerhourlyifconditions
areextremelydustyanddirty;refertoCleaningthe
EngineCoolingSystem(page44).
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Figure30
1.Radiator/oilcooler
Thecoolingsystemislledwitha50/50solution
ofwaterandpermanentethyleneglycolantifreeze.
Checkthecoolantlevelatthebeginningofeachday
beforestartingtheengine.
Thecapacityofthecoolingsystemisapproximately
5.7L(6USqt).
CAUTION
Iftheenginehasbeenrunning,the
pressurized,hotcoolantcanescapeand
causeburns.
•Donotopentheradiatorcapwhenthe
engineisrunning.
•Usearagwhenopeningtheradiatorcap,
andopenthecapslowlytoallowsteamto
escape.
1.Checkthecoolantlevelintheexpansiontank
(Figure31).Withacoldengine,thecoolant
levelshouldbeapproximatelymidwaybetween
themarksonthesideofthetank.
2.Ifthecoolantlevelislow,removethe
expansion-tankcapandreplenishthesystem.
Donotoverllthetank.
3.Installtheexpansion-tankcap.
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