Operator's Manual

Checking,Adding,and
BleedingtheEngineCoolant
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Cleandebrisoffofthescreen,oilcooler,andfront
oftheradiatordailyandmoreoftenifconditionsare
extremelydustyanddirty
Thecoolingsystemislledwitha50/50solution
ofwaterandpermanentethyleneglycolantifreeze.
Checkthelevelofcoolantintheexpansiontankatthe
beginningofeachdaybeforestartingtheengine.
DANGER
Iftheenginehasbeenrunning,thepressurized,
hotcoolantcanescapeandcausesevereburns.
•Donotremovetheradiatorcapwhenthe
engineishot.Alwaysallowtheenginetocool
atleast15minutesoruntiltheradiatorcapis
coolenoughtotouchwithoutburningyour
handbeforeremovingtheradiatorcap.
•Donottouchradiatorandsurroundingparts
thatarehot.
•Usearagwhenopeningtheradiatorcap,and
openthecapslowlytoallowsteamtoescape.
DANGER
Rotatingshaftandfancancausepersonalinjury.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithoutthecovers
inplace.
•Keepngers,handsandclothingclearof
rotatingfananddriveshaft.
•Shutofftheegineandremovetheignitionkey
beforeperformingmaintenance.
1.Checkthelevelofcoolantintheexpansiontank
(Figure20).
Thecoolantlevelshouldbeatorabovethemark
onthesideofthetank.
Figure20
1.Expansiontank
2.Fullmark
2.Ifthecoolantlevelislow,completethefollowing
procedure:
A.Removethecoolantllcap(Figure21).
Figure21
1.Expansiontank3.Topcoolantbleedvalve
2.Coolantllcapandller
neck
4.Frontcoolantbleedvalve
B.Openthefrontandtopcoolantbleedvalves
(Figure21).
C.Pourcoolantintothecoolantllerneckuntil
thecoolantbeginstocomeoutofthefront
coolantbleedvalve(Figure21).
D.Closethefrontcoolantbleedvalve(Figure21).
E.Pourcoolantintothecoolantllerneckuntilthe
coolantbeginstocomeoutofthetopcoolant
bleedvalve(Figure21).
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