Operator's Manual

CoolingSystem
Maintenance
ServicingtheCoolingSystem
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Cleanthe
radiator.
Every100hours—Checkthecoolingsystemhoses.
Yearly—Changetheenginecoolant(SeeanAuthorized
ServiceDealer).
Coolantspecication:amixtureof50%ethyleneglycol
and50%water
EngineandRadiatorcoolantcapacity:6.9L(7.3qt)
DANGER
Iftheenginehasbeenrunning,thepressurized,hot
coolantcanescapeandcausesevereburns.
•Donotremovetheradiatorcapwhentheengine
ishot.Alwaysallowtheenginetocoolatleast
15minutesoruntiltheradiatorcapiscool
enoughtotouchwithoutburningyourhand
beforeremovingtheradiatorcap.
•Donottouchradiatorandsurroundingparts
thatarehot.
•Usearagwhenopeningtheradiatorcap,and
openthecapslowlytoallowsteamtoescape.
DANGER
Rotatingshaftandfancancausepersonalinjury.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithoutthecovers
inplace.
•Keepngers,handsandclothingclearof
rotatingfananddriveshaft.
•Shutofftheengineandremovetheignitionkey
beforeperformingmaintenance.
CAUTION
Swallowingenginecoolantcancausepoisoning.
•Donotswallowenginecoolant.
•Keepoutofreachfromchildrenandpets.
CheckingandAddingtheEngine
Coolant
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Cleananydebrisoffofthescreen,oilcooler,andfrontofthe
radiatordailyandmorefrequentlywhenoperatingconditions
areextremelydustyorsandy.
Thecoolingsystemislledwitha50/50solutionofwater
andpermanentethyleneglycolantifreeze.Checkthelevel
ofcoolantintheexpansiontankatthebeginningofeach
daybeforestartingtheengine.
Thecoolantlevelshouldbeuptoupperlinemarkonthe
expansiontank(Figure36).
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Figure36
1.Coolantexpansiontankllcap
Ifthecoolantlevelislow,completethefollowingprocedure:
1.Removethecoolantexpansiontankllcap(Figure36).
2.Addcoolantintotheexpansiontankuntilitreachesthe
uppermarkontheexpansiontank.
3.Installtheexpansiontankcap.
ChangingtheEngineCoolant
HaveanAuthorizedServiceDealerchangetheenginecoolant
yearly.
Ifyouneedtoaddenginecoolant,refertoCheckingand
AddingtheEngineCoolant(page29).
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