Operator's Manual

CheckingtheCoolingSystem
Cleandebrisoffofthescreen,oilcooler,andfrontofthe
radiatordailyandmoreoftenifconditionsareextremelydusty
anddirty.RefertothesectiononRemovingDebrisfromthe
CoolingSysteminCoolingSystemMaintenance(page49).
Thecoolingsystemislledwitha50/50solutionofwater
andpermanentethyleneglycolantifreeze.Checkthelevel
ofcoolantintheexpansiontankatthebeginningofeach
daybeforestartingtheengine.Thecapacityofthecooling
systemforthemodel5210is5.5quarts(5.2l).Thecapacity
formodels5410and5510is7.0quarts(6.6l)andmodel5610
is10.0quarts(9.5l).
CAUTION
Iftheenginehasbeenrunning,thepressurized,hot
coolantcanescapeandcauseburns.
•Donotopentheradiatorcapwhentheengine
isrunning.
•Usearagwhenopeningtheradiatorcap,and
openthecapslowlytoallowsteamtoescape.
1.Checkthelevelofcoolantintheexpansiontank
(
Figure35).
Thecoolantlevelshouldbebetweenthemarksonthe
sideofthetank.
Figure35
1.Expansiontank
2.Ifthecoolantlevelislow,removetheexpansiontank
capandreplenishthesystem.Donotoverll.
3.Installtheexpansiontankcap.
AddingFuel
Useonlyclean,freshdieselfuelorbiodieselfuelswithlow
(<500ppm)orultralow(<15ppm)sulfurcontent.The
minimumcetaneratingshouldbe40.Purchasefuelin
quantitiesthatcanbeusedwithin180daystoensurefuel
freshness.
Fueltankcapacity:13.5gallons(51l)
Usesummergradedieselfuel(No.2-D)attemperatures
above20°F(-7°C)andwintergrade(No.1-DorNo.
1-D/2-Dblend)belowthattemperature.Useofwintergrade
fuelatlowertemperaturesprovideslowerashpointand
coldowcharacteristicswhichwilleasestartingandreduce
fuellterplugging.
Useofsummergradefuelabove20°F(-7°C)willcontribute
towardlongerfuelpumplifeandincreasedpowercompared
towintergradefuel.
Important:Donotusekeroseneorgasolineinsteadof
dieselfuel.Failuretoobservethiscautionwilldamage
theengine.
WARNING
Fuelisharmfulorfatalifswallowed.Long-term
exposuretovaporscancauseseriousinjuryand
illness.
•Avoidprolongedbreathingofvapors.
•Keepfaceawayfromnozzleandgastankor
conditioneropening.
•Keepfuelawayfromeyesandskin.
BiodieselReady
Thismachinecanalsouseabiodieselblendedfuelofup
toB20(20%biodiesel,80%petrodiesel).Thepetrodiesel
portionshouldbeloworultralowsulfur.Observethe
followingprecautions:
•Thebiodieselportionofthefuelmustmeetspecication
ASTMD6751orEN14214.
•TheblendedfuelcompositionshouldmeetASTMD975
orEN590.
•Paintedsurfacesmaybedamagedbybiodieselblends.
•UseB5(biodieselcontentof5%)orlesserblendsincold
weather.
•Monitorseals,hoses,gasketsincontactwithfuelasthey
maybedegradedovertime.
•Fuellterpluggingmaybeexpectedforatimeafter
convertingtobiodieselblended.
•Contactyourdistributorifyouwishformoreinformation
onbiodiesel.
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