Operator's Manual

CheckingtheCoolingSystem
Cleandebrisoffofthescreen,oilcooler,andfrontofthe
radiatordailyandmoreoftenifconditionsareextremely
dustyanddirty.RefertoRemovingDebrisfromtheCooling
System(page45).
Thecoolingsystemislledwitha50/50solutionofwater
andpermanentethyleneglycolantifreeze.Checkthelevelof
coolantintheexpansiontankatthebeginningofeachday
beforestartingtheengine.Thecapacityofthecoolingsystem
formodels5410and5510is6.6liters(7.0USquarts)and
model5610is9.5liters(10.0USquarts).
CAUTION
Iftheenginehasbeenrunning,thepressurized,hot
coolantcanescapeandcauseburns.
•Donotopentheradiatorcapwhentheengine
isrunning.
•Usearagwhenopeningtheradiatorcap,and
openthecapslowlytoallowsteamtoescape.
1.Checkthelevelofcoolantintheexpansiontank
(Figure29).
Thecoolantlevelshouldbebetweenthemarksonthe
sideofthetank.
Figure29
1.Expansiontank
2.Ifthecoolantlevelislow,removetheexpansion-tank
capandreplenishthesystem.Donotoverllthetank.
3.Installtheexpansion-tankcap.
AddingFuel
Useonlyclean,freshdieselfuelorbiodieselfuelswithlow
(<500ppm)orultralow(<15ppm)sulfurcontent.The
minimumcetaneratingshouldbe40.Purchasefuelin
quantitiesthatcanbeusedwithin180daystoensurefuel
freshness.
Fueltankcapacity:53liters(14USgallons)
Usesummer-gradedieselfuel(No.2-D)attemperatures
above20°F(-7°C)andwinter-gradedieselfuel(No.1-D
orNo.1-D/2-Dblend)belowthattemperature.Useof
winter-gradefuelatlowertemperaturesprovideslowerash
pointandcoldowcharacteristicswhichwilleasestarting
andreducefuellterplugging.
Useofsummer-gradefuelabove20°F(-7°C)willcontribute
towardlongerfuelpumplifeandincreasedpowercompared
towinter-gradefuel.
Important:Donotusekeroseneorgasolineinsteadof
dieselfuel.Failuretoobservethiscautionwilldamage
theengine.
WARNING
Fuelisharmfulorfatalifswallowed.Long-term
exposuretovaporscancauseseriousinjuryand
illness.
•Avoidprolongedbreathingofvapors.
•Keepfaceawayfromnozzleandgastankor
conditioneropening.
•Keepfuelawayfromeyesandskin.
BiodieselReady
Thismachinecanalsouseabiodieselblendedfuelofup
toB20(20%biodiesel,80%petrodiesel).Thepetrodiesel
portionshouldbeloworultra-lowsulfur.Observethe
followingprecautions:
•Thebiodieselportionofthefuelmustmeetspecication
ASTMD6751orEN14214.
•TheblendedfuelcompositionshouldmeetASTMD975
orEN590.
•Paintedsurfacesmaybedamagedbybiodieselblends.
•UseB5(biodieselcontentof5%)orlesserblendsincold
weather.
•Monitorseals,hoses,andgasketsincontactwithfuelas
theymaybedegradedovertime.
•Fuellterpluggingmaybeexpectedforatimeafter
convertingtobiodieselblendedfuel.
•Contactyourdistributorifyouwishformoreinformation
onbiodiesel.
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