Operator's Manual

CheckingtheConditionofCooling

SystemComponents

ServiceInterval:Every300hours

Checktheconditionofthecoolingsystemforleaks,damage,

dirt,andloosehoses,andclamps.Clean,repair,tighten,and

replacethecomponentsasnecessary.

CheckingtheConcentrationofthe

Coolant

ServiceInterval:Every1,000hours

Testtheconcentrationofethyleneglycolbasedantifreezein

thecoolant.Ensurethatthecoolantisamixtureof50%

ethyleneglycoland50%water.

CleaningtheCoolingSystem

ServiceInterval:Every2,000hours/Every2years

(whichevercomesrst)

Thecoolantcapacityoftheengineandtheradiator:18.5

L(19.5USqt).

DrainingtheCoolantfromtheSystem

Important:Donotpourcoolantontothegroundorinto

anunapprovedcontainerthatcanleak.

1.Removetheleftandrightsidepanels;referto

RemovingtheSidePanels(page45).

2.Removethe2hex-headboltsthatsecurethereservoir

doortothehoodandopenthedoor(Figure98).

3.Removetherecovery-tankcapfromthetank(Figure

98).

4.Slipacoolantresistanthosethatis3/8x30inchesover

theoutletforthedrainvalveintheradiator(Figure99).

Figure99

5.Securethehosetothedrainvalvewithahoseclamp

(Figure99).

6.Routethehosedownandthroughtheholeinthelower

mountingplateforthebackllblade(Figure100).

Figure100

7.Placeadrainpanwithaminimumcapacityof23L(6

gallons)undertheopenendofthedrainhose(Figure

100).

8.Openthedrainvalveontheradiator,andallowthe

coolanttodraincompletely.

Note:Disposeoftheusedcoolantproperlyaccording

tolocalcodes.