Operator's Manual

CoolingSystem
Maintenance
CoolingSystemSafety
•Swallowingenginecoolantcancausepoisoning;
keepoutofreachfromchildrenandpets.
•Dischargeofhot,pressurizedcoolantortouchingahot
radiatorandsurroundingpartscancausesevereburns.
–Alwaysallowtheenginetocoolatleast15minutes
beforeremovingtheradiatorcap.
–Usearagwhenopeningtheradiatorcap,andopen
thecapslowlytoallowsteamtoescape.
CheckingtheCooling
System
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Checkthecoolantlevelatthebeginningofeachday.The
capacityofthesystemis8.5L(9USqt).
1.Carefullyremovetheradiatorcapandexpansion-tank
cap(Figure71).
2.Checkthecoolantlevelintheradiator.
Note:Theradiatorshouldbelledtothetopofthe
llerneckandtheexpansiontanklledtotheFull
mark.
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Figure71
1.Expansiontank
3.Ifthecoolantislow,adda50/50mixtureofwaterand
ethyleneglycolanti-freeze.
Important:Donotusewateronlyor
alcohol/methanolbasedcoolants,asthismay
causedamage.
4.Installtheradiatorcapandexpansion-tankcap.
Servicingthe
Engine-CoolingSystem
ServiceInterval:Every100hours
Every2years
Removedebrisfromtheoilradiator/oilcoolerdaily.
Cleanthemmorefrequentlyindirtyconditions.
Thismachineisequippedwithahydraulically-drivenfandrive
systemthatautomatically(ormanually)reversestoreduce
theradiator/oilcoolerandscreendebrisbuildup.Whilethis
featurecanhelpreducethetimerequiredtocleanradiator/oil
cooler,itdoesnoteliminatetheneedforroutinecleaning.
Periodiccleaningandinspectionoftheradiator/oilcooleris
stillrequired.
1.Shutofftheengineandraisethehood.
2.Cleantheengineareathoroughlyofalldebris.
3.Cleanbothsidesoftheradiator/oilcoolerarea
thoroughlywithcompressedair(Figure72).
Note:Startfromthefansideandblowthedebrisout
towardtheback.Then,cleanfromthebacksideand
blowtowardthefront.Repeatthisprocedureseveral
timesuntilallchaffanddebrisisremoved.
Important:Cleaningtheradiator/oilcooler
withwatercanpromoteprematurecorrosionand
damagetocomponents.
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Figure72
1.Radiator/oilcooler
4.Closethehood.
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