Operator's Manual

CoolingSystem
Maintenance
CoolingSystemSafety
•Swallowingenginecoolantcancausepoisoning;
keepoutofreachfromchildrenandpets.
•Dischargeofhot,pressurizedcoolantortouching
ahotradiatorandsurroundingpartscancause
severeburns.
–Alwaysallowtheenginetocoolatleast15
minutesbeforeremovingtheradiatorcap.
–Usearagwhenopeningtheradiatorcap,and
openthecapslowlytoallowsteamtoescape.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithoutthecovers
inplace.
•Keepyourngers,hands,andclothingclearofthe
rotatingfananddrivebelt.
CoolantSpecication
Thecoolantreservoirislledatthefactorywitha
50/50solutionofwaterandethyleneglycolbase
extended-lifecoolant.
Important:Useonlycommerciallyavailable
coolantsthatmeetthespecicationslistedinthe
ExtendedLifeCoolantStandardsTable.
Donotuseconventional(green)inorganic-acid
technology(IAT)coolantinyourmachine.Do
notmixconventionalcoolantwithextended-life
coolant.
CoolantTypeTable
Ethylene-GlycolCoolant
Type
CorrosionInhibitorType
Extended-lifeantifreezeOrganic-acidtechnology
(OAT)
Important:Donotrelyonthecolorofthecoolant
toidentifythedifferencebetweenconventional(green)
inorganic-acidtechnology(IAT)coolantandextended-life
coolant.
Coolantmanufacturersmaydyeextended-lifecoolantin
oneofthefollowingcolors:red,pink,orange,yellow,
blue,teal,violet,andgreen.Usecoolantthatmeetsthe
specicationsintheExtendedLifeCoolantStandards
Table.
ExtendedLifeCoolantStandards
ATSMInternationalSAEInternational
D3306andD4985J1034,J814,and1941
Important:Coolantconcentrationshouldbea
50/50mixtureofcoolanttowater.
•Preferred:Whenmixingcoolantfroma
concentrate,mixitwithdistilledwater.
•Preferredoption:Ifdistilledwaterisnotavailable,
useapre-mixcoolantinsteadofaconcentrate.
•Minimumrequirement:Ifdistilledwaterand
pre-mixcoolantarenotavailable,mixconcentrated
coolantwithcleandrinkablewater.
CheckingtheCooling
System
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Check
thelevelofcoolantintheexpansion
tankandcleandebrisoffthescreen,
oilcooler,andfrontoftheradiator.
Thecoolingsystemislledwitha50/50solutionof
waterandpermanentethyleneglycolantifreeze.The
capacityofthecoolingsystemis9.5L(10USqt).
DANGER
Therotatingfansanddrivebeltscancause
personalinjury.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithoutthe
guardsinplace.
•Keepyourngers,hands,andclothing
clearoftherotatingfananddrivebelt.
•Shutofftheengineandremovethekey
beforeperformingmaintenance.
1.Checkthelevelofcoolantintheexpansiontank
(Figure49).
Note:Thecoolantlevelshouldbebetweenthe
marksonthesideofthetank.
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Figure49
1.Expansiontank
2.Ifthecoolantlevelislow,removethe
expansion-tankcapandreplenishthesystem.
Donotoverll.
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