Operator's Manual

CoolingSystem
Maintenance
CoolingSystemSafety
•Swallowingenginecoolantcancausepoisoning;
keepoutofreachfromchildrenandpets.
•Dischargeofhot,pressurizedcoolantortouching
ahotradiatorandsurroundingpartscancause
severeburns.
–Alwaysallowtheenginetocoolatleast15
minutesbeforeremovingtheradiatorcap.
–Usearagwhenopeningtheradiatorcap,and
openthecapslowlytoallowsteamtoescape.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithoutthecovers
inplace.
•Keepyourngers,handsandclothingclearof
rotatingfananddrivebelt.
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
(Figure85).
Note:Thecoolantlevelshouldbebetweenthe
marksonthesideofthetank.
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Figure85
1.Expansiontank
2.Ifthecoolantlevelislow,removethe
expansion-tankcapandreplenishthesystem.
Donotoverll.
3.Installtheexpansion-tankcap.
CleaningtheCooling
System
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Remove
debrisfromthescreenand
radiator/oilcooler(morefrequently
indirtyoperatingconditions).
Every100hours—Inspectthecoolingsystem
hoses.
Every2years—Flushandreplacethecooling
systemuid.
Removedebrisfromthescreenandradiator/oilcooler
daily(cleanmorefrequentlyindirtyconditions).
1.TurnthekeyintheignitionswitchtotheOFF
positionandremovethekey.
2.Thoroughlycleanalldebrisoutoftheengine
area.
3.Unlatchtheclampandpivotopentherear
screen(Figure86).
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