Operator's Manual

CoolingSystem
Maintenance
CoolingSystemSafety
•Swallowingenginecoolantcancause
poisoning;keepoutofreachfromchildrenand
pets.
•Dischargeofhot,pressurizedcoolantortouching
ahotradiatorandsurroundingpartscancause
severeburns.
–Alwaysallowtheenginetocoolatleast15
minutesbeforeremovingtheradiatorcap.
–Usearagwhenopeningtheradiatorcap,and
openthecapslowlytoallowsteamtoescape.
CheckingtheCooling
System
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Coolantspecication:50/50mixtureofwaterand
ethyleneglycolantifreeze
Coolingsystemcapacity:8.5L(9USqt).
1.Carefullyremovetheradiatorcap.
CAUTION
Iftheenginehasbeenrunning,the
pressurized,hotcoolantcanescapeand
causeburns.
•Donotopentheradiatorcapwhenthe
engineisrunning.
•Usearagwhenopeningtheradiator
cap,andopenthecapslowlytoallow
steamtoescape.
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Figure90
1.Expansiontank
2.Checkthecoolantlevelintheradiator.The
radiatorshouldbelledtothetopoftheller
neckandtheexpansiontanklledtotheFULL
mark(Figure90).
3.Ifthecoolantislow,adda50/50mixtureofwater
andethyleneglycolantifreeze.Donotuse
wateronlyoralcohol/methanolbasecoolants.
4.Installtheradiatorcapandexpansion-tankcap.
CleaningtheCooling
System
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Remove
debrisfromtheenginearea,oil
cooler,andradiator.
Cleanthemmorefrequentlyindirtyconditions.
Thismachineisequippedwithahydraulicallydriven
fandrivesystemthatautomatically(ormanually)
reversestoreduceoilcooler/radiatorandscreen
debrisbuildup.Whilethisfeaturecanhelpreduce
thetimerequiredtocleanoilcooler/radiator,itdoes
noteliminatetheneedforroutinecleaning.Periodic
cleaningandinspectionoftheradiator/coolerisstill
required.
1.Unlatchandswingopentherearscreen(Figure
91).
Note:T oremovethescreen,liftitoffthehinge
pins.
2.Cleanthescreenthoroughlyofalldebris.
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