Operator's Manual

CoolingSystem
Maintenance
ServicingtheCooling
System
DANGER
Dischargeofhotpressurizedcoolantor
touchinghotradiatorandsurroundingparts
cancausesevereburns.
•Donotremovetheradiatorcapwhenthe
engineishot.Alwaysallowtheengineto
coolatleast15minutesoruntiltheradiator
capiscoolenoughtotouchwithout
burningyourhandbeforeremovingthe
radiatorcap.
•Donottouchtheradiatorandsurrounding
partsthatarehot.
DANGER
Therotatingshaftandfancancausepersonal
injury.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithoutthe
coversinplace.
•Keepyourngers,hands,andclothing
clearofrotatingfananddriveshaft.
•Shutofftheengineandremovetheignition
keybeforeperformingmaintenance.
CAUTION
Swallowingenginecoolantcancause
poisoning.
•Donotswallowenginecoolant.
•Keepoutofreachfromchildrenandpets.
CheckingtheRadiatorCoolant
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Aftertherst8hours
Every100hours
FluidType:50/50mixofextendedlife
antifreeze/Dex-Cool®andwater
CoolingSystemCapacity:4.6L(156oz)
Note:Donotopentheradiatorcap.Doingthismay
induceairintothecoolingsystem.
1.Positionthemachineonalevelsurface,shutoff
theengine,andengagetheparkingbrake.
2.Unlatchtheseatandtilttheseatup.
3.Withtheenginecool,checktheoverowbottle
level.Theuidneedstobeuptothebumpon
theoutsideoftheoverowbottle(Figure84).
4.Ifthecoolantlevelislow,adda50/50mixof
extendedlifeantifreeze/Dex-Cool®andwaterto
theoverowbottle(Figure84).
5.Addthe50/50coolantmixtotheoverowbottle
andllittotheindicatorlineonthebottle(Figure
84).
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Figure84
1.Antifreezeoverowbottle2.Indicatorlineonsideof
overowbottle
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