Operator's Manual

CoolingSystem
Maintenance
ServicingtheCoolingSystem
DANGER
Dischargeofhotpressurizedcoolantortouchinga
hotradiatorandsurroundingpartscancausesevere
burns.
•Donotremovetheradiatorcapwhentheengine
ishot.Alwaysallowtheenginetocoolatleast
15minutesoruntiltheradiatorcapiscool
enoughtotouchwithoutburningyourhand
beforeremovingtheradiatorcap.
•Donottouchtheradiatorandsurroundingparts
thatarehot.
WARNING
Arotatingshaftandfancancausepersonalinjury.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithoutthecovers
inplace.
•Keepngers,hands,andclothingclearofthe
rotatingfananddriveshaft.
•Shutofftheengineandremovetheignitionkey
beforeperformingmaintenance.
CAUTION
Swallowingenginecoolantcancausepoisoning.
•Donotswallowenginecoolant.
•Keepoutofreachfromchildrenandpets.
CheckingtheEngineCoolantLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Aftertherst8hours
Every100hours
FluidType:50/50mixofextendedlifeantifreezeandwater
CoolingSystemCapacity:4.6L(156ounces)
Note:Donotopentheradiatorcap.Doingthismayinduce
airintothecoolingsystem.
1.Positionthemachineonalevelsurface,stoptheengine,
andsettheparkingbrake.
2.Unlatchtheseatandtilttheseatup.
3.Withtheenginecool,checktheoverowbottlelevel.
Theuidneedstobeuptothebumpontheoutside
oftheoverowbottle(Figure67).
4.Ifthecoolantlevelislow,adda50/50mixofextended
lifeantifreezeandwatertotheoverowbottle(Figure
67).
5.Addthe50/50coolantmixtotheoverowbottleand
llittotheindicatorlineonthebottle(Figure67).
Figure67
1.Antifreezeoverowbottle2.Indicatorlineonsideof
overowbottle
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