Operator's Manual
16.Installtherubberclutchstraptothemower
framewiththe2previouslyremovedboltsand
nuts(Figure69).
17.Pulluponthespring-loadedidlerforthe
PTO-drivebeltandinstallitontotheclutch
pulley(Figure68).
18.Plugintheelectricconnectionfortheclutch
(Figure69).
19.Installthefrontenginepanelandtightenthe
knobs.
20.Lowerdowntheseat.
CoolingSystem
Maintenance
ServicingtheCooling
System
DANGER
Dischargeofhotpressurizedcoolantor
touchinghotradiatorandsurroundingparts
cancausesevereburns.
•Donotremovetheradiatorcapwhenthe
engineishot.Alwaysallowtheengineto
coolatleast15minutesoruntiltheradiator
capiscoolenoughtotouchwithout
burningyourhandbeforeremovingthe
radiatorcap.
•Donottouchtheradiatorandsurrounding
partsthatarehot.
DANGER
Therotatingshaftandfancancausepersonal
injury.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithoutthe
coversinplace.
•Keepyourngers,hands,andclothing
clearofrotatingfananddriveshaft.
•Shutofftheengineandremovetheignition
keybeforeperformingmaintenance.
CAUTION
Swallowingenginecoolantcancause
poisoning.
•Donotswallowenginecoolant.
•Keepoutofreachfromchildrenandpets.
CheckingtheRadiatorCoolant
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Aftertherst8hours
Every100hours
FluidType:50/50mixofextendedlife
antifreeze/Dex-Cool®andwater
CoolingSystemCapacity:4.6L(156oz)
Note:Donotopentheradiatorcap.Doingthismay
induceairintothecoolingsystem.
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