Operator's Manual

CoolingSystem
Maintenance
ServicingtheCoolingSystem
DANGER
Dischargeofhotpressurizedcoolantortouching
hotradiatorandsurroundingpartscancausesevere
burns.
•Donotremovetheradiatorcapwhentheengine
ishot.Alwaysallowtheenginetocoolatleast
15minutesoruntiltheradiatorcapiscool
enoughtotouchwithoutburningyourhand
beforeremovingtheradiatorcap.
•Donottouchradiatorandsurroundingparts
thatarehot.
DANGER
Rotatingshaftandfancancausepersonalinjury.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithoutthecovers
inplace.
•Keepngers,handsandclothingclearof
rotatingfananddriveshaft.
•Shutofftheengineandremovetheignitionkey
beforeperformingmaintenance.
CAUTION
Swallowingenginecoolantcancausepoisoning.
•Donotswallowenginecoolant.
•Keepoutofreachfromchildrenandpets.
CheckingtheRadiatorCoolant
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Aftertherst8hours
Every100hours
FluidType:50/50mixofextendedlife
antifreeze/Dex-Cool®andwater
CoolingSystemCapacity:4.6L(176oz)
Note:Donotopentheradiatorcap.Doingthismayinduce
airintothecoolingsystem.
1.Positionthemachineonalevelsurface,stoptheengine,
andsettheparkingbrake.
2.Unlatchtheseatandtilttheseatup.
3.Withtheenginecool,checktheoverowbottlelevel.
Theuidneedstobeuptothebumpontheoutside
oftheoverowbottle(Figure60).
4.Ifthecoolantlevelislow,adda50/50mixofextended
lifeantifreeze/Dex-Cool®andwatertotheoverow
bottle(Figure60).
5.Addthe50/50coolantmixtotheoverowbottleand
llittotheindicatorlineonthebottle(Figure60).
Figure60
1.Antifreezeoverowbottle2.Indicatorlineonsideof
overowbottle
CleaningtheEngine-OilCoolerand
RadiatorScreen
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Beforeeachuse,checkandcleantheradiatorscreenandoil
cooler.Removeanybuild-upofgrass,dirtorotherdebris
fromtheoilcoolerandradiatorscreenwithcompressedair
(Figure61).
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