Owner`s manual

PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND MINOR REPAIR
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15. Replace the coolant drain bolt
washer if it is damaged and tighten
the coolant drain bolt to the speci-
fied torque.
16. Install the radiator overflow hose.
Make sure it is properly routed.
17. Pour the recommended coolant
into the radiator until it is full.
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CAUTION:
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Hard water or salt water is harmful
to the engine. You may use distilled
water if you can’t get soft water.
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18. Install the hose to the fuel cock,
turn the fuel cock to “ON” and tem-
porarily place back the fuel tank.
19. Run the engine several minutes.
Stop the engine, lift the fuel tank
slightly upward and recheck the
coolant level in the radiator. If it is
low, add more coolant until it
reaches the top of the radiator.
20. Fill the reservoir tank with coolant
up to the maximum level.
21. Install the radiator cap and reser-
voir tank cap. Check for coolant
leakage.
NOTE:
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If any leakage is found, ask a Yamaha
dealer to inspect the cooling system.
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22. Install the fuel tank bolts.
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Air filter
The air filter element should be cleaned
at the specified intervals. It should be
cleaned more frequently if you are
riding in unusually wet or dusty areas.
1. Remove the seat. (See page 3-14
for seat removal and installation
procedures.)
2. Remove the fuel tank. (Refer to
“Changing the coolant” for details
on how to remove the fuel tank.)
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WARNING
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Support the fuel tank carefully
during this procedure.
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Do not tilt the fuel tank too
much or pull it too hard because
the fuel hose connections may
become loose causing fuel
leakage.
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3. Remove panels A, B and C. (See
pages 6-5 and 6-6 for panel re-
moval and installation proce-
dures.)
Tightening torque:
Coolant drain bolt:
10 Nm (1.0 m·kg)
Recommended antifreeze:
High quality ethylene glycol anti-
freeze containing corrosion inhib-
itors for aluminum engines.
Antifreeze and water mixing ratio:
1:1
Total amount:
1.95 L
Reservoir tank capacity:
0.61 L
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