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Figure48
LeakAlert!
1.Floatswitch
(down—closed)
Fluidleveldown118
to177ml(4to6oz)
3.Fluidlevel(warm)
2.Warningbuzzer
CheckingtheSystemOperation
1.WithignitionswitchintheONposition,movethe
leakdetectorswitchrearwardandhold.After
the1-seconddelayelapses,thealarmshould
sound.
2.Releasetheleak-detectorswitch.
Checkingthe
Leak-Detector-SystemOperation
1.MovetheignitionswitchtotheONposition.Do
notstarttheengine.
2.Removethehydraulic-tankcapfromtheneck
ofthetank.
3.Insertacleanrodorscrewdriverintothetank
neckandgentlypushdownontheoatswitch
(Figure49);thealarmshouldsoundafterthe
1-seconddelay.
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Figure49
1.Cleanrodorscrewdriver3.Pressdownontheoat
switch
2.Warningbuzzer
4.Releasetheoat;thealarmshouldstop
sounding.
5.Installthehydraulic-tankcap.
6.MovetheignitionswitchtotheOFFposition.
OperatingtheLeakDetector
Theleakdetectoralarmmaysoundfor1ofthe
followingreasons:
•Aleakof118to177ml(4to6oz)hasoccurred.
•Theuidlevelinthemainreservoirisreducedby
118to177ml(4to6oz)duetocontractionofthe
uidbycooling.
Ifthealarmsounds,turnoffthemachineasquicklyas
possibleandinspectitforleaks.Ifthealarmsounds
whileoperatingonagreen,driveoffthegreenrst.
Determinethesourceoftheleakandrepairitbefore
continuingoperation.
Ifyoudonotndaleakandsuspectafalsealarm,
movetheignitionswitchtotheOFFpositionandallow
themachinetostandfor1to2minutestoallowthe
uidlevelstostabilize.Thenstartthemachineand
operateitinanon-sensitiveareatoconrmthatno
leakexists.
Falsealarms,duetouidcontraction,maybecaused
byextendedidlingofthemachineafternormal
operation.Afalsealarmmayalsooccurifyouwork
themachineatareducedworkloadafteranextended
periodofaheavierworkload.T oavoidfalsealarms,
turnthemachineoffratherthanidlingforextended
periods.
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