Iftheenginehasbeenrunning,thepressurized,
hotcoolantcanescapeandcauseburns.
•Donotopentheradiatorcapwhenthe
engineisrunning.
•Usearagwhenopeningtheradiatorcap,
andopenthecapslowlytoallowsteamto
escape.
2.Checkthecoolantlevelintheradiator.Theradiator
shouldbelledtothetopofthellerneckandthe
expansiontanklledtotheFullmark.
Figure7
1.Expansiontank
3.Ifthecoolantislow,adda50/50mixtureofwater
andethyleneglycolanti-freeze.Donotusewater
onlyoralcohol/methanolbasecoolants.
4.Installtheradiatorcapandexpansiontankcap.
AddingFuel
Useonlyclean,freshdieselfuelorbiodieselfuelswith
low(<500ppm)orultralow(<15ppm)sulfurcontent.
Theminimumcetaneratingshouldbe40.Purchase
fuelinquantitiesthatcanbeusedwithin180daysto
ensurefuelfreshness.
Fueltankcapacity:19USgallons(72l)
Usesummergradedieselfuel(No.2-D)attemperatures
above20°F(-7°C)andwintergrade(No.1-Dor
No.1-D/2-Dblend)belowthattemperature.Useof
wintergradefuelatlowertemperaturesprovideslower
ashpointandcoldowcharacteristicswhichwillease
startingandreducefuellterplugging.
Useofsummergradefuelabove20°F(-7°C)will
contributetowardlongerfuelpumplifeandincreased
powercomparedtowintergradefuel.
Important:Donotusekeroseneorgasoline
insteadofdieselfuel.Failuretoobservethis
cautionwilldamagetheengine.
Fuelisharmfulorfatalifswallowed.Long-term
exposuretovaporscancauseseriousinjuryand
illness.
•Avoidprolongedbreathingofvapors.
•Keepfaceawayfromnozzleandgastankor
conditioneropening.
•Keepfuelawayfromeyesandskin.
BiodieselReady
Thismachinecanalsouseabiodieselblendedfuel
ofuptoB20(20%biodiesel,80%petrodiesel).The
petrodieselportionshouldbeloworultralowsulfur.
Observethefollowingprecautions:
•Thebiodieselportionofthefuelmustmeet
specicationASTMD6751orEN14214.
•TheblendedfuelcompositionshouldmeetASTM
D975orEN590.
•Paintedsurfacesmaybedamagedbybiodiesel
blends.
•UseB5(biodieselcontentof5%)orlesserblends
incoldweather.
•Monitorseals,hoses,gasketsincontactwithfuelas
theymaybedegradedovertime.
•Fuellterpluggingmaybeexpectedforatimeafter
convertingtobiodieselblends.
•Contactyourdistributorifyouwishformore
informationonbiodiesel.
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