CoolingSystem
Maintenance
CoolingSystemSafety
•Swallowingenginecoolantcancausepoisoning;
keepoutofreachfromchildrenandpets.
•Dischargeofhot,pressurizedcoolantortouching
ahotradiatorandsurroundingpartscancause
severeburns.
–Alwaysallowtheenginetocoolatleast15
minutesbeforeremovingtheradiatorcap.
–Usearagwhenopeningtheradiatorcap,and
openthecapslowlytoallowsteamtoescape.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithoutthecovers
inplace.
•Keepyourngers,handsandclothingclearof
rotatingfananddrivebelt.
CoolantSpecication
Asolutionof50%waterand50%permanentethylene
glycolantifreeze.
Checktheengine-coolantconcentrationasdirected
bythecoolantmanufacturer.
CheckingtheCoolantLevel
ServiceInterval:BeforeeachuseordailyCheckthe
levelofcoolantintheradiatorand
theexpansiontankatthebeginning
ofeachdaybeforestartingthe
engine.
CAUTION
Iftheenginehasbeenrunning,thecoolant
maybehotandpressurized.Ifyouopen
theradiatorcapwhenthecoolantishot,it
couldsprayoutandseverelyburnyouor
bystanders.
Allowtheenginetocoolforatleast15
minutesbeforeopeningtheradiatorcap.
Important:Donotaddcoolanttoanoverheated
engineuntiltheenginehasfullycooled.Adding
coolanttoanoverheatedenginemaycrackthe
engineblock.
1.Positionthesprayeronalevelsurface.
2.Engagetheparkingbrake,shutoffthespray
pump,shutofftheengine,andremovethekey.
3.Carefullyremovetheradiatorcapandthe
expansion-tankcap(Figure92).
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Figure92
1.Radiatorcap3.Expansion-tankcap
2.Expansiontank4.Full-linemark
4.Checkthecoolantlevelintheradiatorandinthe
expansiontank.
Note:Theradiatorshouldbelledtothetopof
thellerneckandtheexpansiontanklledto
theFullmarkonthetank(Figure92).
5.Ifthecoolantlevelislow,removethe
expansion-tankcapandtheradiatorcap,and
lltheexpansiontanktotheFullmarkandthe
radiatortothetopofthellerneck(Figure92).
Important:Donotoverlltheexpansion
tank.
Important:Donotusewateronlyoran
alcohol/methanol-basedcoolant.
6.Installtheradiatorcapandtheexpansion-tank
cap(Figure92).
CoolantQuantity
5.5L(5.8USqt);refertoCoolantSpecication(page
68)
ChangingtheCoolant
ServiceInterval:Every400hours/Yearly(whichever
comesrst)—Checkthecoolant(as
directedbythemanufacturer)and
changeifnecessary.
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