CoolingSystem
Maintenance
CoolingSystemSafety
•Swallowingenginecoolantcancausepoisoning;
keepoutofreachfromchildrenandpets.
•Dischargeofhot,pressurizedcoolantortouching
ahotradiatorandsurroundingpartscancause
severeburns.
–Alwaysallowtheenginetocoolatleast15
minutesbeforeremovingtheradiatorcap.
–Usearagwhenopeningtheradiatorcap,and
openthecapslowlytoallowsteamtoescape.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithoutthecovers
inplace.
•Keepyourngers,handsandclothingclearof
rotatingfananddrivebelt.
CoolantSpecication
Coolingsystemcapacity:7.5L(8USqt)
Coolant-typespecication:
RecommendedCoolant
Note:CoolantmustmeetorexceedASTMStandard3306
Glycolbasedpre-dilutedcoolant(50/50blend)
or
Glycolbasedcoolantmixedwithdistilledwater(50/50blend)
or
Glycolbasedcoolantmixedwithgoodqualitywater(50/50blend)
CaCO
3
+MgCO
3
<170ppm
Chloride<40ppm(CI)
Sulfur<100ppm(SO
4
)
CheckingtheCooling
SystemandCoolantLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
WARNING
Iftheenginehasbeenrunning,theradiator
willbepressurizedandthecoolantinsidewill
behot.Ifyouremovethecap,coolantmay
sprayout,causingsevereburns.
•Donotremovetherecovery-tankcapto
checkcoolantlevels.Instead,lookatthe
levelfromthesideofthetank.
•Donotremovetherecovery-tankcap
whentheengineishot.Allowtheengine
tocoolforatleast15minutesoruntil
theradiatorcapiscoolenoughtotouch
withoutburningyourhand.
1.Checkthelevelofthecoolantintheexpansion
tank(Figure85).
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Figure85
1.Expansiontank
3.Hotline—19mm(3/4inch)
fromthetop
2.Coldline—19mm(3/4
inch)fromthebottom
2.Ifthecoolantislow,removetheexpansion-tank
capandaddtherecommendedreplacement
coolantasrequired.
Donotusewateronlyoralcohol-based
coolants.Donotoverll.
3.Installtheexpansion-tankcap.
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