CoolingSystem
Maintenance
CoolingSystemSafety
•Swallowingenginecoolantcancausepoisoning;
keepoutofreachfromchildrenandpets.
•Dischargeofhot,pressurizedcoolantortouching
ahotradiatorandsurroundingpartscancause
severeburns.
–Alwaysallowtheenginetocoolatleast15
minutesbeforeremovingtheradiatorcap.
–Usearagwhenopeningtheradiatorcap,and
openthecapslowlytoallowsteamtoescape.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithoutthecovers
inplace.
•Keepyourngers,handsandclothingclearof
rotatingfananddrivebelt.
•Shutofftheengineandremovethekeybefore
performingmaintenance.
Checkingthe
Engine-CoolantLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Check
thelevelofthecoolant.
Coolanttype:50%ethylene-glycolwithorganic
additivetechnology(OAT)50%distillerwater
WARNING
Iftheenginehasbeenrunning,the
pressurized,hotcoolantcanescapeand
causeburns.
•Donotopentheradiatorcapwhenthe
engineisrunning.
•Usearagwhenopeningtheradiatorcap,
andopenthecapslowlytoallowsteamto
escape.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.ShiftthetransmissionlevertotheP(PARK)
position.
3.Shutofftheengineandremovethekey.
4.Checkthecoolantlevelinthecoolanttank
(Figure108).
Note:Thellleveldependsonthecoolant
temperature.
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Figure108
1.Coolant-tankcap
3.Filllevelwhenthecoolant
ishot
2.Coolanttank
4.Filllevelwhenthecoolant
iscold
5.Ifcoolantislow,removethecoolant-tankcap
andadda50%ethylene-glycolwithorganic
additivetechnology(OAT)50%distillerwater
antifreeze.
Donotoverll.
6.Hand-tightenthecoolant-tankcap.
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