7-MAINTENANCE
WARNING
Improperoperationorserviceofthismachinecanresultinanaccident.
Weldingsparkscancausebatterygasestoexplode.Whenweldingonthemachine,alwaysdiscon-
necttheB+andD+wiresfromthealternator.Checkthewiremarkingsbeforereconnectingtoensure
acorrectconnection.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
W0253A
Thetwobatteriesarelocatedintheleftrearcompart-
ment.
Batteryservice
AlwaysdisconnecttheNEGATIVE(-)batterycablebe-
foreyouserviceANYcomponentoftheelectricalsys-
tem.
Dirt,moisture,andcorrosiononthebatterywilldis-
chargethebattery.CleanthebatterywithCASECON-
STRUCTIONBatterySaver.Followtheinstructionson
thecontainer.
Disconnectthealternatorwiresifyoumustruntheen-
ginewiththebatterywiresdisconnected.
Disconnectthealternatorwires,theinstrumentcluster,
andturnthemasterdisconnectswitchtoOFFbefore
youuseanelectricwelder.
Donotuseasteamcleanerorcleaningsolventtoclean
thealternator.
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NOTICE:Thisisa24voltelectricalsystem.Themasterdisconnectswitchisinthepositivecablecircuit.Turingthis
switchtotheoffpositiondoesnotdisconnectthenegativegroundnetwork.
Batteryvents
Keepthebatteryventsclean.Makesuretheventsare
notrestricted.
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