6-MAINTENANCE
Airconditioningsystem
WARNING
Escapingrefrigerantmaycausefrostbite!
Alwayswearprotectivegoggleswhenhandlingrefrigerant.Ifyougetrefrigerantinyoureye,immedi-
atelyushyoureyeswithwaterfor15minutes.Seekmedicalassistanceimmediately.
Failuretocomplycouldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
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Systemchargecheck
Tocheckthechargeoftheairconditioningsystem,pro-
ceedasfollows:
1.Starttheengineandturnontheair-condition-
ingsystem.Settheenginespeedto1400–
1600RPM.
2.Opentheleft-handdoortoaccesstheair-condition-
ingdryer.
3.Letthesystemoperateforabout5min,thencheck
theinspectiongaugeofthedryer.
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Refertothefollowingconditions:
A.Theuidinthegaugeisatrsttransparent,then
itquicklyturnswhitishwithfewsmallairbubbles,
andstaysinthiscondition.Thechargestatusis
correct.
B.Theuidinthegaugefeaturesatrstmanyair
bubbles,andstaysinthiscondition.Thesystem
isunderlled.CalltheCASECONSTRUCTION
dealerinordertoinspectthesystemlinesforleaks
andtorestorethecorrectchargestatus.
C.Theuidinthegaugeisatrsttransparentwith
noairbubblesappearing,andstaysinthiscondi-
tion.Thesystemisoverlled.CalltheCASECON-
STRUCTIONdealerinordertorestorethecorrect
chargestatus.
4.Cleanthelinesandtheconnectionsoftheair-con-
ditioningsystem.Cleantheradiatoroftheair-con-
ditioningsystemintheradiatorscompartment.
NOTICE:Operatetheairconditioningatleastonceevery
50hinordertokeepthecompressor'ssealslubricated.
Therecommendedpracticeistosetthecabtemperature
tothelowestlevel,tosetthecabventilationfantothemax-
imumspeedandthustoletthesystemrunfor15–20min.
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