Maintenance
Figure17
1.Oildipstick
2.Draincock
4.Reinstallalldrainplugsandhosesandtighten
draincock.
5.Fillradiatorwitha50/50mixofwaterand
Dex-Cool©coolantasspeciedintheCheck
EngineCoolantLevelSection,allowingsome
room(approximately1/2inch(12.7mm))for
expansion.Add50/50coolantmixtooverow
bottleontheleftsideoftheengineasrequired
tobringtheleveluptotheindicatorlineonthe
bottle.
WARNING
Enginecompartmentcontainsopenbelt
drives,fans,andotherrotatingcomponents
thatcancauseinjury.Fingers,hands,loose
clothing,orjewelrycangetcaughtbythe
rotatingfananddriveshaft.
•DoNotoperatemachinewithoutthe
coversinplace.
•Keepngers,hands,andclothingclearof
rotatingcomponents.
•Shutoffengine,waitformovingpartsto
stop,engageparkingbrakeandremove
key,beforeperformingmaintenance.
6.Withthecapofftheradiator,tilthoodclosedand
puttheseatdown.Starttheengineasstatedin
theOperatingInstructionsSection.Returnthe
seatupandhoodforwardtotheopenposition.
7.Operateengineuntiltheenginethermostatopens
andcoolantiscirculatingthroughtheradiator
core.Asairispurgedfromtheengineblockand
thecoolantleveldrops,addadditionalcoolantto
theradiator.
8.Whentheradiatoriscompletelyfullandno
additionalcoolantcanbeadded,continuerunning
andinstalltheradiatorcap.Makesurethatthe
capiscompletelyseatedbypressingdownrmly
whileturninguntilthecapstops.Oncethecapis
installed,theenginemaybestopped.
CheckSparkArrester
(ifequipped)
ServiceInterval:Every50hours
WARNING
Hotexhaustsystemcomponentsmayignitefuel
vaporsevenaftertheengineisstopped.Hot
particlesexhaustedduringengineoperationmay
igniteammablematerials.Firemayresultin
personalinjuryorpropertydamage.
DoNotrefuelorrunengineunlesssparkarrester
isinstalled.
1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removekey.Engageparkingbrake.
2.Waitformufertocool.
3.Ifanybreaksinthescreenorweldsareobserved,
replacearrester.
4.Ifpluggingofthescreenisobserved,remove
arresterandshakelooseparticlesoutofthe
arresterandcleanscreenwithawirebrush(soak
insolventifnecessary).Reinstallarresteron
exhaustoutlet.
ThreadLockingAdhesives
Threadlockingadhesivessuchas“Loctite242”
or“Fel-Pro,Pro-LockNutType”areusedonthe
followingfasteners:
•Pumpdrivesheavesetscrews.
•SquareheadsetscrewsonHydropumpcontrol
arms.
•Sheaveretainingboltintheendofengine
crankshaft.
•Casterwheelspacernuts.
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