Important: Be sur e to k eep the engine
oil lev el betw een the upper and lo w er limits
on the oil gauge. Engine f ailur e may occur
as a r esult of o v er filling or under filling the
engine oil.
6. Install the oil fill cap and close the hood.
Checking the Cooling System
Clean debris off of the screen, oil cooler , and front
of the radiator daily and more often if conditions
are extremely dusty and dir ty . R efer to section on
R emo ving Debris from the Cooling System in
Cooling System Maintenance , pag e 52 .
T he cooling system is filled with a 50/50 solution
of w ater and per manent eth ylene glycol antifreeze .
Chec k the lev el of coolant in the expansion tank
at the beginning of eac h da y before star ting the
engine . T he capacity of the cooling system is 9.6
quar ts (9 l).
If the engine has been r unning , the
pr essuriz ed, hot coolant can escape and
cause bur ns.
• Do not open the radiator cap when the
engine is r unning .
• Use a ra g when opening the radiator cap ,
and open the cap slo wl y to allo w steam
to escape.
1. Chec k the lev el of coolant in the expansion
tank ( Figure 25 ).
T he coolant lev el should be betw een the marks
on the side of the tank.
Figure 25
1. Expansion tank
2. If the coolant lev el is lo w , remo v e the
expansion tank cap and re plenish the system.
Do not o v erfill.
3. Install the expansion tank cap .
Filling the Fuel Tank
1. R emo v e the fuel tank cap ( Figure 26 ).
Figure 26
1. Fuel tank cap
2. Fill the tank to about one inc h belo w the top
tank, not the filler nec k, with No . 2 diesel fuel.
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