FuelTankCapacity
53L(14USgallons)
AddingFuel
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Usingacleanrag,cleanareaaroundfuel-tank
cap.
3.Removethecapfromthefueltank(Figure29).
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Figure29
1.Fuel-tankcap
4.Fillthetankuntilthelevelis6to13mm(1/4to
1/2inch)belowthebottomofthellerneck.
5.Installthefuel-tankcaptightlyafterllingthe
tank.
Note:Ifpossible,llthefueltankaftereachuse.
Thisminimizespossiblebuildupofcondensation
insidethefueltank.
CheckingtheCooling
System
Cleandebrisoffthescreen,oilcooler,andfrontof
theradiatordailyandmoreoftenifconditionsare
extremelydustyanddirty.RefertoRemovingDebris
fromtheCoolingSystem(page55).
Thecoolingsystemislledwitha50/50solution
ofwaterandpermanentethyleneglycolantifreeze.
Checkthelevelofcoolantintheexpansiontankatthe
beginningofeachdaybeforestartingtheengine.The
capacityofthecoolingsystemis6.6L(7.0qt).
CAUTION
Iftheenginehasbeenrunning,the
pressurized,hotcoolantcanescapeand
causeburns.
•Donotopentheradiatorcapwhenthe
engineisrunning.
•Usearagwhenopeningtheradiatorcap,
andopenthecapslowlytoallowsteamto
escape.
1.Checkthelevelofcoolantintheexpansiontank
(Figure30).
Thecoolantlevelshouldbebetweenthemarks
onthesideofthetank.
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Figure30
1.Expansiontank
2.Ifthecoolantlevelislow,removetheexpansion
tankcapandreplenishthesystem.Donot
overll.
3.Installtheexpansion-tankcap.
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