•Preferredoption:Ifdistilledwaterisnotavailable,
useapre-mixcoolantinsteadofaconcentrate.
•Minimumrequirement:Ifdistilledwaterand
pre-mixcoolantarenotavailable,mixconcentrated
coolantwithcleandrinkablewater.
CheckingtheCoolantLevel
CAUTION
Iftheenginehasbeenrunning,the
pressurized,hotcoolantcanescapeand
causeburns.
•Donotopentheradiatorcapwhenthe
engineisrunning.
•Usearagwhenopeningtheradiatorcap,
andopenthecapslowlytoallowsteamto
escape.
1.Preparethemachineformaintenance;referto
PreparingforMaintenance(page41).
2.Openthehood;refertoOpeningtheHood(page
41).
3.Checkthelevelofcoolantintheexpansiontank
(Figure104).
Note:Thecoolantleveliscorrectifitisbetween
theaddandfullmarksonthesideofthetank.
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Figure104
1.Expansiontankcap
2.Fullmark
3.Addmark
4.Ifthecoolantlevelislow,removethe
expansion-tankcapandaddthespecied
coolantuntilthelevelitisatthefullmark.
Note:Donotoverlltheexpansiontankwith
coolant.
5.Installtheexpansion-tankcap.
6.Closeandlatchthehood;refertoClosingthe
Hood(page41).
RemovingDebrisfromthe
CoolingSystem
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily(More
frequentlyindirtyoperating
conditions).
Every100hours—Inspectthecoolingsystem
hoses.
Every2years—Flushandreplacethecooling
systemuid.
1.Preparethemachineformaintenance;referto
PreparingforMaintenance(page41).
2.Openthehood;refertoOpeningtheHood(page
41).
3.Thoroughlycleanalldebrisoutoftheengine
area.
4.Closeandlatchthehood;refertoClosingthe
Hood(page41).
5.Unlatchtherearscreenandpivotitopen(Figure
105).
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Figure105
1.Latch2.Rearscreen
6.Thoroughlycleanthescreenwithcompressed
air.
7.Rotatethe2oil-coolerlatchesinward,andtilt
oilcooler(Figure106).
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