Toro 12004TC Twister 1600 - Cooling and Brake System Maintenance; Cooling System Cleaning; Brake Inspection and Fluid Check

Figure 48
1. Drain plug 2. Level indicator hole
3. Fill the reser v oir ( Figure 49 ) with appro ximately
1-1/2 qt. (1.4 liters) of SAE 10W30 motor oil
or until the oil lev el is at the bottom of the
lev el indicator hole ( Figure 48 ).
Figure 49
1. Oil ll
4. Star t the engine and operate it to fill the
system. R ec hec k the oil lev el and re plenish it,
if required.
Cooling System
Maintenance
Cleaning the Engine Cooling
Areas
Clean the rotating screen, cooling fins , and exter nal
surfaces of the engine ev er y 100 operating hours
or more often under extremely dusty and dir ty
conditions .
Important: Operating the engine with a
block ed r otating scr een, dir ty or plug ged
cooling fins, or cooling shr ouds r emo v ed will
cause engine dama ge due to o v erheating .
Important: Nev er clean the engine with
pr essuriz ed w ater because w ater could
contaminate the fuel system.
Brake Maintenance
Inspecting the Brakes
Brak es are a critical safety component of the
v ehicle . As with all safety components , they should
be closely inspected at regular inter v als to ensure
optim um perfor mance and safety . T he follo wing
inspections should be done ev er y 100 hours:
• Inspect the brak e shoes for w ear or damag e .
If the lining (brak e pad) thic kness is less than
1/16 inc h (1.6 mm), the brak e shoes should
be re placed.
• Inspect the bac king plate and other
components for signs of ex cessi v e w ear or
defor mation. If any defor mation is found, the
appropriate components m ust be re placed.
• Chec k the brak e fluid lev el; refer to Chec king
the Brak e Fluid Lev el.
Checking the Brake Fluid
Level
T he brak e fluid reser v oir is filled and shipped from
the factor y with DOT 3 brak e fluid. Chec k the
lev el before the engine is first star ted and ev er y 8
hours or daily , thereafter .
1. P ark the mac hine on a lev el surface , set the
parking brak e , tur n the ignition off , and
remo v e the k ey .
2. Look at the side of the reser v oir . T he lev el
should be abo v e the Minim um line ( Figure 50 ).
If the fluid lev el is lo w , clean the area around
the cap , remo v e the cap , and fill the reser v oir
to abo v e the Minim um line . Do not o v erfill.
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