Toro 30857N - Checking the Cooling System; Filling the Fuel Tank

CheckingtheCoolingSystem
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Checkthecoolantlevelatthebeginningofeachday.The
capacityofthesystemis12.3L(13USqt).
1.Carefullyremovetheradiatorcap.
CAUTION
Iftheenginehasbeenrunning,the
pressurized,hotcoolantcanescapeandcause
burns.
•Donotopentheradiatorcapwhenthe
engineisrunning.
•Usearagwhenopeningtheradiatorcap,
andopenthecapslowlytoallowsteamto
escape.
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1.Expansiontank
2.Checkthecoolantlevelintheradiator.
Note:Theradiatorshouldbelledtothetopofthe
llerneckandtheexpansiontanklledtotheFull
mark(Figure15).
3.Ifthecoolantislow,adda50/50mixtureofwaterand
ethyleneglycolantifreeze.
Important:Donotusewateronlyor
alcohol/methanol-basedcoolants.
4.Installtheradiatorcapandtheexpansion-tankcap.
FillingtheFuelTank
Useonlyclean,freshdieselfuelorbiodieselfuelswithlow
(<500ppm)orultra-low(<15ppm)sulfurcontent.The
minimumcetaneratingshouldbe40.Purchasefuelin
quantitiesthatcanbeusedwithin180daystoensurefuel
freshness.
Fueltankcapacity:83L(22USgallons)
Usesummer-gradedieselfuel(Number2-D)attemperatures
above-7°C(20°F)andwinter-gradedieselfuel(Number1-D
orNumber1-D/2-Dblend)below-7°C(20°F).Useof
winter-gradefuelatlowertemperaturesprovidesalowerash
pointandcold-owcharacteristicswhichwilleasestarting
andreducefuel-lterplugging.
Useofsummer-gradefuelabove-7°C(20°F)willcontribute
towardlongerfuel-pumplifeandincreasedpowercompared
towinter-gradefuel.
Important:Donotusekeroseneorgasolineinsteadof
dieselfuel.Failuretoobservethiscautionwilldamage
theengine.
WARNING
Fuelisharmfulorfatalifswallowed.Long-term
exposuretovaporscancauseseriousinjuryand
illness.
•Avoidprolongedbreathingofvapors.
•Keepfaceawayfromnozzleandgastankor
conditioneropening.
•Keepfuelawayfromeyesandskin.
BiodieselReady
Thismachinecanalsouseabiodieselblendedfuelofup
toB20(20%biodiesel,80%petrodiesel).Thepetrodiesel
portionshouldbeloworultra-lowsulfur.Observethe
followingprecautions:
•Thebiodieselportionofthefuelmustmeetspecication
ASTMD6751orEN14214.
•TheblendedfuelcompositionshouldmeetASTMD975
orEN590.
•Paintedsurfacesmaybedamagedbybiodieselblends.
•UseB5(biodieselcontentof5%)orlesserblendsincold
weather.
•Monitorseals,hoses,andgasketsincontactwithfuelas
theymaybedegradedovertime.
•Fuel-lterpluggingmaybeexpectedforatimeafter
convertingtobiodieselblends.
•Contactyourdistributorifyouwishformoreinformation
onbiodiesel.
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