16.Installtherubberclutchstraptothemower
framewiththe2previouslyremovedboltsand
nuts(Figure55).
17.PulluponthespringloadedidlerforthePTO
drivebeltandinstallitontotheclutchpulley
(Figure54).
18.Plugintheelectricconnectionfortheclutch
(Figure55).
19.Installthefrontenginepanelandtightenthe
knobs.
20.Lowerdowntheseat.
CoolingSystem
Maintenance
ServicingtheCooling
System
DANGER
Dischargeofhotpressurizedcoolantor
touchinghotradiatorandsurroundingparts
cancausesevereburns.
•Donotremovetheradiatorcapwhenthe
engineishot.Alwaysallowtheengineto
coolatleast15minutesoruntiltheradiator
capiscoolenoughtotouchwithout
burningyourhandbeforeremovingthe
radiatorcap.
•Donottouchradiatorandsurrounding
partsthatarehot.
DANGER
Rotatingshaftandfancancausepersonal
injury.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithoutthe
coversinplace.
•Keepngers,handsandclothingclearof
rotatingfananddriveshaft.
•Shutofftheengineandremovetheignition
keybeforeperformingmaintenance.
CAUTION
Swallowingenginecoolantcancause
poisoning.
•Donotswallowenginecoolant.
•Keepoutofreachfromchildrenandpets.
CheckingtheEngineCoolant
Level
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Aftertherst8hours
Every100hours
FluidType:50/50mixofextendedlifeantifreezeand
water
CoolingSystemCapacity:4.6L(176oz)
Note:Donotopentheradiatorcap.Doingthismay
induceairintothecoolingsystem.
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