Toro Groundsmaster 3505-D - Cooling System Maintenance

5.Starttheengineandrotatethecamhexinboth
directionstodeterminethemidpositionofthe
neutralspan.
6.Tightenthelocknutsecuringtheadjustment.
7.Shutofftheengine.
8.Removethesupportblocksandlowerthe
machinetotheshopoor.T estdrivethe
machinetoensurethatitdoesnotmovewhen
thetractionpedalisinneutral.
CoolingSystem
Maintenance
CoolingSystemSafety
•Swallowingenginecoolantcancausepoisoning;
keepoutofreachfromchildrenandpets.
•Dischargeofhot,pressurizedcoolantortouching
ahotradiatorandsurroundingpartscancause
severeburns.
–Alwaysallowtheenginetocoolatleast15
minutesbeforeremovingtheradiatorcap.
–Usearagwhenopeningtheradiatorcap,and
openthecapslowlytoallowsteamtoescape.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithoutthecovers
inplace.
•Keepyourngers,handsandclothingclearof
rotatingfananddrivebelt.
CheckingtheCooling
System
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Cleananydebrisoffoftheradiator(Figure56).
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Figure56
1.Radiator
Cleantheradiatorhourlyifconditionsareextremely
dustyanddirty;refertoCleaningtheCoolingSystem
(page48).
Thecoolingsystemislledwitha50/50solution
ofwaterandpermanentethyleneglycolanti-freeze.
Checkthecoolantlevelatthebeginningofeachday
beforestartingtheengine.
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