CoolingSystem
Maintenance
CoolingSystemSafety
•Shutofftheengineandremovethekeybefore
performingmaintenance.
•Swallowingenginecoolantcancausepoisoning;
keepoutofreachfromchildrenandpets.
•Dischargeofhot,pressurizedcoolantortouching
ahotradiatorandsurroundingpartscancause
severeburns.
–Alwaysallowtheenginetocoolatleast15
minutesbeforeremovingtheradiatorcap.
–Usearagwhenopeningtheradiatorcap,and
openthecapslowlytoallowsteamtoescape.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithoutthecovers
inplace.
•Keepyourngers,handsandclothingclearof
rotatingfananddrivebelt.
CheckingtheCooling
System
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Checkthecoolantlevelatthebeginningofeachday.
Thecapacityofthesystemis8.5L(9USqt).
1.Raisethehood;refertoRaisingtheHood(page
57).
2.Carefullyremovetheradiatorcapand
expansion-tankcap(Figure110).
3.Checkthecoolantlevelintheradiator.
Note:Theradiatorshouldbelledtothetop
ofthellerneckandtheexpansiontanklled
totheFullmark.
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Figure110
1.Expansiontank
4.Ifthecoolantislow,adda50/50mixtureofwater
andethyleneglycolanti-freeze.
Important:Donotusewateronlyor
alcohol/methanol-basedcoolants,asthis
maycausedamage.
5.Installtheradiatorcapandexpansion-tankcap.
Servicingthe
Engine-CoolingSystem
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Every100hours
Every2years
Removedebrisfromtheradiator/fuelcoolerdaily.
Cleanthemmorefrequentlyindirtyconditions.
1.Raisethehood;refertoRaisingtheHood(page
57).
2.Lowerthefrontscreenbyreleasingthestrap
thatholdsitinplace(Figure111).
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Figure111
1.Strap
2.Frontscreen
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