Toro TX 525 - Cooling System Maintenance; Cooling System Safety; Coolant Level Check and Bleeding

CoolingSystem
Maintenance
CoolingSystemSafety
•Swallowingenginecoolantcancausepoisoning;
keepoutofreachfromchildrenandpets.
•Dischargeofhot,pressurizedcoolantortouching
ahotradiatorandsurroundingpartscancause
severeburns.
–Alwaysallowtheenginetocoolatleast15
minutesbeforeremovingtheradiatorcap.
–Usearagwhenopeningtheradiatorcap,and
openthecapslowlytoallowsteamtoescape.
ServicingtheCooling
System
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Clean
thescreen,oilcooler,andfrontof
theradiator(moreoftenindirtyor
dustyconditions).
Beforeeachuseordaily—Checkthecoolant
levelintheexpansiontank.
Every100hours—Checkthecoolingsystem
hoses.
DANGER
Therotatingshaftandfancancausepersonal
injury.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithoutthe
coversinplace.
•Keepyourngers,hands,andclothing
clearoftherotatingfananddriveshaft.
•Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,lower
theloaderarms,engagetheparkingbrake,
shutofftheengine,andremovethekey
fromthekeyswitchbeforeperforming
maintenance.
CleaningtheRadiatorScreen
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Removeanybuildupofgrass,dirtorotherdebrisfrom
theradiatorscreenwithcompressedair.
Checking,Adding,andBleeding
theEngineCoolant
Thecoolingsystemislledwitha50/50solutionof
waterandpermanentethylene-glycolantifreeze.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,lowerthe
loaderarms,engagetheparkingbrake,and
shutofftheengine.
2.Removethekeyfromthekeyswitchandallow
theenginetocool.
3.Checkthecoolantlevelofcoolantinthe
expansiontank(Figure50).
Thecoolantlevelshouldbeatorabovethemark
onthesideofthetank.
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Figure50
1.Expansiontank2.Fullmark
4.Ifthecoolantlevelislow,completethefollowing
procedure:
A.Removethecoolant-llcap(Figure51).
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Figure51
1.Expansiontank3.Topcoolant-bleedvalve
2.Coolant-llcapandller
neck
4.Frontcoolant-bleedvalve
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