Toro Workman HDX Series - Cooling System Maintenance; Cooling System Safety and Coolant Level

CoolingSystem
Maintenance
CoolingSystemSafety
•Swallowingenginecoolantcancausepoisoning;
keepoutofreachfromchildrenandpets.
•Dischargeofhot,pressurizedcoolantortouching
ahotradiatorandsurroundingpartscancause
severeburns.
–Alwaysallowtheenginetocoolatleast15
minutesbeforeremovingtheradiatorcap.
–Usearagwhenopeningtheradiatorcap,and
openthecapslowlytoallowsteamtoescape.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithoutthecovers
inplace.
•Keepyourngers,handsandclothingclearof
rotatingfananddrivebelt.
•Shutofftheengineandremovethekeybefore
performingmaintenance.
Checkingthe
Engine-CoolantLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Cooling-systemcapacity:3.7L(4USqt)
Coolanttype:a50/50solutionofwaterand
permanentethylene-glycolantifreeze.
CAUTION
Iftheenginehasbeenrunning,the
pressurized,hotcoolantcanescapeand
causeburns.
•Donotopentheradiatorcap.
•Allowtheenginetocoolforatleast15
minutesoruntilthereservetankiscool
enoughtotouchwithoutburningyour
hand.
•Usearagwhenopeningthereserve-tank
cap,andopenthecapslowlytoallow
steamtoescape.
•Donotcheckthecoolantlevelatthe
radiator,asthisdamagestheengine;only
checkthecoolantlevelatthereservetank.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Engagetheparkingbrake.
3.Shutofftheengineandremovethekey.
4.Checkthecoolantlevelinsidethereservetank
(Figure53).
Note:Thecoolantshouldbeuptothebottom
ofthellerneckwhentheengineiscold.
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Figure53
1.Reserve-tankcap
2.Reservetank
5.Ifthecoolantislow,removethereserve-tank
capandadda50/50mixtureofwaterand
permanentethylene-glycolantifreeze.
Note:Donotoverllthereservetankwith
coolant.
6.Installthereserve-tankcap.
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