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05-6 RT100RoughTerrainCrane
totheservicingandrepairpersonnel.
(b)
(b)Enginecoolanttemperaturegauge
1 Thecoolanttemperaturemustbebetween 158℉ and203℉ (70℃ and95
℃). Donotmovethecraneathighspeedwhenthecoolanttemperature
islessthan 158℉(70℃).
2 Donotoperatetheengineathighspeedswithoutaloadforextended
periodsoftime.
Caution
Donotmovethecraneathighspeedswithaheavyloaduntiltheengine
coolanttemperatureisaminimum158℉(70℃).
3 Whenthecoolanttemperatureisintheyellowarea,between 203℉ and
212℉(95℃ -100℃),theengineistoohot.Parkthecrane.Operatethe
engineataRPMimmediatelyaboveidletohelpcooltheengine.Or,as
youmove,putthetransmissioninalowergearrangetodecreasethe
loadontheengine.
Caution
Donotstoptheengineimmediatelywhentheenginecoolanttemperatureis
abovethemaximumlimit.Ifyoustoptheengine,thecoolanttemperature
increasessuddenlyanddamagetotheengineoccurs.Operatetheengine
ataRPMimmediatelyaboveidletohelpdecreasethecoolanttemperature.
4 Whenthecoolanttemperaturegaugepointstotheredarea,between
between212℉ and248℉ (100℃ -120℃ ), continuously,itshowsthatthe
engineisabovelimits.Ifyoustoptheengine,thecoolanttemperature
increasessuddenlyanddamagetotheengineoccurs.Operatethe
engineataRPMimmediatelyaboveidletohelpdecreasethecoolant
temperature.
5 Whenthecoolanttemperaturegoesbacktothegreenoryellowarea,do
theitemsthatfollow:
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l Examinetheengineareaforleaks.
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l Examinethefunctionofthethermostat.
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l Checkthecoolantlevel.
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l Checkthefanbeltfordamage.
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l Makesurethatthefanbeltisnottooloose.
Caution
Donotaddalargequantityofcoldwatertotheengineiftheenginecoolant
temperatureisabovethemaximumlimit.Thiscankillorblindyouand
causedamagetotheengine.