Section 2 Scheduled Maintenance; General Maintenance - Kohler 38RCL Manual

2.1 General Maintenance

WARNING
Accidental starting.
Can cause severe injury or death.
Disconnect the battery cables before
working on
Remove the negative (--) lead first
when disconnecting the battery.
Reconnect the negative (--) lead last
when reconnecting the battery.
Disabling the generator set.
cause severe injury or death.
generator set or connected equipment, disable the generator
set as follows: (1) Move the generator set master switch to the
OFF position. (2) Disconnect the power to the battery charger.
(3) Remove the battery cables, negative (--) lead first.
Reconnect the negative (--) lead last when reconnecting the
battery. Follow these precautions to prevent starting of the
generator set by an automatic transfer switch, remote
start/stop switch, or engine start command from a remote
computer.
WARNING
Hot engine and exhaust system.
Can cause severe injury or death.
Do not work on the generator set until
it cools.
Servicing the exhaust system.
severe injury or death. Do not touch hot engine parts. The
engine and exhaust system components become extremely
hot during operation.
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the generator set.
Accidental starting can
Before working on the
Hot parts can cause

Section 2 Scheduled Maintenance

Hazardous voltage.
Can cause severe injury or death.
Operate the generator set only when
all guards and electrical enclosures
are in place.
Servicing the generator set when it is operating. Exposed
moving parts can cause severe injury or death. Keep
hands, feet, hair, clothing, and test leads away from the belts
and pulleys when the generator set is running. Replace
guards, screens, and covers before operating the generator
set.
The engine and generator set may use both American
Standard and metric hardware. Use the correct size
tools to prevent rounding of the bolt heads and nuts.
See the Safety Precautions and Instructions at the
beginning of this manual before attempting to service,
repair, or operate the generator set. Have an authorized
Kohler distributor/dealer perform generator set service.
Engine Service. Perform generator set engine service
at the intervals specified by the engine operation
manual.
Generator Set Service. Perform generator set service
at the intervals specified by the generator set operation
manual.
Routine Maintenance. Refer to the following generator
set service schedule, the engine service schedule, and
the runtime hours shown on the RDC2 controller to
determine when to schedule routine maintenance.
Service generator sets that are subject to extreme
weather or dusty or dirty conditions more frequently.
Maintenance and Service Parts. Obtain maintenance
and service parts from an authorized Kohler
distributor/dealer.
WARNING
Moving parts.
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