Changing The Cooling Liquid - KTM 2003 950 Adventure Repair Manual

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LUBRICATION AND MAINTENANCE WORK – ADDITIONAL WORK
Cleaning and adjusting the carburetor
– See Chapter 8

Changing the cooling liquid

NOTE: change the cooling liquid after you have finished the general
lubrication and maintenance work.
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ENGINE IS COLD
– Open the radiator cap
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– Remove the drain plug
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to drain into a receptacle. Mount the oil drain plug with a new seal
ring and tighten to 10 Nm.
– Remove the compensating tank
a receptacle.
– Mount the compensating tank again.
– Remove the drain plug
liquid to drain into a receptacle. Mount the drain plug again and
tighten.
– Fill approx. 2.1. liters of a mixture of 50% antifreeze (e.g. Motorex
Antifreeze) and 50% destilled water (minimum protection -25ºC),
into the radiator and compensating tank.
NOTE: to completely bleed the cooling system, the motorcycle must be
raised approx. 50 cm in the front - see Technical Information.
– Unscrew the bleeder screws on the water pump
until cooling liquid runs out without bubbles, tighten the screws
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again, close the radiator cap.
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NLY USE HIGH GRADE ANTIFREEZE
RISK OF CORROSION AND FOAMING
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SE DISTILLED WATER TO PREVENT CALCIFICATION
RADIATOR CAP AND THE ASSOCIATED
– Lower the motorcycle again, Start the engine and allow to run warm
until the radiator fan switches on.
– Allow the cooling system to cool down and add more coolant if
necessary.
CAUTION
ALWAYS DRAIN THE COOLING LIQUID WHEN THE
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on the engine and allow the cooling liquid
, open and drain the coolant into
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on the radiator and allow the cooling
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and the radiators
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CAUTION
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E G OTOREX NTIFREEZE
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ESPECIALLY OF THE
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PREMATURE PRESSURE RELEASE
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TO AVOID THE
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