Cooling System
Maintenance
Servicing the Engine Cooling
System
Service Interval: Before each use or daily
Remove debris from the engine area, oil cooler and radiator
daily. Clean them more frequently in dirty conditions.
1. Unlatch and swing open the rear screen (Figure 49).
Clean the screen thoroughly of all debris.
Note: To remove the screen, lift it off the hinge pins.
Figure 49
1. Rear-screen latch
2. Rotate the latches (Figure 50) securing the oil cooler
to the frame.
1. Oil-cooler latches
3. Pivot the oil cooler rearward.
Note: Start from the front and blow the debris out
toward the back. Then clean from the back side and
blow towards the front. Repeat the procedure several
times until all the chaff and debris is removed.
1. Oil cooler
Important: Cleaning the radiator or oil cooler
with water will promote premature corrosion
damage to components and compact debris.
4. Clean both sides of the oil cooler and radiator area
(Figure 51) thoroughly with compressed air.
5. Pivot the oil cooler back into position.
Note: Secure it to the frame with the latches, and
close the screen.
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Figure 50
Figure 51
2. Radiator