Arctic Cat EL TIGRE 5000 1981 Operator's Manual page 14

air used in ca rb uret io n. Sin ce t he ca rburetors are
calibrated wit h t he ai r intake s ilencer in p lace, th e
engine m ust never be run w it h t he silence r re-
mo ved. Performance w ili not be improved if the air
intake si lencer is removed. In con trast , severe
eng ine damage wil l occur.
EXHAUST SYSTEM
On the 5000, the exhaust system consists of a
pu lse c harger. On t he 6000, the exhaust syst em
consists of a muffler and an expansion chamber.
The exhaust system is des igned to improve the
total performance of the eng ine and to redu ce
noise. If any exhaust system component is re-
moved from th e engine, severe engine damage
will result; therefore, removal of any exhaus t
system component vo ids the engine warrant y.
L1aUID COOLING SYSTEM (6000)
The Enigre 6000 is equipped with a liquid co oling
system for .engine coo ling. The coo li ng system
capacity is 2.39 I (0.62 U.S. ga l. or 2.48 qt ). The
cool ing system should be inspected daily for
leakage and darnaqe. A lso, the coo lant level
should be chec ked da ily. If leakageJlJ damage is
detected , take the snowmobile to an authorized
Arctic Cat Snow mobile dealer for ser vice .
• CAUTION •
00
not use a"step leak" or any other radiator additive.'
Severe engine damage lIP..y occur.
W he n f il l in g th e c oo l ing sys te m , us e a
co ola nt/w at er mi xtu re w hic h w il l sat is fy th e co ld-
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est antic ipated weat her condit ions of your area in
accordance w ith the coolant manufacturer's
recommendat ion s . Wh ile the cooling system is
being fil led , air pockets ma y develop; t herefore,
ru n the engine for t wo to three minutes after the
initia l f il l, sh ut the eng in e off, and t hen f ill the
cooling system to approximate ly 25 mm (1 in.)
below the filler nec k.
Every t wo year s the co ol ing system should be
drained , flushed, and p ressure tested for lea kage .
Take the sno wm obile to an auth or ized A rcti c Cat
Snowmobile deal er for this service.
DRIVE CLUTCH A ND DRIVEN PULLEY
The driven pulley does not requ ire lubri cation ;
therefo re, no spe cial mainten ance is requir ed by
the snowmobile own er. However, th e drive c lutc h
should be lubri cated approxlrnatel y every 250
miles (See Lubri cation - Dri ve Clutch sec ti on).
Also, the drive clutch and driven pull ey shou ld be
disassembled , cleaned , and inspected by an
aut horized Arctic Cat Snowm obil e dealer after
every 1000 m iles o f operation or at th e end of the
snow mobi ling season , wh ic hever oc cu rs first.
• CAUTION •
00 NOT attempt to service the drive clutch and driven
pulley. The drive clutch and driven pulley must be ser-
viced by an authorized Arctic Cat Snowmobile dealer
only. Servicing thedrive clutchand driven pulley by per-
sons other IIlan an authorized Arctic C at Snowmobile
dealer voids the warranty.