Section 3 Scheduled Maintenance; General Maintenance - Kohler 40EFOZ Operation Manual

3.1 General Maintenance

WARNING
Accidental starting.
Can cause severe injury or death.
Disconnect the battery cables before
working on the
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.
TP-6109 6/03
generator set.
Accidental starting can
Before working on the

Section 3 Scheduled Maintenance

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.
Rotating parts.
Can cause severe injury or death.
Operate the generator set only when
all guards, screens, and covers 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.
Sound shield removal. Exposed moving parts can cause
severe injury or death. The generator set must be operating
in order to perform some scheduled maintenance procedures.
Be especially careful if the sound shield has been removed,
leaving the belts and pulleys exposed.
(Sound-shield-equipped models only)
Hardware damage. 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.
Saltwater damage. Saltwater quickly deteriorates metals.
Wipe up saltwater on and around the generator set and
remove salt deposits from metal surfaces.
Hot parts can cause
WARNING
NOTICE
NOTICE
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