Cleaning the Cooling
Systems
Service Interval: Before each use or daily
Perform the pre-maintenance procedure; refer to
Pre-Maintenance Safety (page
Important:
Do not use water to clean the radiator
core or hydraulic-fluid-cooler core. Cleaning
the radiator core or hydraulic-fluid-cooler core
with water can promote premature corrosion and
damage to components.
Cleaning the Radiator
1. Raise the hood to the fully-open position.
2. Pivot the engine-cooling fans rearward of the
radiator and lock the prop rod into the notch
(Figure
120).
Figure 120
1. Prop rod
2. Engine-cooling fans
3. Using clean, compressed air, blow the debris
from the engine side rearward to clean the
radiator core.
4. Pivot the engine-cooling fans forward and lock
the prop rod into the notch
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3. Radiator
(Figure
121).
1. Prop rod
2. Engine-cooling fans
Cleaning the Hydraulic-Fluid
Cooler
1. Raise the hood to the fully-open position.
2. Pivot the hydraulic-cooling fans upward and lock
the prop rod into the notch
1. Hydraulic-fluid cooler
2. Hydraulic-cooling fans
3. Using clean, compressed air, blow the debris
from the engine side upward to clean the cooling
core.
4. Pivot the hydraulic-cooling fans downward and
lock the prop rod into the notch
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Figure 121
3. Radiator
(Figure
122).
Figure 122
3. Prop rod
(Figure
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123).