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Cooling System Filling

COOLING SYSTEM FILLING

WARNING: MAKE SURE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM IS COOL BEFORE REMOVING PRESSURE CAP OR ANY HOSE. THE COOLING SYSTEM IS PRESSURIZED WHEN HOT. SEVERE PERSONAL INJURY MAY RESULT FROM ESCAPING HOT COOLANT.

CAUTION: Do not use well water, or suspect water supply in cooling system. A 50/50 mixture of the recommended ethylene glycol and distilled water is recommended.

1. Close radiator draincock. Hand tighten only.
2. Remove the cooling system pressure cap and fill the cooling system with the recommended coolant.

NOTE: Be careful not to spill coolant on drive belts or the generator.

3. Fill coolant to the top of the pressure cap neck.
4. Install cooling system pressure cap.
5. Slowly fill coolant reserve/recovery bottle to at least the FULL HOT mark with the recommended coolant. It may be necessary to add additional coolant to the reserve/recovery bottle after three or four warm-up/cool down cycles to maintain coolant level between the FULL HOT and ADD marks; if any additional trapped air was removed from the system.