Perio
d
ic maintenance an
d
a
d
justment
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9
EAU86420
En
g
ine overheatin
g
WARNING
EWAT1041
Do not remove the ra
d
iator cap when the en
g
ine an
d
ra
d
iator are hot. Scal
d
in
g
hot flui
d
an
d
steam may
b
e
b
lown out un
d
er pressure, which coul
d
cause serious injury. Be sure to wait until the en
g
ine has coole
d
.
Place a thick ra
g
, like a towel, over the ra
d
iator cap, an
d
then slowly rotate the cap counterclockwise to the
d
etent to allow any resi
d
ual pressure to escape. When the hissin
g
soun
d
has stoppe
d
, press
d
own on the cap
while turnin
g
it counterclockwise, an
d
then remove the cap.
TIP
If coolant is not available, tap water can be temporarily used instead, provided that it is changed to the recommended cool-
ant as soon as possible.
W
a
it
u
ntil the
engine h
as
cooled.
Check the cool
a
nt level in the
re
s
ervoir
a
nd r
a
di
a
tor.
The cool
a
nt level
i
s
OK.
The cool
a
nt level i
s
low.
Check the cooling
s
y
s
tem
for le
a
k
a
ge.
H
a
ve
a
Y
a
m
a
h
a
de
a
ler check
a
nd rep
a
ir the cooling
s
y
s
tem.
Add cool
a
nt. (
S
ee TIP.)
S
t
a
rt the engine. If the engine overhe
a
t
s
a
g
a
in,
h
a
ve
a
Y
a
m
a
h
a
de
a
ler check
a
nd rep
a
ir the cooling
s
y
s
tem.
There i
s
le
a
k
a
ge.
There i
s
no le
a
k
a
ge.
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