REPLACEMENT/AIR BLEEDING
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DRAIN BOLT/SEALING WASHER |
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RESERVE TANK |
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Remove the right and center engine guard (page 3-5). Remove the radiator cap.
Drain the coolant from the system by removing the drain bolt and sealing washer on the water pump cover.
Install the drain bolt with a new sealing washer. Tighten the drain bolt securely.
Disconnect the siphon hose from the reserve tank.
Remove the reserve tank cap and reserve tank.
Drain the reserve tank coolant.
Empty the coolant and rinse the inside of the reserve tank with water.
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Route the hoses properly ('05 - '07: page 1-25, After '07: page 1-32). |
Reinstall the reserve tank and connect the radiator siphon hose.
Install the right and center engine guard (page 3-5).
Fill the system with the recommended coolant through the filler opening up to the filler neck.
CAPACITY:
1.21 liter (1.28 US qt, 1.06 Imp qt) at change
Lean the machine approximately 20° to the right and left several times to bleed any air trapped in the cooling system. If the coolant level drops, add more coolant and repeat the air bleeding procedure.
Remove the radiator reserve tank cap and fill the
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"UPPER" LEVEL LINE |
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reserve tank to the upper level line.
Bleed air from the system as follow:
1. Shift the transmission into neutral. Start the engine and let it idle for 2 - 3 minutes.
2. Snap the throttle three to four times to bleed air from the system.
3. Stop the engine and add coolant up to proper level if necessary. Reinstall the radiator cap.
4. Check the level of coolant in the reserve tank and fill to the "UPPER" level line if it is low.
