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68 Connecting rods and gudgeon pins -Il~nmination a nd renovation
Refer 10 Sccuo n 18.
69 Cr,lIlkshnft -e~(lrl1in
70 Mail' and biu·end heafinUs -olwillinmion and H)!1ovation
Ilelo,r to Seo.:lIOIl 20
71 TilninU oellrs -e~i1miniltion find renOVlltio n
Re f
el to Sec t,on 21.
72 Flywhee l/ d riveplale -Okamitliltiotl lind ronovtttion
Inspf:CI lhu ffywhf)l)I 0 ' ([ttvl'pl,,": fOI (!;U";'\lC ilnd 1:I".1I:k Ih;'1 Ihe ""!I H".u docs uol have .IIlY \)Iok"n o. l);Idly wOtn teeth. :1 On ''''''''';11 I'''"''''US~IO'' mnd"b ,I IS pOSSII.Il) 10 'CHew the I"'!l \]C,II .'S Ilesl:
[xallutle Ihl} v,tlves 101 IlIls "lid !l,ooves lind the valve SIems to. e~c,'SslV') we,l' III d'~loIIIOII' 2 Ek,""l1ltJ Ihe v,oIVil hf)"d 10' SI!.!"S 01 hu",u,U of the vOllvo seillS lind ch .. !ck Ihe ht 01 Ihl) villves III Iho v,llve UUldes . 10 SCl) II Ihe villve uu,des il,e WO!ll
3 We"" valve U",dcs c;'" be r l),lIned O\It lind vlIlves w'th overs.~e Siems lilted II iI v
S To 1,1P the valves. In tt s u ction Iype gnmlonu 1001 to Ihe villvc hettd. smeil' a lu tle COil.se c;ubo.unllulll urmdmu pOIste on to I he sealing I~c e 01 Ihe vnlve ond inserllhe valve 11110 the cyJonder he"d. Rub Ihe stern of the v al ve gundlng 1001 hetween the palms 0 1 the hands. so Ihal Ihe valve,s ,otllle(l hHckwards 1I11d lo.wa.ds When II IS lelt lhOlI culling has
ceased. loft Ihe villvc. rotate It th.ough 90·, lowe. 1 and fepCill the u"n(llnu o.:.e.atlon . • e dlslllbulill9 the g"nd,ng pas!O on Ihe seal if necessilry. Conlinue Ihe process unlll a mllll gwy bOlnd IS pfoduced OIloun d the complete pe"phclY of hoth the vlllvc and t he valve seil l G RepoiJl Ihe opcrilllO" US" 'U fine o""d,nU I).Jsle. 10 ohtil'"
IInlsh. then clean lJoth Ihe valvcs and Ille v alve seals 10 ,emove IIU \llIces 01 u"ndlno pash:! 7 II 'I IS convenl,,1lI 10 liIke Ihe eyhndc. he
When Ihe cyllnde. heilds (li e removed. eilhe. in Ihe Course ovelhJul Of for inspection 01 bows 0. villve condllion when the e IS in Ihe CM . il IS nO'''1
Ihe eiliite. dilys 01 10nU stroke low .eVYlnO en!)lIles tJUllllodern enUil fuels ilnd Itrb"canlS C,1use less cOIIOOn deposils OInyway and any. b ehind lend merely 10 cause h O I .SpO IS.
75 Oil PU"',) -disnwntlino. eknmin"liOil ,,"d reOlssembly
The Oil pump mm"Itt;"S a I)ressure 0 1 ilbout 2 8 kgl/cm' (3 Ihf/in') lInd unless Ihere is ,1 sIo",IIcanl (hop In 001 P'(lSsuro willel ,)loved to he due 10 the Pllln,). rillhn. Ih;", 10 wo", heil'm!)s. 11 IS be .
t o le"ve Ihe 011 pump und'S hilhed. 2 To d'smanlle Ihe pump. fll:.1 ,emove II hOln the en!l'ne ns desc,,1 III SUClion 58 3 Remove Ihe IWO bolts seCulII1!J Ihe en d cover 10 the body 1 'emove the covel ilnd 1he .ehel v;" ve "sscmhly. Ihen Ihe Iwo P"
fOIOI assembly.
" Remove ,he IWO bolts lind ,,,ke Ihe p,ck·up w he lind SCIl' lIssembly oft Ihe pump housin!1 S Wilsh all lhe pilrlS In petlo'. usc iI hlllsh 10 cleol" Ihe Inside 01 1 pump ho usinu ilnd lhe p.cssu,.., .elle' vil've eh'!lnbel. ilnd milke 5' Ihilt ,111 p,tltlClcs 01 dill ilnd mewl n,e ,emoved Allow the pttrlS 10'~ n;IIUf,lllyor blow them d.y G Check Ihe Illslde ollho Puml) houSII'9. Ihe OilIer .;w:e ilnd Ihe 101 101 dilfllilUe and e~cesSIve weill 7 E~ll'''Ule the I111lling su.lace 01 lhe I)Ump cove. 101 we,lr It Ihe CO' IS sco,ed. o rooved. a. shows ilny s'g ns o f wea •. a new covef must I hlled 8 W,lh the ,otor assembly filted in the hOuSing. place a straighl·ed!. over Ihe end 0 1 the housing
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,n the "Oill hand ror;ke. covc. ~nd mlO Ihl) en!IHlC Ih'ouUh .111 .1(1,1pl0' bene,.!!> the (.1,hl"l)ll01 The sys\cm '!nSlI.ct; 11\.11 !lIlhurnl lIilSCS ille .ChunNt to Ihe enU'"e fOI fUllher (:orlllJ\'~I'OIl
78 Engine reassernbly - gcner
79 C,lInsllllll -re';II'I1I)
SI"h, Illc SpM.,<1 "",th li S ChitrllfCI1'" "ml [""I onin Ill" r:;HlI:.hall ;oml ,, the kr,y 2 LlIb",':"I" lh" c"m~h,111 lo",.,als w,lh <:Ill)"") nd ,llld ~I,d" Ihe ' ·.IIlI~hah "' hOln\h" hOIl!. 1.II-IItH C;UI~ 10 ~""P ,1 ~1',IO!lhl. SO ,I', nvt III rl.mlil!1" II", /:.III1,h,,11 I)","'IIO~ 3 rr! th., (.l", ~h"h 11""~1 ,)1",,, wuhou! ;, !1.'~"('1 fIt lI,e two (,(lInl\I:!,,,nk hr',lei rr,!,'"lll'!! serews ;1I,d 11\lhl"" III"",
80 Cranksh .. ft reblti,,!!
~V'lh lilt: "II\IIIH' "p',ul" ,low". I. 'v ";I, h "I II", "1'1"'11"',""'0 h.,I,,",s ''''10 Ih" "1'1""1''''''1: u.",ll .• '~" wI·h. 111,'''''''1 ~,,,,, Ih." Ih" 1<" ""'!II.IIIO 0" II", I""""'!I '~P"'I""IV ""!!,,!!,,,I '" ,II" ':C"":~I"""h"!I ~I{)I '" II,,: 1; • • u'"c;I~" WI'!> Illh., "Id I""""'!I~ .,," I"""!I ",!tW:Il. ItI.lk" .;",1.111,,10:01 e.lch I .. """,!! hill! IS '''Iud • III III.., 1'1.,, ;11 h"ll wh";h,, W.IS ",mo"..,d Fn Iht:: Ih'u~1 w.lsh".s 10 <1;lcl. ~,,11l 01 11", CI:'II • .., I...,a''''!I. Ih" 0''''''''''([ l;lI;"s 01 Ihe wa~I'e.s IJelll!! Oulw;!lds (1"11 1 16) n"I.""II,c II"tI~1 w.l~I""s 11 1)lar.r. w,lh UH}.1SC 2 FII Ihe low ll anO "!1 halv",s 10 the app,op""h: I>";'''''!I ,;nps 1"1 Ihl1 IllIuSI wM,h.."s on ellll(!' S,dCl "r Ihe <""'"11 I>e;"'I1!l ':"1', Wllh Iho 1.," 01 Ihe w" she. Iitied "1i0 Ihe slOI It' IluI be''''''!1 <;;'1' Rel
RclC' 10 $CCI'O" ;:t!)
82 Oil pump -refillin U
P"lTle
Ihe oilllUlllp L>V 1IIIol1g Ihe IlIlel 1101l wnh Cl1g,"e 0,1 and Ihen flJlat,ng Iho dllvcshilh 10 d,sl"L>ule Ihe 011 wllh," the I'lI"'P hodv 2 Inselllhp. pOll1led end ollhe dliveshMI "'to Ihe PWIlP hodv and III Ihe clop 10 .etain II 3 Place Ih o pUIliP U1 I)051110n . cngnU!! Ihe d""e~h;JII and Iheo inseH Ihe ' .... 0 llitallung IJolls r'\lhlet1ll1.., holts to thC lo.que w'lInch SCII,ng
\I,,,(:n III Ihc SpClcol,c,lIIons < Rell lihu boll SClCU.IIlU Ihe 0,1 pick up luhe 10 IhCl ",nln I)C;UU1U cap ",,(I "U"l"" II 10 Ihe ~j}ec"H,d 10'ljue. F
ig. 1
.16 Cr.1J1 kshilft Ihru st wash ers ~ ;orrowed (Sec 80)
83 T illl i,,!! !I ClH'S illid I rOll 1 pla to rclillill!!
Apply 1""'III'!1 1:1>"'1","11<1 In Ih " (11,1,,1 ""!I" nllh" 1"'''1 "n,loI Ih. <,yin""" hl(1{.k ;"HI l
1o"lh < no:l,1 the e:"nlsl1.1 lt ge".. Sf> Ih.ll Iho kP.VW.1VS "I I>ulh Ihl} CI.lnkshall ill1Illlol: e:.1t11sh"'1 "H) In lone ;11111 Ih,: ",,,,ks on Ihe tW,lIS .1,Q on 11m Silllll
I",,, II", <.I:'l1ksllo1ft \1";11 hilS IWO "';IIks Oil 'I alII I " " mipOIWnl Ih;n 111"V iIIe l'OSI\loncd as ~hown ,,' f.U I!; [) M""~,,,e Ir." I:lldllo.1l 01 II", <:.1I1l~hall ;,ft,,, '"~"'IIIIII Ihe t:alllsh;oIl "''''''''''!I hull ami lI\1hl"IIIlI\1 , 10 Iho: 111"1'''' wII,I1I:h ~I:H"'!I U,,,e,, III 1111, SI'"",I,,;;llll)lIS 11", cillll:;h:.11 1;"dllu"l e:"" I", ;111",'01"01 lIy f,ItIl'lI .'
Ilelf'·I,".1 1''''lIlh ~I'.".'·I G M""~,,,e'II": 1"".ll.l~h ul II,,, 1:O",,,h.111 !I",,, ill 1"lIl ··'IIl.,lly ~1'.1(:",1 PIII"i'. .",,,,,,,1 "s I""'I"""V lh.~ ~hull"ll", 0 7.2 In 0 32 """ (000910 001:l "I) 7 AIII,IV 1"'''h''!1 (:O"'P(111,,<1 II! Ihe cII(:uII11r:"",ce ollhe 1",uIIU CO"..,, 101111 I.",,~ .IIHI It) l hl) 100111 01 Ille ;"I.'pIO' pl.'le JI,d oil." up Ihe 1I1l11r'>{'
co"el 8 1l,,1'1 Ih" ",,"'kshall j)l11l!:V to pO~'I'IHI Ih.., IIIIIIII!} '.0"'1<. rhcll mSCIl III" 1""'''11 CO"", hOlls alld t'H"I"" Ih..,111 10 Ihll 10'<1"(: .·"~IIe:h Sr:l1Illg
11''' 1)'' UI Ihe SI'I1t:o/'C;l\'OllS
9 Apply ,0"lIuIII C0111llOll11d In 01111 f.,.:c 01 Ihl! e:,.,,,1 ~11i,11 llullllV w;o~I"", pl.lcc Ihls s,de 10w",US 111(; I'tlilev . ItISC.I Ihl! pull,;V SCCUH"!I holl ,,"(1 ilUhlCIl II 10 Ihc SP':Cllll1d tOlqllC
Fi
U.1 .17 Adap te r plato reinlo lcclllcnt (Sec 83)
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Fig . 1.1 8 R ear oil sen I ilnd ildaptcr pliltc (Sec 84)
84 Renr oil se;1i ,,,,(I lIywheel - rc fitti"u
1 I'll the ()n!J"I(~ .r,," ,,(1"1'10' pla1<:1 and s(:clIre ,I wllh 'I S IIv(: holls. 2 Smenr en\J1ne (ld OlltO the CI,mkshah '''". Smear 0,1 on the lip 01 the sea l tlnd pos(( lon tlon ';".11 on th e cran hha ll. 3 Align the seil l c;""er holos wllh Ihose 011 the cylrnd(:, hlock . Insell the loul bolts and 11!lhlCll Ihem 10 the SpeCifIed 10lqUfl 4 F it the flywher.:l . or dllveplalc on au lOlllallC lwnsrnis sion Illodels.
InSerll h e six holl S ;",d u\llole rllhem 10 Ihe 10 lque w rench sell"'U Uiven in lhe Speclllcm'olls
8 5 Sump -rciiuill!)
En~",,, lh;ol Ill" ru,rI "'!) ',u.l,u :e s 01 hoth IllI.! Slimp a"d t h e c(,1nkcilsc ,lie cl ea" ,mol IIi,1I n", '.""I",!) SlIrJ ,u;e 01 the Sli mp IS not d'S lo lte d. 2 Apply IO" ,I,,,!! c"'''pollnd 1 0 the pOUltS wllel(~ Ihe l"llllll) cover ablilS lhu ,;yir r"lr" 1,Io ck .lIId where Ihe rea' 001 $u,,1 carr.(:r "dIOIllS II 3 Pln ce tloo \J,,~k"l '" fJo~.t.on, lIt tlo" SlIm l} ,'Ild IIlS(). 1 lhe r0Io1111il1l)
bolts ImUO I tl!lhl 4 PrO!lres~lvely 1I!llIt,," llw sump holt s 011 opposIte I'ilr ts lIllt,1 all 0 1
t
hem ,H" il l tl", ~ 1"":lllI"d IOlllUU , 5 FII ,1 now w;,~h", 10 Ihe ~Ul1lp II"'UI pili!) , IIlscrl lhe dl,lIll pllll) and
t ,uhlen ,t
8 6 Cylinder h e"ds re;rssernbly
L~y the cylrnd" r h",.\! on .IS s Ide. luhrrcnt e cvcry valve Uu ide with eng;l1(! oil. ,lilt! ,"~,,"t the valves 11110 the \Ju, dc Irom whIch lh ey wele remov(:d 2 To ,WOld d
lhero.s dilnlJC' oltl1<.: ~I""IU rcW""C' dillllil\)IIlU tllC villve SHlm 011 sen l
G Ahcr "lsert")!J tit" ~pllt collets. r eleilSo the spllny compressor (111(1
rcmove II 7 C hcc k th"t lh..: ~pl'l cull":IS hilve seilled properly and t
Fi g. 1.1 9 Tightening sequenc e for cylinde r head bolts on the 3.0 litre enuine (Sec 8 7)
a Repe"l liln pruccdwn orven III p;ua!Jrnphs 1 to 7 o n the (CmJlnlllU
v,llv"s
87 Cylinder heads - re fitt;nu
11 the tappels w ere rcmoved. luiJricnle lhe lilppets nnd I heu hores wnh enoine orl nnd insor t thOlll wilh lhc;, d Ished cnds uppermost Ensule lha l every tappet ,s rclltlcd Into lhe hore hom whIch II wns
t nkcl1
2 Mak e sure tha t Ihe rna t"'!1 surlaccs o f lhe cylinder block. cyl lndor henrJs ;Uld 1111,,1 Ill,lIlIlold ;lIe de;"l. then plnce new cyhndcr head \Ja~kets ove, the Wildes un thn cylrmh" block. Tho cyirnder head \I,,~k ~IS beilr thO malkln\! TOP f:nON T ilnd nced to h e pOSII,oned
cOII(:ct ly .
3 Low ul Ille cyl ""lcr he,1ds ov"r the" posl tlonrngst u(!s, Although t he cyhlld\~r headS ,"0 Id entlc;,I, they should h,lVe been Illtlrke d when remuved ilnd should be lehllUd III thcrr ()IIUinal positions t1 Inse rt the cyirndcf 11I)"d boilS f"'!I(:r t.!Jh l then tIghten lhelll prUglC SSlv(: ty OIl the olde, shown III r,U I l!J and III llle stnucs",s U iven
m the SpcelirC;lt'OnS
88 Rocker arms and cover
s -refiUing
Ensure Ihm "II Ihe puslllOlls ,lie ,nselwd I!ltO the" p'llpor placos ;II1
)olt S nntl lighten them t o the spec ,f led torque.
89 Valve clearnnees -checking nnd adjustment
R eier
to SeC!lon 3 5
90 Engine ancillaries -refitting
R eier 10 Sec tIon 46 and ref, t lhe I. ste d componenlS w,th refercnce
to th e Chaptels ind,cilte(f
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91 Engine -refilting
Rcf'tlIng the engine is a rCllcrsnl alth e removJI procedure given In Section 44. bUI in addrhon note the following 1)O;I1IS:
(,,) Ugh/I)' 9(0"50 Ihe ycar/)QIC ;npu{ Sh,ll{ (m,lI/v.,1 transmission) (b) Check tlMllhe dlileh fc/c,He .7Im is cOIf(!clly loentcd (m,lllu,)1 (fiJn$miSS;OIl) (e) Adiusl (he clutch cClbfll ,15 (/(!sCllbcri ill Clwp/fN 5 (m,mu,,1 flilMmission) (d) BelOfc COfl/weliny the engine /0 {I!(! ,W{omMIC {MOSl/tllSion check 111M /he /O((/lle con vet/or is fully 01l9,19N/ wilh lite /f,lfI smiSSI()II pump by reh'/(!IICa to CIWp/Of 6 (e) Refll' file ,)II/QIII,llie ("'''lllltHiOIl WillI 1141/11 ,15 dcsCfI/)t'd III Ch,lpWI 6 (/) Ad/usllhe lellsioll 01 the IJowor steeling IIlIfIIll MId .11/emMa. !lnvalid/(s) ,15 d(!scfI/)ml in Ch,?pICIS 10 i/lld 2 f(!SpcC/lv(!/y (!I) Fill Ihc cooJillfl sys/cm (el,.l/'/C' 2) ,md /lOW,!' Slcc/IIIY
SVS/l:tII (ella,'/Cf 10), 1111:11 fIIlllle mlylllc Willi od (SeC/lOll ti~) ("ho/Q)
92 E n £line -initial start-u p after major overlwul or re pair
Hel",
10 Sect Ion 38
PART C, FAULT D IAGNOSIS
93 Faull diagnosis -engine
Sympto m
(n!Jlne f.111s to tllm OVCI whim ~t;llt", IS Opc,;) lcd
Enll"n) lUIIIS ill no.",al ~pced. hili dous not 51,IIt
E"u'ne SlOp s ilnd Will not 'estill t
Enll'Ile
.",slucs, O. lUll S unevenly
L~ck of powc. illlt! poo, comp.esslo ll
91 1 T OPPln! 1 lIl) tile ""'II"") wIth od
ReilSOn(S)
DI~ch.1'Hed 01 delec tlv" 1o:,lle.y
Dilly 01 lI)os" lI.11tc.y le.,ds
O"f '!I:llve sl; IIt", soL"",,,, I. ,II SW'II: " Odl'ctlvl' s lillte. "UIIOf
Dilly 0 ' III"ken e"!I"IC "'''1111''11 SIt;IP
1\I1'"111 ':Ol1lpOlu",ts Will (If ,1;""1) DefectIve low te nSIOIi le"d Detective o. InCOllec,ly :,,, 1 ,:"III"C I h,e;oke. (,I "PI.I,,:a"fe)
Oe f"ctlve condense. (If '11'lllIo,;.,"lc) O'st"hulor cal) defec tIve. or celltral h,ush HI (irs l,,"uto ' cap Ilot m,,~, COfltilf.t w'th th e .otor a"n Ifls.ulhc,em petrol "' tilllk V.1pOOf Iud '11 luel hlle (," hut cOl1{lIuolls)
Fuet pump I:uhlfe E~O:Hs51ve c hoke, caus,,,u spillk pluUs 10 hccolllt) wet
IU"I1I(HI 1,,,IUle result Ill!.! 110111 b.cakdown. or prescncc o t w;'1ler \,Inti w(: 1 cOnthllOIlS l:n:k 1.11 tud. at luel IJlock, l!Je
loose 19111tlon Icads F(luIIV s J)n. k 1)Iuli T'(1ckin£l on d,slllbuto. cnjl IIlsuliltion
InCOIICCll11lxtu'e 'Ullilion 100 telilldcd Dilly con[,lCI blcakc. POlll1S (,I ajlplPcablc). or loose connection'
Faully Of loose condense' ( II ~)JpIPcilblc) Lea kin U ca.hu.eItOJ. o. lII.lll1fold JOlllt
D"lectlve v.,lves Blown cyIP"de . head £lasket
WOlll bo.es OJ dilm ilye
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,. Chapter 2 Cooling system
Cont ents
AntIfreeze mixture Cool ing system -draining, Cooling system -filhng Coo ling system -flushing " D,ivcbcllS -femoy~1 and refilling Expansion lank -removal and reflllmg F;)n hub be,Hing (3 .0 lit re eng ine) -renewal . Fault diagnosis -cooling system
Sp(lcifiCiltions
System type
Thermostat
Opening lempel
M'ninlllnl IhennO SWI Havel _
Orivebelt tension
O()lleCI,on JlHOwily between pulleys (longeSI run)
Prossure cnp setting
3 0 lure engines -._ .. ,. "._ 2 8 hire engin es _
System capncit y
30 htle eng ines .. , .... 2 8 lille engines
Ioorque Wrench settings "lIe fHlgil)( :s
'" ~JI~;·;~~;~'·." _ ... , .. " , e"noSl~t 110[151119
G 3 5 4 10
" 12 15
Gene',,' description RmhalOr -.ellloy;,I, inspection, clCilning imd refllting RO\ J\inc rn
1 7 2 13 8 11 9
P,cssu"scd. With beil ·drlven pump ,1"d larl (VISCOUS (hive type on 1.1u:, moduls). IhcrrnoSWI ... nd expansion \,lflk on I"W' Illodels
85 to 9S ·C (185 to 208'F) 79 to 83" C ( 1 74 to lSl'F)
9910 10TC (21010 2Hi"F)
9 T C (207'F) 7.0 nun (028 Ill)
100nll)1 (0.4 in)
091 klll/enl' ( 12 .9 Ibljin') 0 .8510 1.10 klli /elll' (12110 15.6 Ibf!m')
931111e (16.4 pinl) 8.71111e (15 3 p inl)
No.
710 10 710 10 161020
81011 17 10 20 9 to 13 810 11 20 to 25 201025
Ibf ft
5 to ., 5 to ., 12 10 15
6 108 13 to 15
7 10 1 0 6108 151018 1510 18
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Goneral descriptio n
Tho coo1inU sys tem IS of tile flfCSSll"sc d type consiSling of 11 helt·driven pump. h0l11 mourllc d .ild,ator and thermOSI"! Th e hClt·rhrvcn 1,111 IS of SI;mf!ard type on carly models, bllt of VISCOUS drive IYlle ( l) holO) on lalC I models. the lallci jllCOrPO'ilUllg iI speed 1I0)'I<1110n (I(!vkc, On 3.0 hue cnOllles t he IhcollOSlill IS IOCillcd (I( tho,'! 011 tiel to tl lC tOp hose. but on 2.8 htre engines i, is localcd on the 11110 1 hom 1ho baliom hose . Lmc. models
Fin. 2 .1 Coolinu systelll (3.0 lilro cngine) (Soc 1 )
Fig. 2 .2 Cooling syslcm (2.8 litre engine) (Soc 1 )
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1 I VISCOUS (IPlVC I,m coupling (I,~mpc,alu,e sensitIve 1VIle shown) 2.5 Tuppill\l -lIplhc COlllilll1 h,vel in the c~J)alls,on \;lI\k 27 Checkin U the drive-belt IClls,on (28 hire CIlUulC)
2 Routino Illaintcnanco
Altho ,n1C, ... "ls SPOC""]!! utlhe Rouhnc M .. "UcnanCf! SOChOr! on Ihe 110111 01 the m;uu,a1 c;lrIy oul the lol1oWl!ljl p.occduoes
Check cnoling syslcm lor /c,1k.~ 1 In spe cl Iht! coolin!! sysh),l) hose s 'llcludlll!) the ,adIOiIO' :,"<1 Iwate. hoses for damage. detcriOlllll0n i1nd sccullly If Ihelt) is I'Irly IOulle;1I'01] of swelling 01 p
COf/ec t tension If .equir e d .
9 Run the enuine f o r severlll minutes Ihen rec hec k t he lension.
Renew,1/Jtilreeze 10 O.am i1nd flush Ihe CO(lhng System as descrlhed in Sections 3 and 4 . 11 F,II the coollllg system With Ihe correct solullon of watel and amlf,ccle as desc"hed in SeClions 5 and 6 .
3
Cooling sysl e m -drai"inU
If pOSSIble. ensu,e thilt the engine IS cold belo.t! d.al"i"lJ Ihe cool ant. 10 aVOid the fisk of scalding.
2 Remove Ihe .adlatOf or expanSIon tank IIlIe. cap. If the eflUlnc IS hot. Ih ls must be done vl;lry caul,ously, because a sudden release 0 1
Fig. 2.3 Clltawa y view o f Iho expan sio n tlln k showin g tho plastic lovel indicator -tH rowed (Sec 2)
P'".'·S5U'0 CilIl ,esull II. the cool(lnl !.>oIling i1nd blOWing Oul. On ,1 hot enUlIle. plilce iI cluth ove, the caf} and lurn il ve. y uently. '0 release tim p,ess\lIe slowly. 3 flel110ve the SplilSh shield frOI11 b enomh the ra(II;IIOf. of i1pplrcilble
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In IUlIe. !he cooling syStel11 Will lose ils efficiency because o f a bu,ld'lIp 01 .uSI and sedunen t in the radiator. To clean the .adliltol. .emove thc IllIer Cill) i1nd 'he bOllom hose ilnd !lush Ihe radialo" by inse.llng a hose in Iho f,lle. car> neck i1nd funninu Wille. th.ough fOf about tr.m I11mules . 2 If Ihere is a Ilea vy aCCUmuliltlOn 01 sediment. it is betler to .eve.se
flu sh Ihe .adl~tor. by connecting the water supply 10 Ih o boltom of the rilclmof alld allowinu II 10 flow oul of the tOIl. Speclnl hose adapters arc avai lable to enahle thIS to be done w ith the rild.ator In I)OSllion. but It is p,efe.able '0 removc the lad,ato. and tum il upside down.
3 Remove t he thernlos,a, (Section 8) then .eve.se lIush Ihe engine wi,h a W1l1e. hose u n lll clean waler flows from the .ndlat Of bottom h ose connectIon.
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All cnyin()s 10 Teslthe Ih",moslill 1o. r"''''<: h,llctIO""'!J hv suspr:llcI ",U 1I Oil a string In" saucep.,n 01 cold ".,1,,, tOHcthe. WIth a !h.). momc1Cr ,,,,"I (he ",nIl!'
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3 0 iiiif.' VI/yllw 2 5t.,d"·,, Ih', II .. "" ,,1110'(\;,10' ,1'O"IItll .!! hOJI\~. Jlush Ihe illle,nal!)r low;lIds II .. , "n'I"'O, hit IhH dllvetH,l1 '''''11 lilt· wah" pump twlley ;md ",move .1 3 S tack"n th" lowe. 'ilc1,;.IO' hose d ,p .1 l ilt: ,nt., 1 cunnechon 10 th., 11I,1lt1) Ca ... lr,tiv eilSf) Ihe ho~c hom Ihe W;.I." pu"'p r:lIlOw 4 SI.Ir.k"lI 11r" hosc clrp ,ltthe rCill 01 thc ,,,'mp ;'1111 cilfel"IIV eil:>c the Iro:.c hl)llI Ih,· 1''''''1) !, 5!:10:I0,,,,, tl", IIHld hObO r.hp SIIII" I"d .11 Ih" Inl' of the pump ""d ':;I"'h,IIV ""~,, Iho h oso I,om (he lOp 01 Ihe I'U'''I' G U,"I., Ilro: 11"",0 !toll~ SOC\Jrln\j Ihe walcI pump to the cvl. ,,!! c ' Dloek NOh) III;" ".".h hoi I IS 1,1(0d w,lh;1 sjl ""!J washe, ,111,1111,,1. ,'s Ihe Dol l 's 1.,1l'ped bv II", Iii" pulley. 11 Will hC necessary tu l"ogresslvelV s lncken till) holts alld pilil Ihe W.ltcr ))ump il",ny "0111 Ihe cvlinder blocl.: The )ocm,on 01 Ihe hailS should be "oled, so Ihm Ihey ilre reflued on Iherr 011\)",,,1 POSlllons. 7 Oncc all ItHee boilS hilve been unscrewed hom Ihe cVlrnde , blod the Wille, P""'P m"y he 'emoved ilnd Ihe 0.1sk(:1 se';'ped off
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