PS Magazine - MARCH 1977
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 292
MARCH 1977
or
generator set needs special PM care
when you crank 'er up.
One thIng it doesn't need is idLing±
Fact is, this dieseL-engine²drivEn set
is not made to warm up±
So if you try to idLe the M³P 105 A or·
M³P115A set by backing off the fuel
injection pu´p lever set µcrew yoU'lL
¶f your set has been out of servIce for damage to
engIne
some
tIme¸or
setting
idLe
m
.
bocharger assembLy:
temperatures beLow 32°F for 24
hours¸you
couLd
have
another
probLem¸bearIng faiLure¹
Take the turbºcharger ImpeLLer
shaft bearings for exampLe. The »ube
drains away, drIes u¼ or ½ardens on
the bearings. Since you don¾t idLe the
set, those 2000 operating RPM¾s hIt
and heat the unLubed bearIngs as soon
as the engine st¿rtsÀ ThIs is guaranteed
to burn Áem up!
Here¾s how you preLube the
 bearings and stop downtIme
1.
Place the dead crank switch
in the OFF-down±p²Sition.
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