PS Magazine - JUNE 1985
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 391
JUNE 1985
Starting System Test
4
Troubleshooting startiNg proBlems
in either gasoline or dieselLmultIfel
engines always starts with the batteries
-or a single batteR in some cases.
Wile troubleshooting, you should
check the batteries, BatteR cables and
starter-the starting system± ²ad bat³
teries may be only part oF the probleM,
But you have to st´ighten out µhAt part
oF the problem beFore you can trouble¶
shoot the rest oF the system±
·e'll run this test on an ¸¹51¶series
1º4 ton truck, just
a
an examPle±
»en¼ Put My Positive (red) cliP tO
the positive (
+)
BatteR Post and put
my negative (black) cliP to the nega½
tive (¾) BatteR Post±
1
need a 12¶volt or 24¿volt power
source to oPe´te± »is can be the BatÀ
teries in the equiPMent we Áre testing or
another batteR± Ât mAkes
n
dÃÄerence±
JUN 85
Åirst, push the power swiÆch to ÇÈ
and watch For
±±±±
and then ÉʶËDial
the ÌST ÍEÎECT switches tÏ
66
aÐd
press in the TEÍT button only For a
Moment±
I
My read¶out display Ñashes
up the number
66,
_
you kÐow ÂÁm ready±
Èext, dial
99
on the ÌÍÒ ÍEÎECÒ
switches aÐd press the ÌÍT button± Â
will Ósh a bunch oF numbers, but
donÁt let that bother you
a
long
a
my
last word is ÔÕÍͱ
I
Èow dial
67
on ÌÍT ÍEÎECT switchÖs±
Ôress the ÌÍT button×
Ø
ÙÁll let you know
±
the batteries ÙÁM hooked to have
enough power to let me do my troubleshooting job±
Hook the
P
Plug oF
the
W
test
ProÚe
caBlÛ
to
the
J4
VÇÜÝ/ÇH¸Þ
conÀ
nector±
Conßect the
red anà black cliP
leás
oâ the
ãaBle
JUN 8²
together±
³´´´µ .¶·¸
CoNNEc² cl³p´
²o cAl³bRA²E
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