PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-419
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 419
OCTOBER 1987
One thing Is fr suRe, zeRo weather mAkes It toUgher to sta± youR eng²e. The
bs³ wAy to help yourselF And tHe engIne Is
t
b FAMIAR wIth ´he equIpment's
cold-wEµeR s¶g pR·edure¸ ¹suAlly, theRe're A
ºw extrAs ³hAt hAve t» b doNe¼so Bne up oN
t½At sec¾on oF t½e
-10
T¿¸
KÀp your ÁAtteRIes AÂ PAk chArge fR
gà cRAnkIng ÄweR¸ TuÅ oÆ All AcÇ
cesSRIes bfÈ you cRAnk,
a
crAnk
T
engINe No loNGeR µAt YouR
±10 ²
sAYsÉ
LongeR PRIÊs
c
ÁuÅ up the staRteRË
WAIt A
fl 3
Ìnutes bfRe cÍÎ
¿Any oPRAtoRs oveR-prIme. ThIs leAds to hydRostatIc Ï·k And crÐnkcÐse oIl
dIÑutIoN¸ Òefre ´uÓg the eNgIÔe oveÕ¼pRIme 2 or
³
slow stRokesÖNo more.
TheN tuÅ over the engIne ANd p×Ime slowlY ANd spÐRINgly untIØ the eNgIne'll RuN
on the choke ÐNd thRo³tle settIÔgs AloNe.
ÙAsy oN thAt throt´le! WARm up At AÁout
1,´µ
Ú¿ ÐNd doN't put A loAd oN
t½e engIne untIl It wARms up to At leAst
140°F
(AÁout
5
mINutes)Ë
CAU¶ION
AFTUI Stal±iN ²nD BEfORe
S·oPpin8
³´61µ¶ ru· ¸¹ Lºs»
¼H½¾ ¿0À ÁPM Fo 5 mÃÄ.
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Aäuåæçèéêëìíîï
ðñòóôõö÷øùúûü
ÛdlIÔg uNdeR
º»
Ú¿ fR ÏoNÎ PRIÊs causes mANy pRoÁlems. ÛF you'Re ÜuIRÝ
to ×ÞN the eNgIÔe to keep youR RAdIo In Net oR to oPRAte some AuxIlIAß equIpmeNt
oÆ the ve½Icle's ÄweR àÐIn, then Run t½e eNgIne At hágh Idle¼ÁetweeN 1,0â ÐNd
1,2ã Ú¿. ¹se A sepARAte geneRAtoR wheNever ÄssIÁle.
¼
äxàeme cold weAt½eR,
you'lÑ hAve to Idle youR eNgåNe moRe t½AN noRmAl. æoweveR, çeep án èd eNeRgy
coÔéeêAtIon Ðnd Idle only As much As AÁsolutely NëessÐRy. When oN A stoìAndígo
mIssIoN, It's bst to let the eng²e RuN At ½Igh Idle¸
DIesel eNgInes should Áe kept runnInÎ duRIng shoRt stops oR wAIts¼heRe AgÐIn
At
1½´µ
to 1,2ã Ú¿.
îpÐRk plugs ful lIke cRïy And cAn gIve you A Ïot oF gRIeF¸ Cold engIÔes ðñg
òt slow sóôds And low õ¿'s ARe the greAtest cAuse.
Zeö wEt÷eR cøùs fR exàA Aúen¾on¸ Don't wAIt uNtIl youR IgnIûon system üýps
out to cleÐn ÐNd Reset the plugs. ÛF you hAve þRIng pRoÁlems, Áe suRe to check
youR pluÎs when you'Re trouÿleshĀtIng.
There's A spARkāpÏug cleaNeR ÐNd tester wIthIn REch oF eveß unát¸ Ût's fuNd
In the Ăo¸ 1 ANd Ăo. 2 CommoN shop sets¸ ÛF you'Re New At plug cleAnInÎ, dIg
up A copy oF T¿ 9ă491Ą22ă12¸ The cleAnIÔÎ InstąctIoNs án thIs T¿ cAn b
ApplIed to ÐlÏ mAkes oF spÐrk plug cleÐNeRs.
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