PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-443
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 443
OCTOBER 1989
M60·Series Tanks .±±
tarting
that
big
ol'
diesel tank engine in cold
weather can be a character
builder.
Here're some tips to get
youR engine running rig±t²
Follow your -10 TM
to t³e letter² Test fr hydro´
static lockµ Make sure all
youR controls are set rig±t²
Pump the purge pump
until you ¶Eel ¶irm back
pRessuRe· It takes about a
minuteµ
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OCT 89
¸¶ the engine starts, Keep pumping
t±e purge pump wit± steady strokes,
holding t¹e mani¶Old ±eater switch and
t±e
engine
staºter
button
until
the
tachometer reads 450»500 ¼½M¾
(NOTE: As lo²g ³´ you u´e the
ma²Ifold heatµR switch a²d the pri¶
mµr pump, yoU mU´t C²tI¸uµ to hoLd
the ´ta¹er switcHº That's because
»hµ ´t³¹µR µLµctricaL ciRcuIt co²tRoLs
the ma²ifold heater's cuRRe²t¼)
¿Nce t±e ÀNgine is rUnning Smoot±ly
at aBout 70Á
RM,
stop pUmpingµ ¼eÂ
lease t±e ±eater mani¶Old switch and
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During warmup and a¶terward, don't
idLe at less than 700 ¼½Mµ Ãowļ½M
idling caUses engine cooling, not heatÅ
ingµ When you idle your engine fr
long periods, Use ±igh idleÆ1,500Ç
1,600 ¼½Mµ
I¶ you must idle at a lower speed,
watch t±e exhaustµ I¶ you see w±ite
smoke, increase ¼PM to 1,5Á0»1,600.
¸¶ the engine mis¶ires or blows heavy
blueÈwhite smoke, you'll have to blow
out the induction and ex±aust systemsÉ
To do t±at, increase ¼PM to 1,600»
1,800 fr aboUt 30 secoNds Êo one min´
ut˵ CAÌT¸¿Í: Îtop the engine ¶Ïst i¶
the power plant waÐiNg light coÑes
onµ
¸¶ the eÒgine wonÓt start, stop cranKÂ
ing a¶ter 15 secondsµ Wait 3»5 minutes
and tRy againµ I¶ it still won't staºt,
don't grind away on t±e staºter. ¸t'll
buÔ up and you don't need tÕatµ
Follow t±e Ö×Á TM troubleshooting
procedures to get t±e taNK startedµ ¸¶
that doesn't work, call your mec±anic²
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