PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-443
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 443
OCTOBER 1989
M1·Series Tanks .
..
tart and stop your Ml tanks by the
book. The
-10-2
TM's have the info
you need to preveNt needLess stArter
damage and reduce FeL nozzLe cokIng.
Here's how the good words wiLL save
your taNk:
•
Pay attention to the starting in-
structions to save your staRter.
±f the engine won't start on the sec²
ond attempt, wait one minute. Then³
Set aNd hold the ±² AR²ER
O³LY switch to the ´µGAGED posi·
tion for 20-30 seconds, then ¶et it go.
STARTER ONLY
ENGAGED
SHUT OFF
4
W¸it unti¶ tHe ¹ngin¹ stºPs
»urnIng (R¼M gage ½i¶¶ rea¾ 0).
¼r¹ss and Ho¶d tHe sta¿er butÀ
ton for Á-3 seconds, then let it go.
TACTICAl
IdLE
ON
±f the eNgine sti´L won't start, troubLe²
shoot it. µever grInd and griNd on the
starter.
oct89
¶t shutdowN, you ·LLow the TM's again¸ to save your engine. Pay atteNtion
to the w¹ing LIghts ·r the engine and transmission. ¶Lso watch the fire Light.
±f aNy of them are Lit, You've got work to do now, not Later.
WatcH tHese ¶igHts
OIl TEMP
OIL PRESS
OVERSpEED
HIGH
LOW
OIl TEMp
OiL PRESS
HIgH
LOW
-
Check the M¶STEº C¶UT±Oµ Light. ±f it's Lit, see wheRe the pRoBLem is o»
the INstrument ¼aneL and ·LLow TM instruc½ions to
fx
it.
MASTER
CAU²ÂOÃ
I
¾ut most of aLL, Let the turbiNe engine IdLe ·r two minutes be·re shutdow»¿
µever ÀLay the "Àark fÁst and cut It ofÂ' game at shutdown. ±dLIng gives the engIne
tIme to cooL oà eNough to Àrevent heat "soakÄbackÅ, which can Æuin an engine.
More cLose to home, IDLiNg heLps Àrevent cokÇng on the FeL nozzLe, whIch
means your tank wiLL staÆt fÁster and perform better. ±f the coking is bad enough,
yoÈr taNk Won't startÉperiod.
OCT89
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