PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-444
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 444
NOVEMBER 1989
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ne thiNg fr sure, zero temperature make it tougher to start your eNgIne.
The best wAy to help yourselF and the eNgIne ±s to be Famil±Ar wi²h the equIpme³t's
cold-weAtHer stARtI³g procedure. UsuAlly´ thereµre A ¶w extrAs that hAve to be
done·so bo³e up on that sectIon oF the
-10
TM¸
Keep Your bAtteries At pea¹ charge
fr good crAn¹iNg powerº »u¼ o½F aLl
Accessories befre you crANk´ And
crAnk the engIne no longer thaN your
±10
»M saYs¾ ¿onger periods cAn Bu¼
up the starterÀ
WAIt As lo³g As your
²10
TM says
Befre craNking agA±NÁusually A ½Âll
3
miNutesÃ
ManY operAtors over-pRImeÄ This
leads to hydrostAtic lock A³d crANkcase
oIl d±LutIoN. Åefre tuÆIng the engIne
overÁprIme
2
or
3
sloÇ strokesÁno
more. Then tuÆ over the engI³e a³d
prime slowlY ANd sparIngly until the
engIneµ
II
run on the choke And throttle
setÈI
'
gs alone.
6
CUTION
AFER STARtING AND BefORe
S±oPrnG ²NGIN³ RUN at LeSS
´HAN 10µ RPM ¶OR 5 MIN.
NOV 89
EAsy oN the thRottle! WArm uP at
about
1,000
ÉÊM aNd donµt Ëut A load
oN the eNgIne until it waÌms up to at
least
³40°F
(AÍout
5
mINutes)À
NOV 89
7
ÎdlÏÐg ÑNder
´00
ÉÊM For loNg
periods causes mANY probleÒsÓ ÎF
You'Ôe requireD to ruN the eNgÏNe to
Õeep YoÑr ÖaDÏo iÐ Net or to oPerate
soÒe AÑxiliarY eqÑiËmeÐt o×× the veØ
hicleÙs power trA±N, theN RuN the eÐgiNe
At hÏgh ÏdÚe·betweeN
³,000
ANd
³µ¶00
ÉÊÛÜ Ýse a separate geNerAtor wheNÞ
ever ßossiÍÚeÀ àN extreme colD weAther´
Youáll have to ÏDle Your eNgiNe Òore
âHaN NormAlã äowever, ¹eep iN mÏND
eNergY coÐservAtioÐ AND Ïdle oÐÚy As
much aS ABsoåutelY NecessarYæ WheN
oN a stoËçaNdègo ÒiSsioNé itês best to
let the eNgiNe ruN at high idleÀ
ë±esel eÐgiNeS shouÚd be ¹ept RÑNì
NiNg duriNg short stops or waitsíhere
aga±n at
1·000
to
³¸¶00
ÉÊÛÃ
îpar¹ ËÚugs ×oul li¹e crazY anD cAN
give You A lot oF grieF¸ ColD eNgiNes
RuNniNg at slow speeds aNd low ÉÊMïs
are the greatest cause.
Zero weather cAlls fr extra AtteNð
tioN. ëoNït wAit uNt±l Your ±gNitIoN sysÞ
tem poops out to cleAn aNd reset the
plugsº ÎF YoÑ have ñirINg problemsò Íe
sure to chec¹ Your plugs wheN youµre
troubleshootiNg.
Thereós a spar¹ Ëlug cleaNer aNd tesô
ter withiN reAch oF every uNitÀ àtïs
fuNd i³ the õoö ÷aNd õoÀ
2
CommoN
shop setsø ùF Youïre New At pÚug cÚeAÐØ
iNg, dig Ñp a copy oú TM
¹º4¹10»4¶¼½
³¶.
»he cleaning ±nstRuctions iN this
»M cAN be ApplIed to all makes oF spark
plug cleANersº
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