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M977 SERIES, 8x8 HEAVY EXPANDED MOBILITY TACTICAL TRUCKS (HEMTT)

OPERATOR’S MANUAL VOLUME 1 OF 2

DECEMBER 1998

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M978 Tanker Operating Procedures

2-20. PREPARE TANKER FOR OPERATION.

a.

Prepare Vehicle.

WARNING

No smoking, flame, sparks, glowing or hot objects

allowed within 50 ft (15 m) of vehicle. Fire or explosion

may cause personal injury or death.

NOTE

This procedure should be performed to prepare tanker

before all fuel loading, fuel servicing, defueling, fuel

recirculation, and fuel unloading operations.

(1)

Start engine (para 2-lla or 2-lib), position vehicle for operation, and

park vehicle (para 2-11o).

(2)

Shut off engine (para 2-11p).

NOTE

Perform all before-operation PMCS procedures

(Table 2-3).

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