TM-9-2320-430-10

TRUCK, TRACTOR, 8X8, M983

TECHNICAL MANUAL; OPERATOR'S MANUAL

JUNE 2009

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OPERATOR MAINTENANCE

STARTS OR RUNS ROUGHLY AFTER PROPER WARM-UP, DOES NOT MAKE FULL

POWER, OR MAKES EXCESSIVE EXHAUST SMOKE

INITIAL SETUP:

Equipment Condition

Engine OFF. (WP 0052)

Equipment Condition - Continued

Parking brakes applied. (WP 0051)

Wheels chocked. (WP 0073)

TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURE

STARTS OR RUNS ROUGHLY AFTER PROPER WARM-UP, DOES NOT MAKE FULL

POWER, OR MAKES EXCESSIVE EXHAUST SMOKE

TEST 1 - Is PTO engaged?

1.

Start engine and allow engine to reach normal operating temperature. (WP 0039)

2.

Check PTO ENGAGE switch and PTO ENGAGE indicator to make sure that PTO is

disengaged. Light should be off.

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