CONTROLS, INSTRUMENTS AND
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5. Key-start Switch
1. Electrical equipment
off
2. Accessories on
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3. Warning lights and instrwnents on
4.
Thermostart heater on
5.
Starting
motor
operates
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Before starting the engine, always
cany
out
the
following procedure:
• Sit
in
the
driver's seat and ensure that the park-
ing brake or latch is finnly applied.
•
Push
the
stop
control knob fully
in.
• Ensure that
all
gearshift levers arc
in
neutral
and
that
the
P.T.O. lever
is
in
the disengaged
position.
• Place
the
remote control valve levers in
the
neutral position and move
the
hydraulic
Ii
fl
control levers fully forward.
Starting in warm weather
or
when the engine
is
hot
• Open the hand throttle halfway, depress
the
clutch
and
tum the key-start switch fully
clockwise
to
position (5)
to
operate the starting
motor.
Crank
the engine until it starts but
do
not operate
the
starting motor
for
more than 60
seconds,
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• Return
the
throttle
to
the idle position
and
check that all warning lights extinguish
and
gauge readings are nonnal.
Starting in
cold weather - below
4°
C (40°
F)
with a cold engine
• Open the hand throttle fully, depress the clutch
and tum the key-start switch
clock.wise
to po-
sition (4) to operate the Thennostart beater .
Hold
in this position for
15
seconds then
tum
the key fully clockwise to position (5). Crank
the
engine until
it
starts but do not operate the
starting motor for more
than
60
seconds.
•
If
the
engine fails
to
start, repeat
the
foregoing
procedure operating the
Thennostan for 15
seconds and
the
starting motor for up
to
60 sec-
onds.
If
the engine still fails to start, allow
the
ballery
to
recover
for
4 - 5 minutes then repeat
the
procedure.
• When the engine starts, return the throttle to
the
idle position
and
check that
all
warning
lights extinguish
and
gauge readings are nor-
mal.
COOLANT IMMERSION HEATER
(where titted)
This dealer installed accessory consists
of
a heat-
ing clement filled into one
of
the core plug aper·
tures on
the
right-hand side
of
the block. This ac-
cessory
provides easier staning down
to
-29°
C
(-20°
F).
To operate the heater, connect the heater plug to a
suitable
115
volt outlet
and
leave for two hours be-
fore
carrying out the cold weather starting proce-
dure.
NOTE:
The
heater
may
be left switched
on/or
more than two hours without harm. However, no
noticeable increase in the heater's
effectivenes.v
will
be
achieved
a:fter
this period.
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