2. Open the hood.
3. Open the air bleed screw on the fuel injection
pump ( Figure 22 ).
Figure 22
1. Fuel injection pump bleed screw
4. T ur n the k ey in the ignition switc h to the On
position. T he electric fuel pump will begin
operation, thereb y forcing air out around
the air bleed screw . Lea v e the k ey in the On
position until a solid stream of fuel flo ws out
around the screw .
5. Tighten the screw and tur n the k ey to the Off
position.
Note: Nor mally , the engine should star t after the
abo v e bleeding procedures are follo w ed. Ho w ev er ,
if engine does not star t, air ma y be trapped
betw een injection pump and injectors; contact
y our A uthorized Ser vice Dealer .
Starting and Stopping the
Engine
Starting the Engine
1. Ensure that the auxiliar y h y draulics lev er is in
neutral.
2. Mo v e the throttle lev er midw a y betw een slo w
(tur tle) and fast (rabbit) positions .
3. T ur n the ignition k ey to the R un position.
4. Press the glo w plug switc h and hold it for 10
seconds .
5. T ur n the ignition k ey to the Star t position.
W hen the engines star ts , release the k ey .
Important: Do not enga ge the star ter
f or mor e than 10 seconds at a time. If the
engine f ails to star t, allo w a 30 second
cool-do wn period betw een attempts.
F ailur e to f ollo w these instr uctions can
bur n out the star ter motor .
6. Mo v e the throttle lev er to desired setting .
Important: If the engine is r un at high
speeds when the h y draulic system is cold
(i.e., when the ambient air temperatur e is
near fr eezing or lo w er), h y draulic system
dama ge could occur . W hen star ting the
engine in cold conditions, allo w the engine
to r un in the middle thr ottle position f or
2 to 5 min utes bef or e mo ving the thr ottle
to f ast (ra b bit).
Note: If outdoor temperature is belo w
freezing, store the traction unit in a g arag e to
k ee p it w ar mer and aid in star ting .
Stopping the Engine
1. Mo v e the throttle lev er to the slo w (tur tle)
position.
2. Lo w er the loader ar ms to the g round.
3. T ur n the ignition k ey off .
Note: If the engine has been w orking hard or
is hot, let it idle for a min ute before tur ning
the ignition k ey off . T his helps cool the engine
before it is stopped. In an emerg ency , the
engine ma y be stopped immediately .
Stopping the Traction Unit
T o stop the traction unit, release the traction
control, mo v e the throttle lev er to slo w (tur tle),
lo w er loader ar ms to the g round, and stop the
engine . Set the parking brak e and remo v e the k ey .
A child or untrained bystander could attempt
to operate the traction unit and be injur ed.
R emo v e the k ey fr om the s witch when
lea ving the traction unit, ev en if just f or a
few seconds.
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