Engine Starting
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Before Starting Engine
Perform the required daily maintenance and other
periodic maintenance before the engine is started.
Inspect the engine compartment. This inspection can
help prevent major repairs at a later date. Refer to the
Operation and Maintenance Manual, “Maintenance
Interval Schedule” for more information.
• Ensure that the engine has an adequate fuel
supply.
• Open the fuel supply valve (if equipped).
If the engine has not been started for several weeks,
fuel may have drained from the fuel system. Air may
have entered the filter housing. Also, when fuel filters
have been changed, some air pockets will be trapped
in the engine. In these instances, prime the fuel
system. Refer to the Operation and Maintenance
Manual, “Fuel System - Prime” for more information
on priming the fuel system. Also, check that the fuel
specification is correct and that the fuel condition is
correct. Refer to the Operation and Maintenance
Manual, “Fuel Recommendations”.
Engine exhaust contains products of combustion
which may be harmful to your health. Always start
and operate the engine in a well ventilated area
and, if in an enclosed area, vent the exhaust to the
outside.
• Do not start the engine or move any of the controls
if there is a
“
DO NOT OPERATE
”
warning tag or
similar warning tag attached to the start switch or
to the controls.
• Reset all of the shutoffs or alarm components.
• Ensure that any driven equipment has been
disengaged. Minimize electrical loads or remove
any electrical loads.
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Starting the Engine
Do not use aerosol types of starting aids such as
ether. Such use could result in an explosion and
personal injury.
Note:
Do not adjust the engine speed control during
start-up. The electronic control module (ECM) will
control the engine speed during start-up.
1.
Disengage any equipment that is driven by the
engine.
2.
Turn the keyswitch to the RUN position. Check that
the multi function lamp on the ECM.
3.
If the lamp flashes once only, the engine can be
started normally. If the lamp flashes again, then a
fault has been detected. Refer to this Operation
and Maintenance Manual, “Diagnostic Flash Code
Retrieval” for more information.
4.
During cold weather the keyswitch will need to be
in the run position for a time period in order to allow
the glow plug operation. Some systems will have a
wait to start lamp. The wait to start lamp must be
extinguished before starting the engine. Refer to
the original equipment manufacture for information
on how to start an engine in cold weather.
Note:
The ambient weather condition will determine
the amount of time the glow plugs will require. If the
engine is warm, heat from the glow plugs will not be
required to start the engine.
NOTICE
Do not engage the starting motor when flywheel is
turning. Do not start the engine under load.
If the engine fails to start within 30 seconds, release
the starter switch or button and wait two minutes to al-
low the starting motor to cool before attempting to
start the engine again.
5.
Turn the keyswitch in order to operate the starter
motor, and allow the engine to crank. After the
engine has started, allow the keyswitch to return to
the RUN position.
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Engine Starting
Before Starting Engine