TM 5-6115-593-12
TO 35C2-3-463-1
A.
STARTING WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE 40° F (4°) C) AND THE PREHEAT SYSTEM HAS NOT BEEN USED:
STEP
1.
TOGGLE THE MASTER SWITCH TO THE START POSITION ON THE ENGINE PANEL.
STEP
2.
WHEN THE AIR TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE 40° F (4° C), AND THE PREHEATER HAS NOT BEEN USED, ENGINE ETHER PRIMER
MAY BE REQUIRED. TO USE ETHER PRIMER, MOMENTARILY PLACE START AID SWITCH IN THE ON POSITION AND
RELEASE WHILE CRANKING THE ENGINE. EACH TIME START AID SWITCH IS CYCLED, ETHER IS INJECTED INTO THE
ENGINE AIR INTAKE SYSTEM. AFTER START OCCURS, IF ENGINE SPEED OR FREQUENCY BEGIN TO DECREASE,
ADDITIONAL ETHER CAN BE INJECTED BY CYCLING START AID SWITCH AS LONG AS THE ENGINE RPM IS BELOW 1200
RPM.
STEP
3.
WARM ENGINE FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES AT NO LOAD AFTER IT HAS STARTED.
STEP
4.
WHEN ENGINE HAS BEEN WARMED UP, ADJUST THE FREQUENCY AND THE VOLTAGE TO THE DESIRED VALUES. REF. 33
AND 34, FIG. 2-2.
Figure 2-6. Starting Instructions (Sheet 1 of 3)
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