ARMY TM 9-6115-604-12
NAVY NAVFC P-8-633-12
STEP 1.
PERFORM PMCS PRESTART CHECKS.
STEP 2.
SET 24 V DC CONTROL POWER CIRCUIT BREAKER TO ON.
STEP 3.
SET MAINTENANCE LOCKOUT SWITCH TO MANUAL.
STEP 4.
SET OPERATION SELECTOR SWITCH TO MANUAL..
STEP 5.
SET LOCAL REMOTE SWITCH TO LOCAL..
NOTE
WHEN ENGINE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 40°F (4°C) AND THE PREHEATER HAS
NOT BEEN USED, ENGINE ETHER PRIMER MAY BE REQUIRED. TO USE ETHER
PRIMER, MOMENTARILY SET START AID SWITCH TO THE ON POSITION AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE SECOND, THIRD, OR FOURTH CRANK CYCLE. EACH TIME
START AID SWITCH IS SET TO ON AND RELEASED, ETHER IS INJECTED INTO THE
ENGINE AIR INTAKE MANIFOLD.
STEP 6.
HOLD PRELUBE SYS SWITCH TO WAND WATCH LUBEOIL PRESSURE GAGE FOR RISING OIL
PRESSURE. WHEN PRESSURE STABILIZES (WITHIN 2 MINUTES) PROCEED TO NEXT STEP.
STEP 7.
SET MASTER SWITCH TO START AND RELEASE TO RUN. (THE ENGINE WILL AUTOMATICALLY
CRANK FOR 15 SECONDS AND REST FOR 15 SECONDS, UNTILTHE ENGINE HAS STARTED, FOR
A TOTAL OF FOUR CRANK CYCLES.)
STEP 8.
RELEASE PRELUBE SYS SWITCH.
Figure 2-13. Starting Generator Set - Single Unit Operation
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