Dodge MD Series - Engine Starting and Gear Shifting; Engine Starting Procedure

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STARTING HELPS
Fir :-; t, it' s wi",' to h old th c c lutcll pedal down whil e ;; tartill g th(·
e
ll ginc, T hi s pr c\'C nl s any (langer of th e tru ck " tartin g befor e
YOII're r e
ad y, in th e cyc nt that it ]Iad hccn ac cide ntally l eft ill
g ear. A nd in cold wc aLll cr, wh cn y ou Lhrow Ollt th e ..IIlL( ,h Ille
;; tarLer do c:-; lIot ha\ 'c th e ]Jurd cn (If turnin g th· gc an ; in llle
Lransllli
,,;; ion as wcll as nanking llle cnginc, In c old wcaLher
it' ~ al ;; o .\(h 'i".dJlc, afler tllc e nginc is running prop .. r1y , to ld
Ill c c lutch ha ck in sl ow ly, 50 dlat tl lC cnginc will not he s tall c (l
I, y dl c Illil'k oil in Lh c trallRmi sion,
Turning tllc ig nition sw itch k cy to th c right (' onn c('t :-; the igni-
lioll,
fuel gauge alld oth cr clc ctrical ae cc,.;" orie", The Ihrolli e
('ollLrollllllloll "llOuld hc pllll cd ouL ju "t far c llou gll Lo op cn tile
Ihr olllc "lig htl y, If tIlt' ('nginei;;
cold th c chok e co nlr ol ] Jullo n
"llOulll I, c pulled OIlL. T he ::; Lal'l-
ing
1110101' ]JI1llon ,.; llOuld tll en
I, c pl1~h c cl clown wiLh tile foot
Lo tllC limit of its Lra vc l.
\X 'hen th c c nginc ~ Lart i; to run
ulHl cr it. o wn p owcr , pr ess ur c
on th c s tart C t' bullon and Ull th e
clut ch pe dal sh o uld bc rel ea "e (l.
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Thc c hok e buLLon sh o uld be pu sh ed in illlJll ed iatel y to it s
be st running po s ition and all th e way in as s oon as th e engine
i,' warm e nough to pe rmit it.
Remc
mb er, if your e ngin e ha s b ec n co ld , it 's alwa ys be L to Ict
it idl e a bit b e for e s tarting off, and th en dri vc s lowl y awhil e to
let it warm up thoroughly. It 's imporLant to in s ur e propcr cir-
culation of oil to all part s, and that c an 't be (lone h c for e yo nI'
engine attain s it s prop er op e rating t empe ratur e,
Here"s What Happens
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'J Ca ll ~c~ ~ tart"" IlI o tOl ' to till'll
C I1 ~ ill e .
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to eylilllln ,
,L ni ~ t rilllltol' ,lclin" '" ('U'TCIIl 10
~ park plu g,
S, CU lllpr esse t! ga su lillc is i t,: lIit cll.
6, C OlldJ\l ~ li()1I fur ees pi , toll
.) ow llwanl n.tat ill t,: l ... allk ~ hart
th e rehy s llp)ll\'ill~ tl1l' l"", 'cr
to dri ve th c trl\( ,; k,
Warning! Carbon NIonoxidc Gas
Th e e xhau st ga es frolll all vc hicl es ar c hi t,: hl y dallt,:e ro ll s, '''hile
,'arboll 1II 0 lloxi(\ e ga s is co lorl ess, ta ~ t e le ~s alit! odorle ~" , it i" ext rCII\('l y
)llIi ~O Il O Il S , ' ('I 'c r " tart or run an ('11/";11(' ill II du , 'I ,r/ ,!!(/ratfl',
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