Navistar International LT Series - After the Engine Starts; Engine Shutdown; Emergency Starting

Operation
AftertheEngineStarts
NOTE:Foradditionalinformation,seeEngineOperation
andMaintenanceManual.
•Donotincreaseenginespeeduntiltheoilpressuregauge
indicatesnormalpressure.
•Makesuretheengineoilpressureisindicatedonthe
gaugewithin20secondsafterstarting.
•Operatetheenginefor3-5minutesbeforeoperatingat
fullpower.
•Trytolimitengineidleto10minutes.Excessiveidling
reducesfueleconomyandmaydecreaseoillife.
•Whenstartingacoldengine,increasetheenginespeed
(rpm)slowlytomakesureadequatelubricationis
availabletothebearings.
EngineShutdown
NOTE:Foradditionalinformation,seeEngineOperation
andMaintenanceManual.
Idletheenginefor3-5minutesbeforeshuttingdown.This
fewminutesofidlingallowsthelubricatingoilandwatertocarry
heatawayfromcomponentsheat-soakedbyhotcombustion/
exhaustgases.
Thelargertheengine,thegreatertheneedforthisidlingperiod.
Thiswillhelpavoiddamagetoturbochargersealsorlikefeatures
ofanenginewhich,aftershutdown,willnolongerbecooledby
thecirculationofoilandcoolant.
1.PlacethetransmissioninNeutral.
2.Applytheparkingbrake.
3.Turnofftheheadlightsandallaccessories.
4.Idleahotenginefor2-5minutestoallowthe
turbochargertocool.
5.RotatethekeycounterclockwisetotheOFFposition,
andremovekeyfromtheignitionswitch.
EmergencyStarting
WARNING
Topreventpersonalinjuryand/ordeath,or
damagetoproperty,thefollowingprocedure
mustbeperformedexactlyasoutlined;
otherwise,areorabatteryexplosioncould
result.
CAUTION
Topreventelectroniccomponentdamage,never
exceed16.0voltstovehicle'selectricalsystem.
Whenitisnecessarytojump-startavehicle,the
mostreliablemeansistoconnectcharged12volt
batteries.
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