Navistar International LT Series - Section 3 - Inspection Guide; Introduction; General Information

InspectionGuide
SECTION3—INSPECTIONGUIDE
Introduction
GeneralInformation
WARNING
Topreventpersonalinjuryand/ordeath,or
damagetoproperty,whenservicingthevehicle,
parkonaatlevelservice,settheparkingbrake,
turntheengineoff,andinstallwheelchocks.
WARNING
Topreventpersonalinjuryand/ordeath,or
damagetoproperty,exercisecarewhenworking
onvehicleswithrunningenginesthatare
equippedwithanautomaticfanclutch.The
fanengageswhenenginecoolantreachesa
predeterminedtemperatureortherefrigerant
pressure(ifequippedwithairconditioning)
reachesapredeterminedsetting.Thefanwill
startwithnoadvancewarning.
WARNING
Topreventpersonalinjuryand/ordeath,or
damagetoproperty,ifvehicleisequipped
withanautomatictransmission,havea
qualiedtechnicianregularlycheckoperationof
transmissionneutralstartswitch.Ifunitstartsin
gear,thevehiclemayinadvertentlymove.
Tobesureyourvehicleisreadytooperate,conductapre-trip
inspectionatthebeginningofeachworkperiod.Thissection
givestheoperatorsuggestedguidelinestobeusedinperforming
tractorandtrailerpre-tripinspections.Safetyisthemost
importantandobviousreasonfordoingapre-tripinspection.
Dependingontheoptionalfeaturesofthevehiclebeingused
andanypossibleaftermarketitemsinstalledonthevehicle,
theseguidelinesshouldbemodiedtoincludeothernecessary
inspectionpoints.Followthestepsinthissectionandcheck
themofftoensureapropervehicleinspectionprocedure.The
pagesinthissectionmaybereproducedlocallyandusedona
regularbasis.
Ifanycomponentorsystemdoesnotpassthisinspection,it
mustbecorrectedbeforeoperatingthevehicle.Takeyourtime
goingthroughthepre-tripinspection.Rememberthatacareful
pre-tripinspectionsavestimebyeliminatingunscheduledstops
tocorrectafaultyitem.
Illustrationsinthissectionidentifykeylocationsofinspection
items.Theillustrationshereinaretypicalandmaynotrepresent
allengineapplications.
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