Navistar ProStar+ User Manual

MaintenanceInstructions
berebuilt.Purgevalvesmayalsostickiftheairdryerheaterhas
failedandiceiscloggingthevalve.
Heater
Checkthattheairdryerheateractivatesattemperaturesbelow
freezing.Withthevehicleinacoldenvironmentandbeforethe
engineisstarted,turnontheignitionandtouchtheairdryer
housing.Itshouldbewarmerthanothermetallicitemsonthe
vehicle.Ifsomewarmthcannotbefelt,itmayindicatethatthe
heaterelementorthewiringpoweringitshouldbeserviced.
AirReservoir/TanksMoistureDraining
Moisturetakeninwiththeairthroughthecompressorinletvalves
collectsintheairtanks.Thewettankisthersttanktoreceive
airfromtheairdryerandthereforecollectsmostoftheremaining
moisturethatwasnotremovedbytheairdryer.Drainthewet
tankreservoireverydayattheendofthetrip.Draintheprimary
andsecondarytanksperiodically.Periodically,manuallydrain
eachreservoirbyopeningthedraincocklocatedeitheronthe
bottomofthetankorintheendofthetank.
Makesurethedrainpassageisnotplugged.Foreaseof
draining,someorallairtankdrainvalvesmaybeequippedwith
optionalpullcords.Theremustbesomeairpressureinthe
systemtoensureproperdrainage.Closethedraincocksafter
allmoisturehasbeenexpelled.
Drainthewettankdailyattheendofeachtriptopurgecollected
waterandpreventiceformationinsidethetankwhenthevehicle
isshutoffincoldweather.Ifyouareunsurewhichtankisthe
wettank,drainalltanksdaily.
Onvehiclesequippedwithautomaticdrainvalve(s),moisture
andcontaminantsareautomaticallyremovedfromthereservoir
towhichitisconnected.Itoperatesautomaticallyduringeach
compressioncycleandrequiresnomanualassistanceorcontrol
linesfromothersources.
TheBendix
®
AD-IS
®
airdryerhasanintegralwet/purgetankthat
automaticallypurgesitselfandthedesiccantofcollectedwater
attheendofeachcompressorcycle.
ABSConnectionsandSensors
Periodically,pushtogethertheABSwiringconnectionstoensure
theyarefullyseated.Pressthewheelspeedsensorsintotheir
mountingcollarstoensuretheyarefullyseated.
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CareofVehicle
WashingandWaxing
Frequentandregularwashingwilllengthenthelifeofyournew
vehicle'spaintednishandbrightmetaltrim.
Washyourvehicleoftenwithwarmorcoldwatertoremovedirt
andpreservetheoriginallusterofthepaint.Neverwashthe
vehicleinthedirectraysofthehotsunorwhenthesheetmetal
ishottothetouch,asthismaycausestreaksonthenish.Do
notusehotwaterorstrongsoapsordetergents,asthismayetch
thepaintorexposedmetal/brightsurfaces.Donotwipeoffdirt
whenthesurfaceisdry,asthiswillscratchthepaintorexposed
metal/brightsurfaces.
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Brand	Navistar
Model	ProStar+
Category	Trucks
Language	English