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switch is moved to the "O N" position, it energizes o so l enoid which
releoses o com on the engine oir choke volve permitting it to close,
shutting off t
he oir supply to the engine .
IMPORTANT
When the "EMERGENCY STOP" switch has been used to stop
the engine , the choke valv e must be reset manually before the
engine can be operated . Rotate com until shoulder engages cam
lock.
The emergency stop is to be used ONLY when pushing the
"MASTER" swit ch foils to stop the engine . Do not restart until the
reason for loss of control hos been corrected .
Booster Battery Starting
CAUTION:
Any procedure other than the following could result in:
( 1) Personal injur y caused by electrolyte squirting out of the
battery vents.
(2) Personal
injury or property damage due to battery explosion.
(3)
Do mage due to the charging system of the booster vehicle or of
the immobilized vehicle.
DO NOT attemp t to jump start o veh icle having a frozen bottery
because the battery may rupture or explode . If a frozen
battery is suspected , examine o il fill vents on the battery . If
ice can be seen , or if the electrolyte fluid cannot be seen , do
not attempt to start the vehicle wi th jumper cable s as l ong a s
the battery remain s frozen. Both t he boo s ter battery and the
discharged bottery must be tr eated carefully when u s, ng
1 umper cable \ Fol low EXACTLY the procedure out li ned
be l ow , being core f ul not to ca , He spar k s.
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Connecting Booster Battery
and Jumper Cables
( 1) Set parking brake , turn off lights, heater and other loods . Remove
12 Volt leads ot battery .
(2) Remove vent cops from both the booster and the di scharged
ba tt er i es . Loy o cloth over the open vent wells of each battery .
These two actions
help reduce t he possibility of explosion which is
always present when connecting a "li ve " booster battery to a
"
dead " battery.
(3) Attach one end of one jumper cable to the positive termi nal of
booster battery ( identified by o red color "+" or "P" on the battery
case , post or clamp ), ond the other end of the some coble to the
positive terminal of the discharged battery.
DO NOT permit veh icles to touch each other as th,s could establish o
ground connect i on ond counteract the benef its of this
procedure .
( 4)
Attach one end of the rema ining n ega tive (-) coble 10 the negat i ve
terminal (block color " - " or "N") of the booster batte ry, and the
other end to ground l ocation on the vehicle being started . DO NOT
CONNECT
DIRECTLY TO NEGATIVE POST OF DEAD BAT T ERY ·
toking core t hat clomps from one cob le do not inadvertently touch
the clomps on the other cab le. DO NOT lean over the bottery when
ma ki ng this connection .
NOTE: The ground is to b-e at least 12 i nches from the battery filler cops,
prov i ding good elecrricol conductivity ond current carrying capacity .