User Manual

SERIES 50 OPERATOR'S GUIDE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION ................................ ................................. ................. 1

NON-GENUINE AND REBUILT COMPONENT QUALITY ALERT .. 1

CAUTION SUMMARY ........................... ................................. .............. 3

ENGINE OPERATIO N ............. .................. .................. .................. .. 3

PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE ....................................................... 4

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ................................................................... 7

COOL ING S YSTEM ........... .................. .................. .................. ........ 8

AIR INTAKE SYSTEM ...................................................................... 8

FUEL SYSTEM ................................................................................ 9

STARTING AIDS ....... .................. .................. .................. ................. 9

COMPRESSED AIR ................................................................. ........ 11

LUBRICATING OIL AND FILTERS .................. .................. .............. 11

ENGINE MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBER DESIGNATION ................ 12

OPTION LABELS ........................... ................................. ................. 13

CERTIFICATION LAB ELS ......................... ................................. ..... 14

OPERAT ING INSTRUCTIONS FOR A FIRST TIME START .............. 15

PREPAR ATIONS FOR STARTING THE ENGINE THE FIRST

TIME ................................................................. ................................ 15

COOL ING SYST EM CHECKS .................................................... 15

LUBRICATION SYSTEM CHECKS ........................................ ..... 16

EXTENDED STORAGE ....................... .................. ................. 16

FUEL SYSTEM C HEC KS ............................................................ 17

OTHER CHECKS ........................................................................ 18

STARTING THE ENGINE ........... .................. ................................... 18

INITIA L ENG INE START .................... ................................. ........ 19

ELECT R IC STARTER ....................... .................................... .. 19

AIR STARTER ............................. ................................. ........... 20

RUNNING THE ENGINE ..................... .................................... ........ 20

OIL PRESSURE .......................................................................... 20

WARM-UP ........................... ................................. ....................... 20

INSPECT ION ................. .................. ............................................ 20

AV OID UNNECESSARY IDLING ................................................. 21

All information subject to change without notice. (Rev. 01/04) iii