Installation manual
ADMIRAL
CONTROL
PANEL
DESCRIPTION
TIlls
manually-operated
control
panel
is
equipped
with
a
KEY
switch
and
RPM
gauge
with
an
ELAPSED
TIME
meter
which
measures
the
engine's
running
time
in
hours
and
in
1110
hours.
The
panel
also
includes
a
WA1ER
TEMPER-
ATIJRE
gauge
which
indicates
water
temperature
in
degrees
Fahrenhei~
an
OIL
PRESSURE
gauge
which
measures
the
engine's
oil
pressure
in
pounds
per
square
inch,
and a
DC
control
circuit
VOLTAGE
gauge
which
measures
the sys-
tem's
voltage.
All
gauges
are
illuminated
when
the
key
switch
is
turned
on
and
remain
illuminated
while
the
engine
is
in.operation.
The
panel
also
contains
two
rubber-booted
pushbuttons,
one
for
PREHEAT
and
one
for
START.
RPM
GAUGE:
REGIS·
TERS
REVOLUTIONS
PER
MINUTE
OFTHE
ENGINE
AND
CAN
BE
RECALIBRATED
FOR
ACCURACY
FROM
THE
REAR
OF
THE
PANEL.
WATER
TEMPERATURE
GAUGE:
THIS
GAUGE
IS
GRADUATED
IN
DEGREES
FAHRENHEIT
AND
IS
ILLUMINATED
WHILE
THE
KEY
SWITCH
IS
TURNED
ON.
THE
ENGINE'S
NORMAL
OPERATING
TEMPERATURE
IS
170'-
190'
F
(77'
-SS'C).
HOURMETER:
--;iFD----_
REGISTERS
ELAPSED
TIME,
AND
SHOULD
BE
USED
AS
A
GUIDE
FOR
THE
MAINTENANCE
SCHEDULE.
When
the
engine
is
shut
down
with
the
key
switch turned
off,
the
water
temperature
gauge
will
continue
to
register
the
last
temperature
reading
indicated
by
the
gauge
before electrical
power
was
turned
off.
The
oil
pressure
gauge
will
fall
to
zero
when
the
key
switch
is
turned
off.
The
temperature
gauge
will
once
again
register
the
engine's true temperature
when
electrical
power
is
restored
to
the
gauge.
A
separate
alarm
buzzer
with
harness
is
supplied
with
every
Admiral
Panel.
The
installer
is
responsible
for
electrically
con-
necting
the
buzzer
to
the
four-pin
connection
on
the
engine's
electrical
harness.
The
installer
is
also
responsible
for
installing
the
buzzer
in
a
location
where
it
will
be
dry
and
where
it will
be
audible
to
the
operator
should
it
sound
while
the
engine
is
running.
The
buzzer
will
sound
when
the
ignition
key
is
turned
on
and
should
silence
when
the
engine
has
started
and
the
engine's
oil
pressure
rises
above
15
psi
(1.1
kg/em').
OIL
PRESSURE
GAUGE:
THIS
GAUGE
IS
GRADU·
ATED
IN
POUNDS
PER
SQUARE
INCH
(PSI)
AND
IS
ILLUMINATED
WHILE
THE
KEY
SWITCH
IS
TURNED
ON.
THE
ENGINE'S
NORMAL
OPERATING
OIL
PRESSURE
RANGES
BETWEEN
30
-
60
psi
(2.1-
4.2
kg/em').
,
__-1\1"
SWITCH:
PROVIDES
POWER
ONLYTO
THE
INSTRUMENT
PANEL
CLUSTER.
PREHEAT
PRESSED,
ENERGIZES
THE
ALTERNATOR'S
EXCITER,
THE
FUEL
LIFT
PUMP,
THE
FUEL
SOLENOID
ON
THE
INJECTION
PUMP,
AND
THE
ENGINE'S
GLOW
PLUGS.
IT
BYPASSES
THE
ENGINE'S
OIL
PRESSURE
ALARM
SWITCH.
IN
ADDITION,
THIS
BUTTON
ENERGIZES
THE
START
BUTTON.
~
'BATIERYIS
•
SHOULD
SHOW
,
AUTOMATIC
ALARM
SYSTEM
~
,
.,
COOLANT
TEMPERATURE
ALARM:
AN
ALARM
BUZZER
HAS
BEEN
~ :
SUPPLIED
WITH
THE
INSTRUMENT.
PANEL.
IF
THE
ENGINE'S
COOLANT
START
BUTTON:
WHEN
PRESSED,
ENERGIZES
THE
STARTER'S
SOLENOID
WHICH
CRANKS
THE
ENGINE.
THIS
BUTTON
WILL
NOT
OPERATE
ELECTRICALLY
UNLESS
THE
PREHEAT
BUTTON
IS
PRESSED
AND
HELD
AT
THE
SAME
TIME.
...,:
REACHES
210'
F
(99'C),
THIS
SWITCH
WILL
CLOSE
SOUNDING
THE
'-.-
ALARM
WHICH
WILL
EMIT
A
CONTINUOUS
SIGNAL.
OIL
PRESSURE
ALARM:
AN
OIL
PRESSURE
ALARM
SWITCH
IS
LOCATED
OFF
THE
ENGINE'S
OIL
GALLERY.
THIS
SWITCH
MONITORS
THE
ENGINE'S
OIL
PRESSURE.
SHOULD
THE
ENGINE'S
OIL
PRESSURE
FALL
TO
5 -
10
psi
(0.4
-
0.7
kg/em'),
THE
SWITCH
WILL
CLOSE
SOUND·
ING
THE
ALARM.
IN
THIS
EVENT,
THE
ALARM
WILL
EMIT
A
PULSATING
SIGNAL
~
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