STOPPINGTHEENGINE
STOPPINGTHEENGINE
BeforeStoppingtheEngine
Ahotenginestoresagreatamountof
heat.Itdoesn’tcooldownimmediately
afteryoushutitoff.Alwayscoolyour
enginedownbeforeshuttingitoff.You
willgreatlyincreaseitsservicelife.
Idletheengineat1000RPMfor
veminutes.Thenlowidleforthirty
secondsbeforeshutdown.Thiswill
allowcirculatingcoolantandlubricating
oiltocarryawayheatfromthecylinder
head,valves,pistons,cylinderliners,
turbocharger,andbearings.This
wayyoucanpreventseriousengine
damagethatmayresultfromuneven
cooling.
Turbochargers
Thiscooling-downpracticeis
especiallyimportantonaturbocharged
engine.Theturbochargercontains
bearingsandsealsthataresubjected
tohotexhaustgases.Whilethe
engineisoperating,heatiscarried
awaybycirculatingoil.Ifyoustopthe
enginesuddenly,thetemperatureof
theturbochargercouldriseasmuchas
100°F(55°C)abovethetemperature
reachedduringoperation.Asudden
riseintemperaturelikethiscould
causethebearingstoseizeortheoil
sealstoloosen.
Refueling
Airinsidethefueltanksallowswater
tocondenseinthetank.T oprevent
thiscondensationwhilethevehicleis
parkedforextendedperiodsoftime,
llthetanksto95percentofcapacity.
Neverlltomorethan95percent
capacityasthisprovidesroomfor
expansionresultingfromtemperature
extremes.Whenrefueling,add
approximatelythesameamountto
eachfueltankonvehicleswithmore
thanonetank.
WARNING
Donotcarryadditionalfuel
containersinyourvehicle.Fuel
containers,eitherfullorempty,
mayleak,explode,andcauseor
feedare.Donotcarryextra
fuelcontainers,evenemptyones
aredangerous.Failuretocomply
mayresultindeath,personalinjury,
equipmentorpropertydamage.
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