B - Before
D - During
A - After
D - Daily
H - Hourly
ITEM
INTERVAL
ITEM
TO BE
PROCEDURES
CHECK FOR AND HAVE
REPAIRED OR ADJUSTED
EQUIPMENT
IS NOT READY/
NO.
B D A D
H
INSPECTED
AS NECESSARY
AVAILABLE IF
TM 55-1930-209-14&P-17
Table C-1. Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services for Workboat, Lifesaving, and
Firefighting Systems (Continued)
CAUTION
Engine must NOT be started with outboard
drive in TILT range. When engine is in TILT
UP position, water pickup point on outboard
drive is out of water and engine cannot
receive seawater to cool closed coolant sys-
tem.
4)
Release engine speed control from
shift control by placing shift control
lever in NEUTRAL position, and while
holding in on button at bottom of
lever, move lever forward.
5)
Check fuel gauge on instrument
panel. Refuel, if necessary, in accor-
dance with Item 3 c b.
6)
Turn ignition switch to position 2, acti-
vating diesel engine glow plugs. If
engine is cold, hold in this position for
30 seconds. An automatic cold start-
ing device is built into fuel injection
pump. This warmup of glow plugs is
not necessary on a warm engine.
WARNING
Operator and passengers onboard workboat
must wear ear protectors whenever engine
rpm exceeds 1500 rpm.
7)
Pull shift control lever to neutral posi-
Outboard drive
tion. This will engage shifting mecha-
does not respond
nism with engine speed control. While
to wheel move-
workboat is still tied to the barge,
ment.
move control lever to FORWARD at
idle. Check that boat starts moving
Engine does not
forward. Go immediately to NEUTRAL
respond to FOR-
and then do the same in REVERSE.
WARD or
With shift control lever in NEUTRAL,
REVERSE
turn wheel strongly to starboard and
gears.
then to port. Have observer check
that outboard drive moves in
response to wheel movements. If
these checks indicate power and con-
trol, and engine instruments are indi-
cating normal conditions, proceed
with normal operations. If workboat
does NOT respond to these checks,
notify shift leader or bargemaster for
corrective action.
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