Check The Exhaust System - Genie S-40 Service Manual

October 2014
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Check the Exhaust System

Engine specifications require that this procedure be
performed every 250 hours or quarterly, whichever
comes first.
Maintaining the exhaust system is essential to
good engine performance and service life. Running
the engine with a damaged or leaking exhaust
system can cause component damage and unsafe
operating conditions.
Bodily injury hazard. Do not
inspect while the engine is running.
Remove the key to secure from
operation.
Burn hazard. Beware of hot engine
components. Contact with hot
engine components may result in
severe burns.
Ford models:
1 Remove the safety pin from the engine pivot
plate latch.
Note: The engine pivot plate latch is located under
the engine turntable pivot plate at the counterweight
end of the machine.
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2 Open the engine pivot plate latch and swing the
All models:
3 Be sure that all nuts and bolts are tight.
4 Inspect all welds for cracks.
5 Inspect for exhaust leaks; i.e., carbon buildup
Ford models:
6 Swing the engine back to its original position
7 Install the engine pivot plate safety pin.
S-40 • S-45 • S-40 TRAX • S-45 TRAX
Section 3 • Scheduled Maintenance Procedures
CHECKLIST B PROCEDURES
engine pivot plate out and away from the
machine to access the exhaust system.
around seams and joints.
and close the engine pivot plate latch.
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