Information For Diesel Owners; Auxiliary Starling - Fleetwood 1985 Southwind Manual

INFORMATION FOR DIESEL OWNERS
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The diesel-powered motor home bririgseconomy
and long-lasting value to recreational living. To ben-
efit fully from these objectives, you' should be aware
of some important operating considerations in your'
new diesel motor home. Since most drivers have
limited experience with diesel-powered vehicles, we
have prepared this s'ection to hightlight important
topics concerning your new diesel-equipped vehicle.
Much of the' information in this supplement has
been condensed from the Chassis Owner's and
Driver's Manual in your Owner's Information Kit.
Plellse read that manual thoroughly for more in
depth' treatment of operation and maintenance of
the diesel engine. Information about standard motor
home features, equipment, and operating proce-
dures is found in other sections of this Owner's
Mahual. Your Owner's Information Kit contains
operating instructions supplied by the various appli-
ance and equipment manufacturers. Please refer to
these documents for specific operating and mainte-
nance data.
DIESEL FUEL REQUIREMENTS
The engine in your motor home' is designed to
'use either Number 1-0 or Number 2-D diesel fuel.
If you expect to drive in cold temperatures (below
~',c;!O°
F) you may need to use only Number 1-0 fuel
;, .;or blended, "winterized" fuel. Always check with the
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".~;jservice
station to be sure you get the properly
blended fuel.
Occasionally during refueling, water may be
pumped into your fuel tank along with the diesel
fuel. To protect the fuel system and engine compo-
nents from fuel contamination damage, a water
separator system is built into the fuel tank, with a
"WATER IN FUEL" indicator on the instrument panel
(see illustration). This light will come on if water is
detected in the fuel, and during engine cranking.
CAUTION: IF THE "WATER IN FUEL" INDICATOR
LIGHT COMES ON DURING DRIVING, OR IF IT DOES
NOT GO OUT SOON AFTER THE ENGINE STARTS,
HAVE THE FUEL SYSTEM CHECKED BY YOUR
DEALER. WATER IN THE DIESEL FUEL COULD
CAUSE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FUEL SYS-
TEM COMPONENTS. Please refer to the Chassis
Operator's Manual for more detailed information,
and fuel tank purge procedure. Diesel-powered vehi-
cles also use a dual filtering system for solid con-
taminants. CAUTION: CHECK THE FUEL FILTERS
REGULARLY. SOLID CONTAMINANTS IN THE FUEL
COULD CAUSE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FUEL
SYSTEM COMPONENTS. Replacement filter part
numbers are given in the Chassis Operator's Man-
ual.
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STARTING THE DIESEL ENGINE
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The diesel engine starts differently from a gasoline
engine, but you should have no trouble if you use
the proper procedure. The follClwinghighlights the
main points in the starting .procedure. Please refer
to the Chassis Operator's Manual for detailed expla-
nations or if you have trouble starting the engine.
1,
Apply the parking brake (only if the vehicle
Is stopped).
2. Shift transmission to
"p.
(vehicle stopped)
or "N" (vehicle mov,ing).
3. Turn ignition key to "RUN". Do not turn it
to ."START". "GLOW PLUGS" light should
come.on.
4. When "GLOW PLUGS" light goes out, press
accelerator pedal halfway to floor (at tem-
peratures above 320 F) and turn ignition key
to "START"., Release key when engine
starts. A'
When starting the engine, please remember:' ' "
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• DO' NOT,Pump the accelerator when crank-
ing the engine.
• NEVER use starting aids (starting fluids,
. ether, etc.) in the air intake system. These
aids can cause immediate engine damage.
• DO NOT crank the engine continuously for
more than 10-15 seconds at a time. Allow
the starter to cool for a minute between
crankings ..
Please refer to the Owner's and Driver's Manual
for cold weather starting infO'tmailon, or if the en-
gine fails to start,
AUXILIARY STARTING
On page
11,
reference is made to the "Auxiliary
Start System." This system utilizes the auxiliary bat-
tery to aid in starting the engine in case the engine,
or chassis battery is discharged. Diesel-equipped
motor homes have three batteries as standard
equipment. When starting the diesel engine, power
is drawn from all three batteries. After the vehicle
is started, chassis electrical needs are supplied by
two batteries and the rest of the motor home electri-
cal needs are supplied by one battery. Please- refer
to the Chassis Operator's Manual for detailed infor-
mation on auxiliary starting,