HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL

Your purchase of a Waukesha VHPä engine was a wise ALWAYS BE ALERT FOR THE SPECIAL WARNINGS
investment. In the industrial engine field the name, WITHIN THE MANUAL TEXT. THESE WARNINGS
Waukesha Engine, stands for quality and durability. With PRECEDE INFORMATION THAT IS CRUCIAL TO
normal care and maintenance this engine will provide YOUR SAFETY AS WELL AS OTHER PERSONNEL
many years of reliable service. WORKING ON OR NEAR THE ENGINE. CAUTIONS
Before placing the engine in service read Chapters 1 OR NOTES IN THE MANUAL CONTAIN INFORMA-
and 2 very carefully. These chapters cover Safety, TION THAT RELATES TO POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO
General Information and Engine Operation. THE ENGINE OR ITS COMPONENTS DURING EN-
GINE OPERATION OR MAINTENANCE PROCE-
Section 1.00 -- Warning Tags And Decal Locations -- DURES.
Provides the location of all warning tags and decals and
a duplicate of each tag is illustrated in case the decals or Recommendations and data contained in the manual
tags become lost or damaged. are the latest information available at the time of this
printing and is subject to change without notice. Since
Section 1.05 -- Safety -- Provides a list of warnings and engine accessories may vary due to customer specifica-
cautions to make you aware of the dangers present tions consult your local distributor or Waukesha Engine
during operation and maintenance of the engine. -- Service Operations Department for any information on
READ THEM CAREFULLY AND FOLLOW THEM subjects beyond the scope of this manual.
COMPLETELY --
Section 1.10 -- Rigging And Lifting Engines -- Provides
information on engine weights and proper lifting proce-
dures.
Section 1.15 -- General Information -- Provides basic
data on the VHP engines such as; nameplate data,
component weights, torque specifications and clear-
ances. This section also supplies torque values of metric
and standard capscrews as well as conversion data.
Chapter 2.00 -- Engine System Descriptions -- Provides
basic information on each engine system.
Section 3.00 -- Engine Startup and Shutdown -- Provides
prestart inspection, troubleshooting, routine startup and
shutdown.
Chapter 4.00 -- Engine Maintenance And Storage --
Provides information for operators’ care of Waukeshaâ
engines.
Chapter 5.00 -- Troubleshooting -- Provides basic engine
troubleshooting.
This manual contains both operation and maintenance
instructions for the VHP engines. There are five
chapters within the manual and each chapter contains
one or more sections. The title of each chapter or section
appears at the top of each page. To locate information
on a specific topic, refer to the Table of Contents at the
front of the manual or the Index at the back of the
manual.

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