SERIES 50 OPERATOR'S GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION .................................................................................. 1 NON-GENUINE AND REBUILT COMPONENT QUALITY ALERT .. 1 CAUTION SUMMARY .......................................................................... 3 ENGINE OPERATION ..................................................................... 3 PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE ....................................................... 4 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ................................................................... 7 COOLING SYSTEM .........................................................................
8 AIR INTAKE SYSTEM ...................................................................... 8 FUEL SYSTEM ................................................................................ 9 STARTING AIDS .............................................................................. 9 COMPRESSED AIR ......................................................................... 11 LUBRICATING OIL AND FILTERS .................................................. 11 ENGINE MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBER DESIGNATION ................ 12 OPTION LABELS ............................................................................. 13 CERTIFICATION LABELS ...............................................................
14 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR A FIRST TIME START .............. 15 PREPARATIONS FOR STARTING THE ENGINE THE FIRST TIME ................................................................................................. 15 COOLING SYSTEM CHECKS .................................................... 15 LUBRICATION SYSTEM CHECKS ............................................. 16 EXTENDED STORAGE .......................................................... 16 FUEL SYSTEM CHECKS ............................................................ 17 OTHER CHECKS ........................................................................
18 STARTING THE ENGINE ................................................................ 18 INITIAL ENGINE START ............................................................. 19 ELECTRIC STARTER ............................................................. 19 AIR STARTER ......................................................................... 20 RUNNING THE ENGINE ................................................................. 20 OIL PRESSURE .......................................................................... 20 WARM-UP ...................................................................................
20 INSPECTION ............................................................................... 20 AVOID UNNECESSARY IDLING ................................................. 21 All information subject to change without notice. (Rev. 01/04) iii DDC-SVC-MAN-0058 Copyright © 2004 DETROIT DIESEL CORPORATION