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C TUNE UP E 2 TUNE U SEQUENCE A A A A The following Pars C 3 through C 27 give the it g ti i sequence and describe the services to be performed iii A E when tuning the engine 4 A AA A E i t t i A V 3 C 3 Clean and Check Baliery V V tj Inspect battery and cables If the battery is not t T Z lQl A AAAAAA i Y 4 gg satisfactory install a fully charged battery to allow a t arr A It i V completion of the tune up it I i M i A i j i Note If the battery fails any of the following tests F Q i iliiili i remember mer me eemee mer be ether eleerrreei Errv eer rit er l rr rr r E r r y 1 r rrrrrrrr gri trouble and not necessarily only a defective battery it i i t it i i l iiii i Q i r Refer to Section H for electrical troubleshooting tg Znz r r 3 5 r 5 tit r and tests l it i rr r re 1 i tr EE a Check the specific gravity of the eletrolyte in Ajet A A AA t i each eau of the battery A hydrometer reading of E E Q EEE IE r n 1 260 indicates that the battery is fully charged e A A V A r If the reading is 1 225 or below the battery needs A VVV t e 3 i 5 ee Y Qi P lZiZ I iitti recharging If one or more cells is 25 p0ints 025 Z i or more lower than the other cells this indicates 3035 that the cell is shorted the cell is about to fail or pIG C 2 pRAME GROUND CABLE there is a crack in the battery partition in the case DAUNTLESS V 6 Unless the battery is repaired or replaced battery A trouble will seen be experienced tors Prepare a strong solution of baking soda and bA Cheek the electrolyte level in each een add water and brush it around the terminals to remove aistiiiea water to maintain the solution 9 5 any tt tt St tttet ts F tt Se t The tell taps mttst mm above the plates Avoid overfilling Replace be ttght and thm V f 631961 to prevent Cleaning the filler eeps and tighten Securely It is important solution entering the cells After cleaning install to keep the electrolyte level above the plates at eebte Connectors On rermmele and eeer the rer all times because plates that are exposed for any mmals and connectors Wrrh heavy gteaseg length et time will be Setieugy damaged e Inspect the battery cables Aand replace if badly Ae C cheek the wing nuts on the naiaaawn frame eerreded er treyert dcleeetr rrehmeee ef regeeg for tightness Tighten them only with finger pres Sgtewsgo smut ioo 6 estuca n t inS ee sure never with pliers or a wrench Excessive pres t E tig mess O t 9 negative gmun ee 9 Orm Sure eeuld demege the bettery eese tionAat the engine to ensure a good ground con d Clean the battery terminals and cable connec ileiijolzi test th battery Connect 8 Oltmet A across a e v e it the battery Run the starting motor for 15 seconds ti Z i If the voltage does not drop below 10 volts on a at A A t 12 volt battery the battery is satisfactory If the it A AAAAAAA A AAAAA A voltage falls below these values yet the specific t r t 5 A gravity is above 1 225 the condition of the battery te rtt rri i i I rrri E I r i re eeeerreeebte E lll I t r r g Make sure the engine to frame round strap or 6 r a 2 reg a a a a sa g r r A iii t A A cable connections are ti ht If these Connections v EQEEEE g t A A 2 are loose corroded or dirty hard starting or failure t ili ttt A A of the vehicle electrical system may result Refer tt A r AE A to Fig C 1 for location of the Hurricane F4 engine 4 Q r I Q S r 1 i i Q F to frame ground strap and its connections Refer g g if r to Fig C 2 for location of the Dauntless V 6 en j Q A gine to frame ground cable AA A AAAAAAAA i i T in C 4 Clean and Adiust Spark Plugs Clean inspect and gap spark plugs Do not install spark plugs uhtil completion of compression tests t e t A AA A a Use a Spark Cable and Installing Plier Tool ir Q 1 i i W 2 74 re remeve the leeds frem the spark plugs ii E Ei r r i r Caution Pnllin on the cables to remove them 1 Q T rom t e spar p ugs can cause interna rea s in t n kg 1 1 b k the leads that will cause ignition failure FIG C 1 F g l5Ci1 U STRAP b Using a spark plug wrench loosen each spark 0 plug one or two turns to break loose anv carbon j l F 2 n pM t deposits on the plug base i 20