Section XII. CONTROLS, INSTRUMENTS AND PANELS

Section XII. CONTROLS, INSTRUMENTS AND PANELS

There is a pump compartment bottom panel located

112. General

below and mounted to the pump compartment frame.

The controls and instruments are primarily located on

the operators instrument panels located on the left and

113. Right Side Control Panel

right sides of the fire truck below the hose reel

a. Removal.

compartments. The pump gage panel is located near the

left-hand instrument panel. It houses tile tachometer-

(1) Remove the hose reel switch (para. 102).

hourmeter which registers the engine rpm and hours of

(2) Refer to figure 54, and remove the right side

operation.

The pump discharge pressure gage

control panel from the pump compartment.

determines the water discharge pressure, and the hydrant

b. Cleaning, Inspection, and Repair.

pressure and vacuum gage determines the hydrant

(1) Clean all parts with an approved cleaning

pressure. A throttle control located on the left instrument

solvent, and dry thoroughly.

panel operates the engine speed. The apron is mounted

(2) Inspect all parts for damaged or defective

to the special purpose body at the rear of the fire truck.

condition.

Figure 54. Right side control panels, removal and installation.

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