This procedure worked great for electric pump shifters, which are notoriously weak. Try shifting to Reverse for a second, then back to neutral for a 1-2 seconds, then to drive.
#AMERICAN LAFRANCE MANUAL FULL#
If you have trouble with the pump shifter not making a full shift from road to pump. The Waterous rep did make one great recommendation that is also found in the owner's manual. I attended one of their classes back in 1998. Waterous has an instructional truck that makes it way around the country from time to time. Because it looked similar to the pump shifter, some guys thought the pump shift was located on the pump panel, despite it being label "Tank to Pump." This means that the cylinder is neither pushing, nor pulling, thus it remains in the position it was last in unless acted on by another force.Īmerican LaFrance installed a couple of these air actuators on our engines for the Tank to Pump valve. Putting the switch in the middle position is neutral for the air shift cylinder, not neutral for the pump transmission. No where in the procedure does it mention a need to pause in the pump shift control movement.OMG, here we go injected facts from the Manufacturer into the discussion. But a word of caution: Be sure that you have your foot on the brake when putting it in Drive!Īttached is the pump shift procedure from the Waterous manual. It's OK that the light doesn't come on until you put it in Drive. The second light tells you that the shift is complete. Toyne's switch does have a "neutral" position, and they suggest stopping there momentarily.Īs the gears wear in, just putting it in "Drive" usually clears the butt tooth condition. Of course the more you use it, the faster it clears. The more powerful air shift cleared within a month or so. The electric shift took a couple of months to clear out. We had it on our '89 Quality (Waterous electric shift) and on our 2007 Toyne (Toyne's electrically operated Waterous air shift). This condition usually clears itself pretty quickly. 28, 1955 Ferndale Enterprise: Added fire protection will be given the Ferndale Fire District in July with the arrival of the latest type of fire fighting equipment manufactured by American LaFrance Foamite Corporation.
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#AMERICAN LAFRANCE MANUAL MANUAL#
The trick is to momentarily touch reverse which breaks the torque against them, allowing the shift to complete itself. 1955 American LaFrance Proposal American LaFrance 700 Series Operators Manual Jan. The result is that you don't get a complete shift, as shown by the light(s) not lighting. Due to the newness and tightness of the gears they are rotating in unison and the shift collar can't move into the "Pump" position.
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When throwing the switch from road to pump do you pause in the middle or just throw it all the way down with 1 swift motion?Īnd if the green light doesn't come on until you put it back in drive after it is in pump, is that fine?Some Waterous pumps, when they are new will experience a condition known as "butt tooth" where the gears aren't in perfect alignment when you go to make the shift. It's got a ISL/EVS3000/Waterous 1250 with the yellow pneumatic pump shift.