Case 570NXT - Diesel Fuel Storage Best Practices

INTRODUCTION
Dieselfuel
UseNo.2dieselfuelintheengineofthismachine.The
useofotherfuelscancausethelossofenginepowerand
highfuelconsumption.
Inverycoldtemperatures,amixtureofNo.1andNo.2
dieselfuelsistemporarilypermitted.
NOTICE:Seeyourfueldealerforwinterfuelrequirements
inyourarea.Ifthetemperatureofthefuelisbelowthe
cloudpoint(waxappearancepoint),waxcrystalsinthe
fuelwillcausetheenginetolosepowerornotstart.
Thedieselfuelusedinthismachinemustmeetthespeci-
cationsinthechartorSpecicationD975-81oftheAmer-
icanSocietyforT estingandMaterials.
SpecicationsforacceptableNo.2DieselFuel
APIgravity(minimum)
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Flashpoint(minimum)60°C(140°F)
*Cloudpoint(maximum)-20°C(-4°F)
*Pourpoint(maximum)-26°C(-15°F)
Viscosity(at)88°C(190°F)
Centistokes(2.0)to(4.3)
SayboltSecondsUniversal(32)to(40)
*RefertotheNoticeonthispage.
FuelStorage
Ifyoukeepfuelinstorageforaperiodoftime,youcanget
foreignmaterialorwaterinthefuelstoragetank.Many
engineproblemsarecausedbywaterinthefuel.
Keepthefuelstoragetankoutsideandkeepthefuelas
coolaspossible.Removewaterfromthestoragecon-
taineratregularperiodsoftime.
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