Davey Firefighter 5155H - Installation Guide for Firefighter Pumps

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Congratulations on your purchase of a high quality, Davey Firefighter pump. All components have been
designed and manufactured to give trouble free, reliable operation.
Table of Contents:
1. INSTALLATION .............................................................................................................................................4
1.1 Pump location ..........................................................................................................................................4
1.2 Suction pipe .............................................................................................................................................4
1.3 Delivery pipe ............................................................................................................................................4
1.4 Pump priming ..........................................................................................................................................4
1.5 Drain plug ................................................................................................................................................4
2. PUMP WARNINGS .......................................................................................................................................5
3. CARE AND MAINTENANCE ........................................................................................................................5
3.1 Pump and pipework .................................................................................................................................5
3.2 Pump operation .......................................................................................................................................6
3.3 Removal of impeller .................................................................................................................................6
3.4 Avoiding pump damage ........................................................................................................................... 6
3.5 Storage .................................................................................................................................................... 6
3.6 Fuel: petrol ..............................................................................................................................................6
3.7 Fuel: diesel ..............................................................................................................................................6
3.8 Engine oil .................................................................................................................................................7
3.9 Air cleaners ..............................................................................................................................................7
3.10 Engine cooling ....................................................................................................................................... 7
3.11 General engine maintenance ................................................................................................................ 7
4. MODEL VARIANTS ......................................................................................................................................7
4.1 Roll frames ..............................................................................................................................................7
4.2 Muffler deflector ....................................................................................................................................... 7
4.3 Viton seal options ....................................................................................................................................8
4.4 Fuel stop solenoid (Yanmar diesel) ......................................................................................................... 8
4.5 Electric start options ................................................................................................................................8
4.6 GX390UT2 regulator/rectifier fitting instructions ......................................................................................9
4.7 Remote start Firefighter models (see section 7) .....................................................................................9
4.8 Bare shaft models ...................................................................................................................................9
5. ENGINE WARNINGS .................................................................................................................................. 10
5.1 Petrol engines .......................................................................................................................................10
5.2 Diesel engines ....................................................................................................................................... 10