Maintenance Section
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Battery Terminal - Clean, Inspect
WARNING
Batteries give off flammable fumes that can
explode.
Do not smoke when observing the battery
electrolyte levels.
Electrolyte is an acid and can cause personal
injury if it contacts skin or eyes.
Always wear protective glasses when working
with batteries.
1.
Clean the top of the battery and terminals.
2.
Check terminals for corrosion. Coat terminals
with heavy grease.
Priming the Fuel System
(D20/25/30/33S-9, D35C-9 DM02VA,
DM02P Diesel Engine Only)
In any one of the following cases, the fuel system
requires priming.
1.
Before starting up the engine for the first (priming
completed at factory), exhaust all fuel and refuel
the fuel tank.
2.
After replacing fuel filter or other part of the fuel
system, drained water from oil-water separator,
or after any maintenance work with the fuel
system, perform priming as described below:
3.
Place an approved container under the air bleed
port.
4.
Loosen the plug of air bleed port (Figure, 1).
5.
Press the pump (Figure, 3) with your hand until
the oil comes out. In this operation, all the fuel
hoses must be connected. (Figure, 2)
6.
Retighten the hand pump.
7.
Wipe out spilled fuel and dispose of properly.
8.
Never try to crank the engine with the starting
motor to feed the fuel system with fuel.
Otherwise, the starting motor can be overheated
and the coil, pinion, and/or ring gear can be
damaged.
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