Chapter 3 OPERATION
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Draining Water from Air Starter Tank
Slowly open the starting air handle of the air tank. If
the handle is opened quickly, the engine can start
abruptly and cause an unexpected accident.
1 Close the starting air handle of the air tank.
2 Open the drain valve handle located under the
drain valve on the front side of the tank to drain
accumulated water from the tank.
Note: The amount of drained water can vary
depending on the relative humidity and air
consumption.
3 Close the drain valve handle after draining water.
4 Open the starting air handles slowly.
Inspection of Air Tank Air Pressure
Check the air pressure gage to see if the air pres-
sure in the air tank conforms to the standard.
Air tank internal pressure standard:
2.94 MPa (30 kgf/cm
2
) [426 psi]
fig.3-22 Draining water from air starter tank
Drain valve
handle
Starting
air handles
fig.3-23 Inspection of air tank air pressure
Air pressure
gages
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