7-MAINTENANCE
Fuel
Usedieselfuelsuitablefortheambienttemperaturecon-
ditions(ASTMD975).
UsefuelwhichistoASTM(AmericanSocietyforTesting
andMaterials)D975standard(NorthAmerica).InEu-
ropa,fuelmustcomplywithSpecicationStandardEN
590orITSEQUIVALENT.
UsegradeNo.2fuel,withultralowsulfur.Theuseof
othertypesoffuelcanresultinalossofpowerofthe
engineandmaycausehighfuelconsumption.
Inverylowambienttemperatures,useamixtureoffuels
No.1andNo.2asnecessary.Consultyourfuelsupplier
forappropriatefuelsupply.
Ifthetemperaturefallsbelowthefuelcloudpoint(point
atwhichwaxbeginstoform)thewaxcrystalswillcause
powerlossorwillpreventtheenginefromstarting.
Incoldweather,llthefueltankattheendoftheday's
workinordertopreventtheformationofcondensation.
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