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Operation
12. To prepare a new or overhauled engine for starting (Fig 3)
(a) Check that the cooling system is in order and free from
obstruction.
(b) Remove the oil filler cap and, with the engine level, fill with
lubricating oil to the high level mark on the dipstick. (To
remove the cap. push down and twist) Replace cap (After
a few minutes running stop the engine and lop up the oil.
as the level always falls slightly after initial circulation.)
(c) A81W. Unscrew the nut on the air cleaner cover, remove
the cover
Fig. 3
and element and dip the cover In a bath of clean lubricating oil. Allow the
cover to drain Replace the element and cover making sure that the element is
correctly seated on the sealing rings
(d) Lift the decompressor lever (A) and turn the engine fifteen revolutions
to help circulate the oil
(e) Fill the fuel tank and bleed the fuel system, if required.
13. To bleed fuel system (Fig. 3)
(a) Some engines are fitted with a self-bleeding fuel system and require no
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