Section01MAINTENANCE
Subsection 04 (SPECIAL PROCEDURES)
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F01H7CA
717 ENGINES
1. Grounding device
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F01H7DA
787 RFI ENGINES
1. Grounding device
Remove spark plugs and dry them with a clean
cloth. A contact cleaner spray can be used. It
maybepreferabletoreplacesparkplugs. DoNOT
install spark plugs on engine yet.
Cover spark plug holes with a rag.
WARNING
Be careful when cranking engine in the fol-
lowing procedure, water will spray out from
spark plug holes.
717 Engines
Fully depress the throttle lever then crank the en-
gine during 10 seconds to drain crankcase.
NOTE: Ensure choke lever is completely pushed
in.
787 RFI Engines
NOTE: Proceeding in the following order, no fuel
will be injected into the engine.
Remove safety lanyard from it
spost.
Depress and hold the throttle lever at full throttle
position. Wait 2 seconds then, reinstall the safety
lanyard cap.
Press the start/stop button to crank the engine
during 10 seconds to allow water to escape from
spark plug openings.
All Engines
Spray Bombardier Lube (P/N 293 600 016) into
spark plug holes.
Crank engine again.
Reinstall spark plugs and spark plug cables.
TurnfuelvalvetoONposition.
Start engine. It may be necessary to use the
choke.
787 RFI Engines
Remove the filler plug of the counterbalance shaft
on the engine crankcase.
F07D06A
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787 RFI ENGINES
1. Remove filler plug
Insert a wire through oil filler hole to check oil con-
dition. A whitish oil indicates water contamination
and must be replaced.
Inordertoreplacetheoil,removethedrainplugof
the counterbalance shaft located on the PTO side
of the lower crankcase.
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