FuelSystem
Maintenance
DANGER
Undercertainconditions,dieselfuelandfuel
vaporsarehighlyammableandexplosive.A
reorexplosionfromfuelcanburnyouand
othersandcancausepropertydamage.
•Useafunnelandllthefueltankoutdoors,
inanopenarea,whentheengineisoffand
iscold.Wipeupanyfuelthatspills.
•Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.
Addfueltothefueltankuntilthelevelis6
to13mm(1/4to1/2inch)belowthebottom
ofthellerneck.Thisemptyspaceinthe
tankallowsthefueltoexpand.
•Neversmokewhenhandlingfuel,andstay
awayfromanopenameorwherefuel
fumesmaybeignitedbyaspark.
•Storefuelinaclean,safety-approved
containerandkeepthecapinplace.
DrainingtheFuelTank
ServiceInterval:Every800hours
Beforestorage
Drainandcleanthefueltankifthefuelsystem
becomescontaminatedorifthemachineistobe
storedforanextendedperiod.Usecleanfueltoush
outthetank.
CheckingtheFuelLines
andConnections
Checkthefuellinesandconnectionsevery400hours
oryearly,whichevercomesrst.Inspectthemfor
deterioration,damage,orlooseconnections.
ServicingtheWater
Separator
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Every400hours
1.Placeacleancontainerunderthefuellter
(Figure53).
2.Loosenthedrainplugonthebottomofthelter
canister.
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Figure53
1.Filtercanister
3.Cleantheareawheretheltercanistermounts.
4.Removetheltercanisterandcleanthe
mountingsurface.
5.Lubricatethegasketontheltercanisterwith
cleanoil.
6.Installtheltercanisterbyhanduntilthegasket
contactsmountingsurface,thenrotateitan
additional1/2turn.
7.Tightenthedrainplugonthebottomofthelter
canister.
ServicingtheFuelPick-up
TubeScreen
Thefuelpick-uptube,locatedinsidethefueltank,is
equippedwithascreentohelppreventdebrisfrom
enteringthefuelsystem.Removethefuelpick-up
tubeandcleanscreenasrequired.
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