FuelSystem
Maintenance
Note:RefertoFuelSpecication(page27)forproper
thefuelrecommendations.
DANGER
Undercertainconditions,dieselfuelandfuel
vaporsarehighlyammableandexplosive.A
reorexplosionfromfuelcanburnyouand
othersandcancausepropertydamage.
Neversmokewhenhandlingfuel,andstay
awayfromanopenameorwhereaspark
mayignitefuelfumes.
ServicingtheWater
Separator
ServiceInterval:Every400hours
Drainthewaterorothercontaminantsfromthewater
separator(Figure49)daily.
1.Placeacleancontainerunderthefuellter.
2.Loosenthedrainplugonthebottomofthelter
canister(Figure49).
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Figure49
1.Filtercanister
3.Cleantheareawheretheltercanistermounts.
4.Removetheltercanisterandcleanthe
mountingsurface.
5.Lubricatethegasketontheltercanisterwith
cleanoil.
6.Installtheltercanisterbyhanduntilthegasket
contactsmountingsurface,thenrotateitan
additional1/2turn.
7.Tightenthedrainplugonthebottomofthelter
canister.
CleaningtheFuelTank
ServiceInterval:Every400hours/Yearly(whichever
comesrst)—Drainandcleanthe
fueltank
Drainandcleantankiffuelsystembecomes
contaminatedorifyoustorethemachineforan
extendedperiod.Usecleandieselfueltoushout
thetank.
InspectingtheFuelLines
andConnections
ServiceInterval:Every400hours/Yearly(whichever
comesrst)
Inspectthefuellinesfordeterioration,damage,or
looseconnections.
PurgingtheAirfromthe
Fuel-InjectorTubing
Note:Performthisprocedureonlyifyouhavepurged
airfromthefuelsystemusingthenormalpriming
proceduresandenginedoesnotstart;refertoPurging
theFuel-InjectionPump(page32).
1.LoosenthetubenutattheNo.1injectornozzle
andholderassemblyattheinjectionpump
(Figure50).
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Figure50
1.No.1injectornozzle
2.MovethethrottletotheFASTposition.
3.RotatethekeyswitchtotheSTARTpositionand
watchthefuelowaroundthetubenut.
4.RotatethekeyswitchtotheOFFpositionwhen
youattainasolidowoffuelfromthetube.
5.Tightenthetubenutsecurely.
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