Conservation of the lubrication and fuel systems for more than 8 months’ stoppage:
• Drain the engine oil and fill up with conservation oil
(1)
to just over the MIN marking on the dipstick.
• Connect the fuel suction and return hoses to a 1/3
full jerrican containing conservation oil ¹ and 2/3
diesel fuel.
• Vent the fuel system.
• Start the engine and run at a fast idle until about 2
liters (0.6 US gals) of the fluid in the jerrican have
been used.
Stop the engine and connect the ordinary fuel
pipes.
• Drain the engine’s conservation oil.
• Follow the other instructions on the previous page.
1) Conservation oils are sold by oil companies.
Bringing Out of Storage
•
Remove any covers from the engine, air filter and
exhaust pipe.
•
Put the correct quality and viscosity of oil into the
engine, if necessary, refer to Lubrication
System, page 140. Install a new oil filter if the filter
was not changed during conservation.
•
Install new fuel filters and vent the fuel system.
•
Check the drive belt(s).
•
Check the condition of all rubber hoses, and
retighten the hose clamps.
•
Close the drain taps and install any drainplugs.
•
Check the coolant level. Top up as necessary.
•
Connect the fully charged batteries.
•
Start the engine and warm it up at fast idle with no
loading.
•
Check that no oil, fuel or coolant leakage occurs.
Storage
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