Operator's Manual

4.Installthenewltercanisterbyhanduntilthe
gasketcontactsmountingsurface,thenrotateit
anadditional1/2turn.
BleedingtheFuelSystem
Youmustbleedthefuelsystembeforestartingthe
engineafteranyofthefollowingsituations:
•Initialstartupofanewmachine
•Enginehasceasedrunningduetolackoffuel
•Maintenancehasbeenperformeduponfuel
systemcomponents(i.e.,replacedlter,serviced
separator,etc.)
DANGER
Undercertainconditions,dieselfuelandfuel
vaporsarehighlyammableandexplosive.A
reorexplosionfromfuelcanburnyouand
othersandcancausepropertydamage.
•Useafunnelandllthefueltankoutdoors,
inanopenarea,whentheengineisoffand
iscold.Wipeupanyfuelthatspills.
•Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.Add
fueltothefueltankuntilthelevelis6to13
mm(1/4to1/2inches)belowthebottom
ofthellerneck.Thisemptyspaceinthe
tankallowsthefueltoexpand.
•Neversmokewhenhandlingfuel,andstay
awayfromanopenameorwherefuel
fumesmaybeignitedbyaspark.
•Storefuelinaclean,safety-approved
containerandkeepthecapinplace.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceandensure
thatthefueltankisatleasthalffull.
2.Openthehood.
3.TurnthekeyintheignitionswitchtotheON
positionandcranktheengine.
Note:Themechanicalpumpwillsuckfuelout
ofthetank,llthefuellterandfuelhoseand
forcetheairintotheengine.Thiscouldtake
sometimetofullypurgealltheairoutofthe
systemandtheenginemightreerraticallyuntil
allairispurgedout.Whenallairispurgedand
theengineisrunningsmoothly,itshouldberun
forafewminutestoensurethatitisfullypurged.
BleedingAirfromtheFuel
Injectors
Note:Onlyusethisprocedureifthefuelsystemhas
beenpurgedofairthroughnormalprimingprocedures
andtheenginewillnotstart;refertoBleedingtheFuel
System(page36).
1.LoosenthepipeconnectiontotheNo.1nozzle
andholderassembly(Figure40).
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Figure40
1.Fuelinjectors
2.MovethrottletotheFASTposition.
3.TurnthekeyinthekeyswitchtotheSTART
positionandwatchthefuelowaroundthe
connector.
Note:Theenginewillcrank.
4.Whenyouobserveasolidowoffuel,turnthe
keytotheOFFposition.
5.Tightenthepipeconnectorsecurely.
6.Repeatsteps1through5ontheremaining
nozzles.
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