Operator's Manual

BleedingtheFuelSystem
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.Makesurefuel
tankisatleasthalffull.
2.Unlatchandraisehood.
Undercertainconditions,dieselfuelandfuel
vaporsarehighlyammableandexplosive.A
reorexplosionfromfuelcanburnyouand
othersandcancausepropertydamage.
•Useafunnelandllthefueltankoutdoors,
inanopenarea,whentheengineisoffand
iscold.Wipeupanyfuelthatspills.
•Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.Add
fueltothefueltankuntilthelevelis1in.
(25mm)belowthebottomofthellerneck.
Thisemptyspaceinthetankallowsthefuel
toexpand.
•Neversmokewhenhandlingfuel,andstay
awayfromanopenameorwherefuel
fumesmaybeignitedbyaspark.
•Storefuelinaclean,safety-approved
containerandkeepthecapinplace.
3.Openventplugonthefuellter/waterseparator
(Figure37).
Figure37
1.Fuellter/waterseparator
2.Ventplug
4.TurnkeyinignitionswitchtotheOnposition.
Electricfuelpumpwillbeginoperation,thereby
forcingairoutaroundventplug.LeavekeyinOn
positionuntilasolidstreamoffuelowsoutaround
plug.TightenplugandturnkeytoOFF .
5.Opentheairbleedscrewonthefuelinjectionpump
(Figure38).
Figure38
1.Fuelinjectionpumpbleedscrew
6.TurnkeyinignitionswitchtotheOnposition.
Electricfuelpumpwillbeginoperation,thereby
forcingairoutaroundairbleedscrew.Leavekeyin
Onpositionuntilasolidstreamoffuelowsout
aroundscrew.TightenscrewandturnkeytoOff.
Note:Normally,engineshouldstartafterabove
bleedingproceduresarefollowed.However,if
enginedoesnotstart,airmaybetrappedbetween
injectionpumpandinjectors;refertoBleeding
AirFromInjectorsinFuelSystemMaintenance,
page42.
PushingorTowingthe
Machine
Inanemergency,themachinecanbemovedby
actuatingthebypassvalveinthevariabledisplacement
hydraulicpumpandpushingortowingthemachine.
Important:Donotpushortowthemachine
fasterthan2-3mph(3-4.8km/h)becauseinternal
transmissiondamagemayoccur.Thebypassvalve
mustbeopenwheneverthemachineispushedor
towed.
1.Thebypassvalveislocatedontopofvariable
displacementpump(Figure39).Rotatethevalve
90°,ineitherdirection,toopenandallowoilto
bypassinternally.Becauseuidisbypassed,the
machinecanbemovedslowlywithoutdamaging
thetransmission.
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