Storage - FAW Jiefang Automotive 485 Operation & Maintenance Manual

9. Check the working status of thermostat.
10. Check each part of starting electric equipment. Check fasteners if secured, and check wire
ends if closely contacted, and it should be replaced if scorch-trace found on it.
11. Check each part of engine, and repair and adjust them if necessary.
In addition to above information on maintenance, users may perform more detailed
maintenance depending on actual conditions.
1. Before out of service for a long time, the engine, after shutdown, should, as in warm state,
be drain completely away the engine-oil, cooling water and fuel oil. Crankcase sump and
engine-oil filter should be cleaned.
2. Corresponding maintenance should be made.
3. Remove the intake and exhaust pipes. Fill 200g clean and dehydrated engine-oil, via
gas-way, into each cylinder (i.e., heat the engine-oil to 110～120℃, until bubbles completely
disappear), and turn the crankshaft so that the oil will be uniformly and evenly applied on surfaces
of valve, cylinder jacket and piston etc. Fit back the intake and exhaust pipes.
4. Oil stain, water-trace and dust on outer surface of the engine should be wiped and cleaned.
Unpainted parts, except for those made from rubber or plastic, should be applied with anti-rust oil.
5. The outlet/inlet of intake and exhaust pipes (muffler) should be blocked with a wooden
plug or covered well with plastic cloth, to keep foreign bodies / dust away.
6. The engine should be stored in ventilated, dry and clean places, and in its surrounding
areas chemicals are forbidden to be stacked.
The engine can be stored for 3 months if above-mentioned oil-seal procedures are followed.
In case this period is exceeded, then oil-seal once more is necessary.
IV. Storage
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