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FUEL SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGE FAULT LOCATION
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SYMPTOM
I
CAUSE
8.
TO REMOVE FLEXIBLE PETROL
FEED PIPE
No Reading
Meter
reads full.
In no circumstances must an attempt be
made to remove this hose from the lift
pump without first diconnecting it from the
petrol stop tap.
(1)
Meter supply interrupted.
(2) Meter case not earthed.
(3)
Tank unit cable earthed.
(4)
Tank unit cable broken or
disconnected.
(a)
Turn off petrol at the stop tap.
(b) Loosen the union nut securing the
flexible hose to the tap and withdraw
its rigid end together with olive and
union nut.
(c) Remove hose from the pump by turn-
ing the entire length of the hose.
9.
TO FIT FXEXIBLE PETROL FEED
HOSE
Do not attempt to twist the hose without
allowing its entire length to turn.
(a) Attach the hose to the petrol pump
and secure to make a petrol tight joint.
(b) T o the rigid end feed on the unicn
nut and the olive.
(c) Position this rigid end in the petrol
stop tap so that it reaches the bottom
of its bore.
Secure with union nut,
the tightening of the union nut seat
the olive and make a petrol tight
joint.
(d) Open petrol tap- and using hand
primer on the petrol pump prime the
system to ensure carburettor float
chambers are full.
( e ) Start engine and run for a little while
observing the connections for leaks.
REMEDY
Reconnect wires.
Connect case or
fix
to earth
Replace cable.
Reconnect.
10.
PETROL STOP TAP
Description
The tap, fitted at the end of the rigid
petrol line, is secured to the chassis by
a
special welded fork bracket to the L.H. side
chassis frame brace.
It is an Ewarts
"
pull and push
"
type
which can be locked in the
"
on
"
positlon
by turning the plunger head in
an anti-
clockwise direction approximately
&"
of a
turn.
The purpose of this tap is to facilitate the
disconnection of the petrol pipe at the
pump without first draining the petrol tank
as the level of the petrol in the tank is
above that of the pump.
11.
TO REMOVE PETROL STOP TAP
(a) Drain the petrol tank.
(b) Remove the union of the flexible hose
and withdraw from outlet connection
of the tap body.
(c)
Remove the union nut from the lower
extremity of the tap
and
ease our
the rigid petrol supply pipe.
(d) Loosen the jam nut situated on thc
underside of the welded fork bracket
The tap can now be lifted out o:
the fork.
12.
TO J3T PETROL STOP TAP
(a) T o the threaded stem of the
tal
attach the securing nut and plah
washer.
Screw the nut until it i
approximately
f"
from the abutmen
shoulder.
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