F U E L Stor Ag E - Ford 1310 Operator's Manual

I n s t a l l yo u r s t o r a g e c o n ta i n e r a b ove t h e g ro u n d
a n d t i l t t h e t a n k s o t h e d i s c h a r g e o u t l e t i s o n t h e
h i g h e st e n d of t h e t a n k . P r o v i d e a d ra i n p l u g a t t h e
l owest p o i n t o f t h e t a n k s o t h at m o i s t u re a n d sed i ­
m e n t c a n b e d ra i n e d off p e r i od i ca l l y . I n st a l l a s u i t­
a b l e f i l t e r o n t h e d i s c h a r g e o u t l et of t h e s t o r a g e
c o n t a i n e r .
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D iesel Fuel Sto rage
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W i pe up sp i l l s i mmed iate l y .
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Al ways t i g h ten t h e f u e l ta n k ca p secu re l y .
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I f t h e o r i g i n a l eq u i pment fuel ta n k cap is l ost ,
a l ways rep l ace i t with a F ord approved cap .
A w i l l -fi t cap may not be safe.
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Keep eq u i p men t p ro perly ma i nta i ned .
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Keep eq u i p me n t clean - free of trash a n d o i l .
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Don 't d r ive eq u i pment near o pen f i res.
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Never use g aso l i ne for c lean i n g parts.
N OT E :
Use o n l y fuel designated fo r d i ese l engi nes.
Some hea t i n g fuels co ntai n harmfu I ch e m i ca l s
that, if used , ca n ser i o u s l y affect tractor eff i c iency
and performa n ce. R efer to the " E n g i n e O i l R ec­
om men d at i o ns" on Page 28 for ad d i t i o n a l f u el
i nforma t i o n .
WA R N I N G :
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The f u e l o i l i n the i nject i on ' system is u n der
h i gh pressu re and ca n penetrate the s k i n .
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U n q u a l i f i ed perso ns sh o u l d n o t re move ,
or atte m pt to ad ju st a p u m p , i nj ecto r,
nozz le, or any other part of the fuel i n ­
ject ion system.
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F a i l u re to fo l l ow t h i s i nstruction can resu l t
i n ser i o u s i n j u ry .
LU BRICATION AN D MAINTENANCE
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P L U G

F U E L STOR AG E

Extre me l y sma l l c l eara n ces e x ist between the fuel
del ive r i n g el e ments of the fuel i nject ion p u m p
and the f ue l d e l iveri ng e l emen ts of the i njectors.
Th erefore, it is of v i ta l i mp orta n ce that pre­
ca utions be ta ken to ma ke s u re the f ue l is kept
free o f d i rt and water, F i g u re 35.
D iese l f u e l shou l d be stored i n b la c k i ro n ta n ks or
co ntai ners. Do n ot sto re d i ese l :f ue l i n a galva n i zed
ta n k , as the z i n c coat i n g wi l l react w ith the fuel
an d form u n d es i r a b l e compo u n ds that may i n ter­
fere with the proper operat i o n of the fuel i nject ion
p u m p and i nj ectors.
The m ost satisfactory a rrangement is a b u l k stor­
age i nsta l l a t i o n , F i g u re 36 w i t h e i th er a ta n k a nd
pump, o r a gravity feed i nsta l lation l ocated h igh
enough for the tracto r ta n k to be fi l led d i rect.
The ta n k shou l d s l ope d ownward at the rea r to
a l low sed i ment to sett l e away from the ta ke-off
point. Whe never the tan k is ref i l l e d , a l l ow the fuel
to set t l e for 1 2 h o u rs befo re usi n g .
A d r a i n va lve shou l d b e posi tion ed at the l owest
po int in the ta n k so the mo istu re a n d sed i ment
ca n be d ra i n e d period i ca l l y .
s h o u l d be used , as sh own in F i g u re 36. U se the
l a rgest ta n k feas i b l e and kee p it as fu l l as poss i b le
to m i n i miz e condensa t i o n .
5 Q g a l l o n d r u m s m a k e s u i t a b l e
c o n t a i n e rs f o r d i e s e l f u e l , p r o ­
v i d e d t h e y a r e t i l t e d
s t a n d s . T h e d r u m s s h o u l d b e
c l e a n ed a n d f l u s h e d befo re e a c h
ref i l l i n g .
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