TM 5-3895-373-20
C.
INSTALL - Continued.
2.
PURGE
AIR
FROM
FUEL/WATER
SEPARATOR.
Fuel is very flammable and can
explode easily. To avoid serious
injury or death:
Always wear safety glasses/goggles
at all times.
Keep at least a B-C fire extinguisher
within easy reach when working with
fuel or on a fuel system.
Do not work on fuel system when
engine is hot; fuel can be ignited by a
hot engine.
Post signs that read "NO SMOKING
WITHIN 50 FEET" when working with
open fuel lines or fuel tanks.
a.
Place machinery wiping towel below fuel lift
pump.
b.
Loosen hose clamp (9) and remove fuel feed
hose from fuel lift pump inlet.
c.
Place thumb over open end of fuel feed hose
and hold it over machinery wiping towel.
d.
Instruct another person to move fuel/water
separator below tank fuel level.
e.
Allow trapped air to bleed from fuel lines and
fuel/water separator. When full fuel stream flows
from hose, cap off flow with thumb.
f.
Install fuel feed hose to inlet of fuel lift pump.
Tighten hose clamp (9).
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