PS Magazine - DECEMBER 1986
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 409
DECEMBER 1986
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Fuel
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Water in your equipment's fel system is like Fies at a picnic.
BOTH AR BAD ±O² HE³LTH-y´ur engine's health in the case ´µ water.
Water in diesel fel makes a h´me ¶r Mcr´bes·a liviNg black sli¸e t¹at plugs
fel º»ters. Water ¼eezes in fel ½lters¾¿el can't get thr´ugh. WaÀer rUsts ½nely
maCÁÂed parts in Ãe fel inject´r pump. Water tUÄs t´ steam in fel inject´rs-
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and can blast ´Å Æhe tips.
±LIS AÇD WATE² can't be c´mpletely elÈated-and Ãere's always m´re
where they came ¼´m. Water iN y´ur ¿el usually c´mes ¼´m m´isture iN the
aÉr. There's air in y´ur fel
ÁÂÃ
Ê´isture c´ndenses and beC´mes water.
YOË ÌAÇ SW AT ±LÍES, and y´u can h´ld water d´wn t´ a pr´blem y´ur
equipment can live with. All it takes is a little eÅ´rÎ ´n y´ur part.
Keep your ¿el
Ä
½»led t´ the ¿ll marÏ. This all´ws less space ¶r m´ist air.
Ðn c´Ñd weather, use icing iÒhibit´r t´ keep water ¼´m ¼eezing in y´ur ¿el
system. ±´r diesel fel, use iÒhibit´r ÇSÇ
6850-ÂÃ753Ä5Å61 (5
gall´ns) ´r ÇSÇ
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6850-Â-06Å-5312 (55
gaÓl´ns). Ícing Ônhibit´r ¶r gas´Óine is ÇSÇ
681ÅÄÆÇ
597-3608 (1
gall´n) and ÇSÇ
6810ÄÂÄ275-6010 (5
gall´ns).
±´r either diesel ¿el ´r gas´line, use
1
pint ´µ Ônhibit´r Õ´
40
galÓ´ns ´µ ÖeÓ.
Pt the iÒ×Ôbit´r in the
Ç
be¶re re¿eling s´ t¹ey'll mÔx.
DraØ
'1
el ½»ters. Drain exaCtly when and h´w y´ur ´perat´r's TÊ teÓls y´Ù
t´. This 1s the best way t´ ºg¹t water in the ¿el. Water sucked ´ut ´µ tÚe feÓ
ÁÂ
is st´pped by the fel ½ltersÛÙnless y´u let the ºlters ´verÓ´ad with wate;.
A l´t ´µ water ¼´m the Üters means there's a l´t ´µ water iN ÆÚe fel
ÈÉ
²eÝ´rÆ
itÞget ƹe
ÁÂ
draineß.
͵ there's a straight dr´p ¼´m the ºller ´Ýening t´ the b´tÆ´m ´µ the feÓ
ÁÊ,
check ¶r water by using water indicating paste, ÇSÇ
6850ÄÂ-È1É4194 (3
´Ùnces)
´r àSÇ
685Å-È-È1Ä4193 (2V
´unces). Smear paste ´n a clean sticá ´r r´d. ÍnserÆ
the stick ´r r´d until it t´uches the b´tt´m ´µ the
ÁÂÃ
ÌheCk t´ see iµ t¹e paste
changed c´l´r. A c´l´r change sh´ws water. Get y´ur
ÁÂ
drained.
Water indicating paste is auth´rÔzeß by ³ppendix A ´µ ÌâA
50-9Ê0Ë
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