PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-520
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 520
MARCH 1996
Cleaning the auxiLIary fuel pUmp
sTRaIneR Is a L±²²le ²R±ckier. PRoced³res
may vary frOm one generatoR model ²o
tHe nex², so reFER to youR
TM
foR spe-
cI´µ Inst¶Uc²Ions· BU²¸ In general, HeRe's
wHa² you need ²o do:
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SHU² down ²He eng±ne¹
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ºnHooK ²He aUXilIary fueL »Ine f¼om
tHe pump· ½oLd ²He line µonnector
UprigH² so ²Ha² ¾uel doe¿n't leak
ouT oÀ tHe LIne¹
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PUÁ a cUp or caN under ²He pump to
ca²cH aNy fuel ²Ha² runs oU² wHen
you RemoVe i²s baseÂ
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Ãoosen ²He p³mp's Äase wI²H pLIeRs
oR an adjÅs²abLe wRencHÆ
tm
tHe
Äase cLockwIse UntIl Çt comes offÈ
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ÉaKe ²He stRaÊneR oUÁ of ²He pUmp
and clean It In drycLeaËIng soLVenÁ.
ÌeveR Use an aIR Hose on i²¹ Éhe
s²Ra±ner is made of VeRy f±ne
mesH, and HIgHÍpÎessUre aiR could
damage I²Ï
Ðf couRse, ÑHe easies² way ²o keep
ÎUbÄeR out of your generator Is ²o Use
pLas²ic ¾UeL cans ins²ead oÀ me²aL onesÒ
Plas²ic cans donÓ² HaVe ruÄÄer lin±ngs¹
Ge² a 5Ôgal¸ sandÔcoLoRed pLas²ic can
wItH ÕSÌ 7240Ô01Ô33ÖÔ5×68· ÕSÕ
Ö×40Ô0ØÔ33ÖÔ5×69 bRings yoU the same
can In oLIVe dRabÙ
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