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4-9. AIR BOX PRESSURE TEST (Cont)
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Avoid contact with hot manifolds, pulleys, and other moving parts to avoid
personal injury.
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Wear proper ear protection when running engine. Noise volume of engine can
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cause hearing loss or injury.
Start engine and operate at 2800 RPM, FULL
LOAD. Slowly open tube connector (1) and
read air box pressure on manometer
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A manometer measurement is
the sum of the displacements
from zero of the two columns of
mercury. This value is ex-
pressed as inches of mercury.
For model 5063-5299, air box
pressure must be at least 6.1
inches of mercury at 2800
RPM, FULL LOAD with zero
exhaust back pressure.
For
all
except
model
5063-5299, air box pressure
must be at least 39.0 inches of
mercury at 2800 RPM, FULL
LOAD with zero exhaust back
pressure.
scale.
Stop engine by moving governor stop lever to
NO FULL position.
Disconnect nonmetallic tubing (10) from air
box drain tube, or fitting, and manometer (2).
WARNING
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