SkyTrak 10054 Operation Manual - Manual (Page 130)

128 Model 10054 Rev 3/02
General Maintenance
B. Change Fuel Filter
The fuel filter must be changed at shorter intervals with water evidence or
contaminated fuel.
1. Unlock and open the right rear engine access door.
2. Clean around the fuel filter head (Figure 85).
3. Unscrew the fuel filter and dispose of properly.
4. Clean the gasket surface of the filter head and replace the o-ring.
Figure 85
5. Fill the new fuel filter with clean No. 2 diesel fuel.
6. Lubricate the o-ring seal with clean No. 2 diesel fuel.
7. Install the fuel-filled filter and hand tighten. DO NOT overtighten.
NOTE: Mechanical over-tightening may distort the threads or damage the
sealing ring.
8. Close and lock the right rear engine access door.
Controlled venting is provided at the injection pump through the fuel drain
manifold. Small amounts of air introduced by changing the fuel filter element
will be vented automatically as long as the element was filled with fuel prior
to installation.
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Water Separator/Filter
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Water Separator/
Filter
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Model 10054 Rev 3/02
General Main tenan ce
B.Change FuelFi lter
The fue lf ilt erm us tbe cha nged ats hor ter inte rv als wit hw ater ev iden ceor
con tami nated fuel .
1.Un loc ka ndo penthe righ tr eare ngine acces sdo or.
2.Cl ean arou ndt hef uelfil terh ead( Figur e85) .
3.Un screw th efu elfil teran dd ispos eo fpr oper ly .
4.Cl ean the gask ets urfa ce oft he filt erhea dan dr eplac et heo -ri ng.
Figure 85
5.F ill thenew fuelfi lter withcl ean No. 2d iesel fuel.
6.L ubric ate the o-ri ng seal with cle an No .2 die sel fu el.
7.In stall thefue l-fi lled filt erand hand tigh ten.DO NOTov ertig hten.
NOTE:Mec hanic alov er-t ighten ingma yd istor tt heth reads or dama gethe
seal ing rin g.
8.Cl ose and loc kthe righ tr eare ngine ac ces sdoo r.
Contr olle dv enting ispr ov ided atthe injec tion pump throu ght hef ueldr ain
mani fo ld. Smal lamo unts of air intro duced by changi ngthe fuel filter elemen t
will bev ented automa tical lyas lon gas the eleme ntw asfil led with fuelpr ior
toin stallati on.
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