Put an end to dirty fuel.The engine in your generator will run poorly--or not at all--with dirty fuel. And that's no good! A small amount of contamination is normal, but it needs to be removed just the same. If contaminants are not removed, they'll accumulate in the bottom of your fuel tank. You won't know it right away because the fuel pick-up tube for your fuel system is a few inches above the tank bottom and the fuel will float on top of most contaminants. The problem becomes noticeable when the contaminant contaminant /con·tam·i·nant/ (kon-tam´in-int) something that causes contamination. contaminant something that causes contamination. level rises to the level of the pick-up tube. By then you have severely contaminated contaminated, v 1. made radioactive by the addition of small quantities of radioactive material. 2. made contaminated by adding infective or radiographic materials. 3. an infective surface or object. fuel! In a diesel system, fuel transfer pumps, injection pumps An Injection Pump is the device that pumps fuel into the cylinders of a diesel engine or less typically, a gasoline engine. Traditionally, the pump is driven indirectly from the crankshaft by gears, chains or a toothed belt (often the timing belt) that also drives the camshaft on and fuel injectors a device for actively injecting fuel into an internal-combustion engines by directly forcing the liquid fuel into the combustion chamber at an appropriate point in the piston cycle; - an alternative to a Most TMs don't tell you to check generator fuel tank contaminant levels. But anytime you find water or other contaminants in the fuel-water separator or fuel system filter sump, here's what to do: * Open the fuel tank drain cock and drain a small amount of fuel into a container that will let you see the fuel. * If the fuel is free of contaminants and water, close the drain cock. Your system is not contaminated. If contaminants and water appear, continue to drain the fuel until samples are not contaminated. Then, close the drain cock. * In cases of severe contamination it will be necessary to drain the system, replace all filters and clean all strainers Water lines or kitchen systems can get gravel, deposits that break free, and other stray items in the line. The velocity of the water pushing them, they can severely damage or clog devices installed in the flow stream of the water line. . Follow the TM instructions for this job. Fuel filters may have to be replaced two or three times alter severe contamination. That contamination had to come from somewhere and you need to find out where. It could be a dirty fuel truck or a contaminated fuel tank or anything else in your fuel pumping chain. Get other users to help you. It's in their interest to find the source of the contamination, too. |
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