Komatsu — WHEN MACHINE RUNS OUT OF FUEL

. OPERATION TROUBLESHOOTING TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURE FOR BLEEDING AIR CAUTION 3 - 152 WHEN MACHINE RUNS OUT In case t hat the machine has run out of fuel, start the engine again only after refilling fu el, filling the water s eparator and fuel filter cartridge with clean fu el and bleeding air from the fu Always w atch the fuel level and be If the engine has stopped because o f lack of fuel, it is necessary to use t he priming pum p to bleed the ai r completely from the B e careful when unscrewing the air bleed ing plug on the fuel filter head. Oi l may spurt out due to the residual pressure insid e the tank. If clean f uel is not available, go on t o Step 3.

the inside of the strainer with 1. i 2. i 3. 4. 5. 1. Remove water separator (1), fill clean fuel, taking care not to let dirt or dust get in, then install t again. Remove fuel filter cartridge (2), fill the inside of the filter with clean fuel, taking care not to let t again. dirt or dust get in, then install Add f uel from small hole (A) (dirt y side) at eight places. Do not add f uel from hole (B) (clean sid e) at the center. fuel filter head. ) and check that air bubbles ), followed by fuel. (0.8 to 1 kgm , 5.8 to 7.2 lbft) 3. Loosen air bleed plug (3) at the 4. Blee d air with priming pump (4 come out of air bleeding plug (3 5. Tighten air bleed plug (3). Tightening torque:

7.8 to 9.8 Nm 6. Turn the key in the starting switc h to the START position and start the engine. Whe n doing this, do not crank th e starting motor continuously f or more than 20 sec onds. If the engine doe s not start, wait for at least 2 minutes, then try again. Perform this o peration a maximu 7. I f the engine does not start, rep eat the operation from Step 3.