11 PERIODIC SERVICE PERIODIC SERVICE ENGLISH FUEL Fuel is flammable and can be dangerous. You should handle fuel with care. To avoid personal injury: A Do not mix gasoline or alcohol with diesel fuel. This mixture can cause an explosion. A Be careful not to spill fuel during refueling. If fuel should spill, wipe it off at once, or it may cause a fire. A Do not fail to stop the engine before refueling. Keep the engine away from the fire. A Be sure to stop the engine while refueling or bleeding and when cleaning or changing fuel filter or fuel pipes. Do not smoke when working around the battery or when refueling. A Check the fuel systems at a well ventilated and wide place.
A When fuel and lubricant are spilled, refuel after letting the engine cool off. A Always keep spilled fuel and lubricant away from engine. The cetane number is required not to be less than 45. A Be sure to use a strainer when filling the fuel tank, or dirt or sand in the fuel may cause trouble in the fuel injection pump. A For fuel, always use diesel fuel. You are required not to use alternative fuel, because its quality is unknown or it may be inferior in quality. Kerosene, which is very low in cetane rating, adversely affects the engine. Diesel fuel differs in grades depending on the temperature.
A Be careful not to let the fuel tank become empty, or air can enter the fuel system, necessitating bleeding before next engine start. B Fuel level check and refueling 1. Check to see that the fuel level is above the lower limit of the fuel level gauge. 2. If the fuel is too low, add fuel to the upper limit. Do not overfill. No.2-D is a distillate fuel oil of lower volatility for engines in industrial and heavy mobile service.
(SAE J313 JUN87) Grade of Diesel Fuel Oil According to ASTM D975 Distillation Temperatures, ( ) 90% Point Viscosity Kinematic cSt or mm /s at 40 Viscosity Saybolt, SUS at 37.8 (100 ) Min Max Min Max Min Max 282 (540) 338 (640) 1.9 4.1 32.6 40.1 Sulfur, weight % Copper Strip Corrosion Cetane Number Max Max Min 0.50 No. 3 40 Flash Point, ( ) Water and Sediment, volume % Carbon Residue on, 10 percent Residuum, % Ash, weight % Min Max Max Max 52 (125) 0.05 0.35 0.01