Service as Required Bleeding the Fuel System (Engines With Electronic Fuel Systems And Bosch VP44 Pump) CAUTION: Escaping fluid under pressure can penetrate the skin causing serious injury. Relieve pressure before disconnecting fuel or other lines. Tighten all connections before applying pressure. Keep hands and body away from pinholes and nozzles which eject fluids under high pressure. Use a piece of cardboard or paper to search for leaks. Do not use your hand. X9811 –UN–23AUG88 High-Pressure Fluids If ANY fluid is injected into the skin, it must be surgically removed within a few hours by a doctor familiar with this type injury or gangrene may result.
Doctors unfamiliar with this type of injury may call the Deere & Company Medical Department in Moline, Illinois, or other knowledgeable medical source. Bleed the fuel system anytime the fuel system has been opened up. This includes: After fuel filter changes. After pump or nozzle replacement. Anytime fuel lines have been disconnected. After engine has run out of fuel. This fuel system can only be bled by the electronic transfer pump or at the injection nozzles. BLEEDING SHOULD NOT BE PERFORMED at any location on the Bosch VP44 injection pump. Continued on next page OUOD002,000016A –19–25FEB03–1/3 40-12 021604 PN=185