Chapter 6
PERIODIC INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES
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Air Starter System
Draining Water and Cleaning Air
Starter Strainer
1 Close the starter valve handle of the air starter
tank.
2 Remove the drain plug of air starter strainer and
drain water from the air strainer.
3 Remove the cap and remove the filter from the
cap.
4 Clean the filter with diesel fuel, then blow com-
pressed air to dry.
5 Reinatall the air strainer as it is.
6 Open the air starter handle slowly.
Draining Water from Air Tank
Slowly open the starting air handle of the air tank. If
the handle is opened quickly, the engine can start
abruptly and cause an unexpected accident.
1 Close the starting air handle of the air tank.
2 Open the drain valve handle located under the
drain valve on the front side of the tank to drain
accumulated water from the tank.
Note: The amount of drained water can vary
depending on the relative humidity and air
consumption.
3 Close the drain valve handle after draining water.
4 Open the starting air handles slowly.
Inspection Safety Valve of Air
Tank
Check to make sure the safety valve opens to
relieve pressure when the air pressure in the tank
rises abnormally.
fig.6-31 Air starter strainer
Filter
Air starter
inlet
Cap
Plug
Spring
Packing
Air starter
outlet
fig.6-32 Draining water from air tank
Drain valve
handle
Starting
air handles
fig.6-33 Inspection safety valve of air tank
Safety valve
