TM 5-3895-369-14
Post signs that read `NO SMOKING WITHlN 50 FEET (15 m)' when working with open fuel, fuel
lines or fuel tanks.
Use caution when loosening intake fuel fittings. Fuel pressure is sufficient to penetrate skin and
cause severe injury.
FUEL LINE INSPECTION
(1) Loosen bleed screw (1).
(2) Operate lever (2) on lift pump (3) until
fuel is airfree.
(3) Tighten bleed screw (1) 72 lb-in
(6 Nm).
(4) Start engine (para 2-9).
(5) Loosen six fuel line fittings on
injectors one at a time until engine
runs smoothly. Tighten securely
(a) lf engine compression knock
continues, notify supervisor.
(6) Turn engine off (para 2-10[c]).
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