Inspection Every 50 Hours - Takeuchi TB 175 Handbuch

2. Inspection and adjustment

2.2.3 Inspection every 50 hours

Be sure to check the following points every 50 hours operation.
No.
(1) Fuel tank draining
(2) Water separator draining
(3) Bleeding the fuel system
(4) Battery electrolyte level check and battery recharging
(1) Fuel tank draining
1)Prepare a waste oil container.
2)Remove the drain plug of the fuel tank to drain
(water, dust, etc.) from the fuel tank bottom.
3)Drain until fuel with no water and dust flow out.
Then tighten the drain plug firmly.
(2) Water separator draining
Drain off the water separator whenever there is a lot of
drain collected in the water separator at the bottom of
the cup even if not the time for periodic inspection hour.
The cup of the water separator is made from semi-
transparency material and in the cup, the red colored
float ring which rises on the surface of the drain is
installed to visualize the amount of drain. Also, the
water separator with sensor to detect the drain for
warning device on a control panel is provided as the
optional.
Drain off the water separator in the following manner.
1)Prepare a waste oil container.
2)Close the fuel cock.
3)Loosen the drain cock at the bottom of the water
separator, and drain off any water collected inside.
4)Tighten the drain cock with hand.
5)Be sure to bleed air in the fuel system.
NOTE:
If no drain drips when the drain cock is opened, loosen the air bleeding bolt on the top of the water separator
by turning counter-clockwise 2 to 3 times using screw driver.
(This may occur in case of the water separator position is higher than the fuel oil level in the fuel tank). After
draining, be sure to tighten the air bleeding bolt.
Inspection Item
28
Fuel tank
Drain plug
OPTION
Air bleeding bolt
Inlet
Close
Fuel cock
Open
Drain cock
Water separator
Outlet
Cup
Float ring