b. Fuel Pump Strainer and Cover Gasket.
(c) Remove the lower half of the filter
(1) Removal.
bracket from the skid.
(a) Loosen the eight screws that hold
the pump cover to the pump, and remove the cover with
screws (2, fig. 4-40) from the pump.
and York-Shipley model YS49279).
(b) Remove the gasket t3) from the
(e) Unscrew and remove the filter (5)
pump.
from the nipple (2).
(c) Grasp the strainer (1) by the handle
(3) Disassembly.
and slowly slide it from the pump as shown in figure
(a) Remove the two nuts and
lockwashers that hold the upper half of the fuel filter,
(2) Servicing.
Clean the strainer in SD
and remove the bracket from the filter.
(solvent, dry-cleaning), and allow it to drain and to air-
(b) Remove the screws that hold the
dry thoroughly.
lockring to the filter head (3, fig. 4-41).
(3) Inspection.
Inspect the strainer for
(c) Remove the lockring (6), sump (5),
damaged or torn screening and for broken handle.
and gasket (4) from the filter head.
(4) Installation. Replace defective strainer
(d) Remove the hand lever (1) and the
with a serviceable one, and install it by reversing the
packing nut (2) from the shaft of the cartridge disk (7).
procedure in b (1) above, using a new gasket.
(e) Remove the gland packing from the
c. Fuel Filter and Bracket.
head.
(1) Description. The fuel filter is mounted on
(4) Servicing.
Clean all parts with SD
the lower left end of the water heater, and it is used to
(solvent, dry-cleaning) and dry them thoroughly.
filter the fuel before it enters the fuel pump.
(5) Inspection. Inspect for bent sump, for
(2) Removal.
broken or cracked head, and for broken bracket.
(a) Disconnect
the
fuel
feed
hose
Inspect the cartridge for damaged fins and inspect the
assembly at the fuel filter.
lockring, head, and bracket for damaged threads.
(6) Installation and Assembly.
Replace
bolts that secure the lower half of the fuel filter bracket
defective fuel filter and bracket with serviceable ones.
(4, fig. 4-38) to the upper half of the bracket and the
Install the serviceable ones by reversing the procedures
skid.
in c (2) and c (3) above, using new gland packing and a
new gasket in the filter.
NOTE
This fuel filter bracket is used on
Army models SPE 44, SPE 45 and
York-Shipley model YS49279.
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