TM 5-3805-280-10
Fuels and Lubricants
FUEL TANK
CAUTION: Handle fuel carefully. If the engine is
hot or running, do not fill the fuel tank. Do not
smoke while you fill fuel tank or work on fuel
system.
To avoid condensation, fill the fuel tank at the end of each
day's operation. Capacity is 560 L (148 gal).
Fuel Tank--Specification
Capacity............................................................................. 560 L (148 gal)
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DO NOT USE GALVANIZED CONTAINERS
Store fuel in:
IMPORTANT: Diesel fuel stored in galvanized
containers reacts with zinc coating
plastic containers.
on the container to form zinc flakes.
aluminum containers.
If fuel contains water, a zinc gel will
specially coated steel containers made for diesel
also form. The gel and flakes will
fuel.
quickly plug fuel filters and damage
fuel injectors and fuel pumps.
DO NOT USE brass-coated containers: brass is an
alloy of copper and zinc.
DO NOT USE a galvanized container to store diesel
fuel.
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