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 TM 55-1905-219-14-8
4-5. GENERAL (Continued).
Table 4-1A. Portable Fire Pump (PE-250) - Hard Starting
or Will Not Start.
NOTE
pump. Tables 4-1 thru 4-4 apply the Gale Marine P-250 portable fire pump.
MALFUNCTION
TEST OR INSPECTION
CORRECTIVE ACTION
1. Lack of fuel.
Step 1.
Empty fuel tank.
Refill fuel tank (Mixture: 2 cans of BIA-TC-W oil
and 6 gallons (22.7 liters) of 90 octane gasoline.
Step 2.
Fuel line pinched or disconnected.
Check feed lines and repair or replace as required.
Step 3.
Plugged vent hole in fuel tank filler cap.
Remove filler cap and clean vent hole.
Step 4.
Fuel line connector plugged.
Remove connector and clean.
Step 5.
In pulse tube loose or pinched.
Check impulse tube and repair or replace as
required.
2. Poor or no ignition spark.
Step 1.
Ignition not turned on.
Turn ignition on.
Step 2.
Spark plugs wet or carbon fouled.
Check spark plugs.
Step 3.
Spark plug electrode broken.
Check spark plugs.
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