ARMY TM 10-4610-309-14
MARINE CORPS TM10802A-14/1
0031 00
TACTICAL WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM (TWPS)
OPERATOR INSTRUCTIONS
PREPARATION FOR STORAGE ARMY UNIT
DIESEL ENGINE PRESERVATION
1. Remove the fuel tank.
2. Remove the screen filter from the fuel filler port and fully drain the fuel tank.
3. Ventilate the fuel tank as follows (see Figure 6):
a. Connect the quick-disconnect air hose (BII Box #8) to the quick-disconnect fitting in Air
System Section 1.
b. Connect the air blowgun (air nozzle, Operator's Tool Kit) to the other end of the air hose.
c. Blow air into the fuel filler port to ventilate the fuel tank.
QUICK DISCONNECT AIR HOSE
AIR SYSTEM SECTION 1
AIR BLOWGUN
QUICK-DISCONNECT
AIR HOSE
Figure 6. Quick-Disconnect Air Hose Connections.
4. Reinstall the screen filter.
5. Make sure the decompression lever is up (see Figure 7). Pull the recoil starter slowly until it feels
tight.
6. Couple the two tank fuel lines together and the two diesel engine fuel lines together.
DECOMPRESSION
LEVER
RECOIL STARTER
Figure 7. Diesel Engine Decompression Lever and Recoil Starter.
0031 00-7
