TM 5-4320-300-14
Table 4-2. Organizational Maintenance Troubleshooting - Continued
MALFUNCTION
TEST OR INSPECTION
CORRECTIVE ACTION
WARNING
Handle starting aid ether cylinder carefully. Ether is highly
flammable. Do not use near sparks or open flames. Do not inhale
fumes.
Do not actuate starting aid for more than 1 or 2 seconds at a time
and more than twice with engine stopped. Overloading the engine
air box with this highly volatile fluid could result in an explosion.
c.
Check for sufficient fluid
in ether cylinder. Remove
cylinder from valve as-
sembly by loosening thumb
screw and turning cylinder
counterclockwise. Weigh
the cylinder and consult
the chart below.
ETHER CYLINDER VOLUME
Fraction of starting fluid remaining
Weight of ether cylinder
Full cylinder
33 oz. (935.6 grams)
3/4 full cylinder
28.5 oz. (808 grams)
1/2 full cylinder
24 oz. (680.4 grams)
1/4 full cylinder
19.5 oz. (552.8 grams)
Empty cylinder
15 oz. (425.3 grams)
If ether cylinder is much below 1/4 full, replace it. Slip replacement
cylinder through clamp and into control valve assembly. Tighten snugly.
Tighten thumb screw or clamp. If cylinder leaks at control valve, tighten
cylinder slightly.
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