OVERCOMING FREEZING IN DIESEL FUEL FILTERS

The most common trouble reported was the blockage of the fuel feed at the primary filter between the vehicle fuel tank and feed pump. Blockage was due to wax formation. Solution to the problem was to substitute a small SS sedimenter unit for the gauge primary filter. Details are provided concerning failure analysis, primary filter requirements and the principal components of the sedimenter unit.

• Corporate Authors:

  Temple Press Limited

  161-166 Fleet Street
  Longon EC4,   England 
• Publication Date: 1961-10-25

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 464
• Serial:
  • RAILWAY GAZETTE
  • Volume: 115

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Diesel locomotives; Freezing; Fuels; Locomotives; Technology; Vehicle maintenance
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Energy; Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00037844
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 4 1994 12:00AM