Filling Portable Flamethrower and Flame Land Mine from.5-Gallon Gasoline Cans

a. Portable Flamethrowers. Remove the filling

d. Connect the quick-disconnect coupling half to

the male coupling half on the fuel transfer cap (1).

plugs from the fuel-tank (3, fig. 18) filling holes. Install the

e. Connect the other end of the 8-foot rubber hose

fuel transfer cap (2) into a 5-gallon gasoline can (1) of

to the pressure regulator (5).

fuel and connect the cap to a pressure source (para 24).

f. Screw the tube reducer (6) into the fitting of the

Invert the 5-gallon gasoline can and insert the fuel outlet

pressure regulator (5).

pipe of the fuel transfer cap (2) in the fuel-tank filling hole

g. Screw the check valve (7) into the tube reducer

(6).

(1) Set the pressure regulator (6) at zero

h. Connect the valve assembly of the 6-foot rubber

pressure by turning the adjusting screw counter-

hose (8) to the check valve (7).

clockwise.

i. Connect the assembled line to a pressure

(2) Supply air to the pressure line (start air

source as follows:

compressor, open valve on cylinder of compressed air,

(1) To AN-M4 compressor.

Connect the

open pressure tank valve on M2A1-7 flamethrower, or

charging hose assembly (4, fig. 18) to the 6-foot rubber

open high-pressure sphere valve on the ABC-M9-7 or

hose (36, fig. 2). Connect the quick-disconnect coupling

M9A1-7 flamethrower).

end of the charging hose to the male coupling on the

(3) Increase the air pressure delivered by the

compressor (5, fig. 18).

pressure regulator by slowly turning the adjusting screw

(2) To M1A1 compressor. Follow directions in

clockwise until the pressure gage (6, fig. 4) reads

paragraph 11a.

between 3 and 5 psi.

(3) To M2A1-7 flamethrower pressure tank.

(4) Observe the fuel level in the tanks through

Follow directions in paragraph 22d.

the filling holes. Both tanks must be filled to within

(4) To ABC-M9-7 or M9A1-7 flame-thrower

approximately 2 inches of the top, thus leaving the

high-pressure sphere.

Connect the charging hose

proper void. As soon as the fuel reaches this level, stop

assembly (18, fig. 2) to the 6-foot rubber hose (36).

fuel flow by tilting the gasoline drum down.

b. Flame Landmines. To fill flame landmines (FM

Connect the quick-disconnect coupling (17) that is on the

charging hose to the male coupling on the sphere.

20-33), insert the fuel outlet pipe of the fuel transfer cap

(5) To commercial air cylinder. When using a

in the fuel opening of the mine and follow the procedure

commercial air cylinder as the pressure source, set up

in a(1) through (3) above.

the pressure line as described in a through e above.

Screw the pressure regulator adapter (2, fig. 3) into the

26.

After-Filling

Procedures

for

Portable

pressure regulator (12, fig. 4). Screw the cylinder

Flamethrower or Flame Landmine

adapter (19, fig. 2) from the filling line assembly onto the

commercial air cylinder. Connect the pressure regulator

If equipment is not to be used in the immediate future,

adapter (2, fig. 3) to the cylinder adapter.

proceed as follows:

25.

Filling Portable Flamethrower and Flame

Land Mine from.5-Gallon Gasoline Cans

a. Stop the compressor, close the commercial air

cylinder valve, close the pressure tank valve on the

M2A1-7 flamethrower, or close the high-pressure sphere

WARNING

valve on the ABC-M9-7 or M9A1-7 flamethrower.

b. Hold the free end of the fuel filling hose.

Use

only

authorized

gages,

Point hose away from personnel and toward an area

regulators, hose, pipe, and tubing on

where spilling a small amount of fuel will do no harm.

commercial air cylinders, high-

c. Turn the fuel drum so that the bunghole to which

pressure spheres, and pressure

the fuel filling line is connected is UP. Handle the drum

tanks. DO NOT IMPRO-VISE.

gently and avoid dropping or striking it while it is under

pressure.

WARNING

d. Open the valves in the fuel filling hose.

Bleed the pressure from the fuel drum through the fuel

When applying pressure to a fuel

filling hose.

drum, always use the pressure

e. When the pressure has been relieved, close the

regulator sup-plied with the kit.

filling-hose valves and set the pressure regulator at zero

Using a different pressure regulator

pressure

turning

the

adjusting

screw

may cause the flame-fuel drum to

counterclockwise.

explode.

WARNING

Never move a flame-fuel drum while

pressure is being applied.