Portable Flame Thrower M2-2

by United States. War Department

Fig 29. Wiping plug seat.

f. Wipe any spilled fuel from weapon.

38. FILLING BY FORCE PUMP.

A force pump, if available, may be installed with a short length of pipe in the top opening of a drum of fuel for filling flame-thrower fuel tanks. Keep working parts of pump clean.

39. FILLING BY BLOWING.

Thickened fuel may be readily forced into the fuel tanks of flame throwers by the use of extremely low pressures of compressed air or nitrogen. Flame thrower fuel filling kit E6 or equivalent may be used. When equipment is available, filling by blowing is more efficient for filling large numbers of flame throwers with thickened fuel. Pouring or pumping are more time-consuming, depending on the consistency of the gel. The consistency may vary among batches even when the same proportion of thickener is used. The amount of moisture in the fuel seems to cause this variation. The precautions listed in Paragraph [40] should be observed.

Fig 30. Blowing thickened fuel into fuel tanks by use of cylinders of compressed air or nitrogen.