PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-693

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 693

AUGUST 2010
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-693 - Page 5 of 33
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PS 693
AUG 10
W
ater, sand and dirt combined with fuel
make a toxic mixture for your Bradley’s
engine, crewmen. And the Frst line of defense
is the vehicle’s fuel cap, gasket and strainer.
Dirt and sand collect around the Fller neck.
If you don’t keep it clean, that buildup can
make it hard to close the cap properly. ±orcing
the cap tears the fuel gasket. That allows rain
water to trickle down into the fuel system
along with the dirt and sand.
You’ll know there’s a problem when engine
performance suffers. The condition can worsen
until the fuel pump fails. If that happens, your
Bradley will be out of action until the pump is
replaced and the injectors are cleaned.
M2A3/M3A3 Bradley BUSK Bench Seats
Need a new seatbelt screw for the IED bench seats on your M2A3/M3A3 Bradley urban
survivability kit (BUSK)?
PN B183A038C038HSHS, which is shown as Item 30 in WP 0058 00-11
and Item 24 in WP 0059 00-5 of TB 9-2350-395-13&P (Jun 08, w/Ch 1, Aug 08), doesn’t cross to an
NSN and is being replaced.
Get the new screw with NSN 5305-01-566-3834 (PN 12517379, CAGE
19207).
Make a note until the TB can be updated.
M1064 Heater Kit Fitting NSN
Order a new pipe-to-tube elbow for the heater kit on your M1064 mortar carrier with NSN
4730-01-570-2492 (PN SAE J514 6-4 070203CZ, CAGE 81343).
It replaces NSN 4730-00-289-2378,
which is shown as Item 2 in Fig 327 of TM 9-2350-261-24P (Aug 05).
1.
Blow away any dirt that has
collected around the ±ller neck
before removing the fuel cap.
If there’s water there, soak it
up with a clean rag.
2.
Remove the fuel cap. Turn
it upside down and look at the
gasket. If it shows damage, get
a new one with NSN 2590-01-
482-1662.
3.
Now look at the fuel gasket,
NSN 5330-01-207-9163, in the
±ller neck. Any cuts, nicks or
gouges mean the gasket needs
to be replaced.
4.
Pull out the fuel strainer and look for tears or holes. Replace a damaged strainer with
M2/M3-Series Bradleys…
Keep
the
Gunk
Out!
After every
operation,
check the fuel
cap, gasket,
and strainer
like this…
Clean away sand and dirt
before opening fuel cap
Where did that
nasty-looking
gunk
come
from?
you
let it
in when you
didn’t
check
my fuel cap
and strainer!
yuck!
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