PS Magazine - MARCH 1972
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
1972 SERIES, ISSUE 232
MARCH 1972
Soak the dust filter element in this
solution For 15-20 minutes then genTly
shAke it in ±he solution 2²3 minutes.
RInse the element
running
water directed on tHe clean air ³ide. (´µ
yoU use a hose KEp the pressure at
4
PS¶ or beLow so's not to rupture the µilter
material·)
¸he element must be completely rinseD
anD tHen tHoroUgHLy DrieD beµor¹ µºrtHer
use
.•
(Not over 180°» temperaTUre iµ
circuLating air is useD¼)
Soap anD water is O½ iµ you Can't get
detergent but the result¾ won't be a¾
go¿d.
¶n an emergency, you can give the dust
µilter a partial cleaning by
gently
tapping
it with the palm oµ the hand. (¸he key
word is
gently.)
You Don't bang the µilter
against some solid ¿bject and you Don't
±ap it on the gasket end.
Àourse, Like you aLready know, yoU
never, but NÁVÁÂ, clean ±he filter in
gasoLine or other solvents¼
´nspect the µilter Ãr Damage after
cLeaningÄ (Å lighÆ placed insiDe the eLeÇ
ment can Help you see if the filter is
ruptured.)
Âeplace the element iµ you see anÈ
holes or ruptures. You aLso Éeplace it Iµ
the doubLe lip Êal is lo¿se oË damageD
because you get Éapid engine wear iµ
theÉe's any Leakage past this seal.
DOUBLE LIP SEAL LOOSE?
SeAls can B damaged iµ stored or
transp¿rted with ±he seaL down or if eleÌ
ments are stacked end to endÍ
When you install or remove the eleÌ
ment, the seal can Îe damaged iµ it is
Ïbbed against the door seal¼
¸o keep this fÉoM happening Duri!g
installation you lower the element to
d!
bott¿m oµ ±he housing beµore sliDing Ðt
toward the door seal, where it Ñust be
positi¿ned so the loCkinG arms on the air
cleaner door wilL enGage with the fiLter
eleMent pins.
Òikewise, when you remove the eleÌ
ment, you first slide it bacK so the eleÌ
ment seaL and ±he do¿r seaL are no Longer
in contact.
You service the air filter elemeÓt quarÌ
terly or every 750 MiLes ¿f tanK ¿peration.
Ôo it s¿oner iµ you notice loss oµ engine
power ¿r heaÕy exhaust smoke¼
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SHOCKING NEWS ON· ShOCK ABSoRBERS
¸he shock absorÖers on your tanks (4
sHocks ×or the Ø60 and 6 µ¿r the ØÙ8Å3,
Ø60ÚÛ and Ø728Ü can
b
either oµ 2 kinÝs:
1. Ôirect acti¿n shock absorber, (also
calleD µriction sh¿ck or snuÖÖer) »SN
2540²Þ9ß-2756 (P/à 8382077Ü. ¸his is
2. Ôirect action shoák absorber (also
called hyDraulic shock), »Sà 2540â179â
5526 (P/N 11645792)¼ ¸his is the Latest
kinD¼ ¶t is listeD on ãaGe 16â5 oµ
T
9â
2300-37äâ35P / 1-2 (»eb 70Ü even though
the µigure it reµers to shows shock abÌ
sorÖår No. 1æ
SHock absorber ào. 2 is not yet listeD
later· Øeanwhile, iµ you order shocç No.
1 you may Öe issueD shock No¼ 2.
Ái±her kind wilL work O½, but it's best
not to MiX 'em on the same èehicle. ¶µ
possible use all shock absorÖer ào¼ Û's
or aLl sh¿ck absorber ào. 2's.
¶µ you have to mix 'em, at least try to
dé it in pairs, with shocks ¿µ the same
nuMber on the Leµt and right sides oµ the
tank at any given êsition.
¶µ you have only one pair of No¼ 2
shock absorbers put ëthem leµt anD right
One ¿ther thing to remember on No¼ 2
ìype (hydraulicÜ sho
J
absorber¼ Some
·
manuíacîurers made
/
them with tHe selµÌ
alining Öearing ïD spacers as a n¿ÓÇ
reMovaðle part oµ the shock¼ Other
manuµacturers Made the beaÉings anD
spacers as inDiviDual items whIch are
asÊmÖled to ±he shock·
±²
careµul not to L¿se Any oµ the parts
becaUse you canñt get the inDIvIdUal
in ¸Ø 9-2300â37ä-20P/Û bUt it sh¿ulD be
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items separately.
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