PS Magazine - MARCH 1972
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
1972 SERIES, ISSUE 232
MARCH 1972
TRANSMIsSIOn
01
LEVH
-The only
way to get a correct reading Is to check it
with the tRansmission in N (neutra±) and
the engine runnIng at 120²³150²´PM's.
EnGi±E ²HUTOFF PROBLEM
-f³
your
batteRy gOs dead you can't shut off your
engIne Bcause the fuel cutoff Is electric.
Stop the engine either µy un¶ooking the
fuel line or µy µlocking the aIr intake.
You Cn also stop the engIne in
minutes IF you open the top vent and µ·t¸
Wm dRain o¹ the fuel stºainer µehind the
tank. »¼ourse, you»ll hA½e to µleed off th¾
syste¿ BfoºÀ the engine will stAÁ ÂAin
i
you stop it this wayÃ
a
±
sWAlp BUg´
f-
Your vehicle will
go in pretty roug¶ terraIn when all axles
are pulling butÄ even so, It's no swamp
buggy and If you drive it Into mud aµove
£
ts huµs It wIll liKely get stuckÅ
steer ¶ard if the upper steerIng worm
BarIng has run out of luÆÅ Çuµe level
should B at the top of the fIller openIng
(elµow and adapter veÈtical in the steerÉ
Ing gear ¶ousIng) 2ÊIn aµove bottom of
filler ¶ole openIng
In gear case. Ëour
truck should B checKed Ìor thIs when
you get it and every 6 mont¶s after that.
KEEPµ±G THE RIgHT ¶PEEo'
·¸³y¹uº¹
real slow (2²Í25 MPÎ) your
tc
tends
to shimmy and woµble. This will stop
w¶en you go a little faster Å.
. on the way
to your maIntenance shop to get the Front
end alinedÏ
WInCH mAInTE±A±CE
»
Ðube t¶e
wInch paÑs the way it says in your ÇÒ.
Make sure G (gear luµrIcaÓt) Is used
w¶ere called for. The wiÓch cable must
b
coaÔed wIt¶ Óew ÒÕ oilÖ
not
×ØØ
grease whIch does not gIve the
cable enough
protectIon against corroÉ
sion.
Ùeep a spare wInc¶ pInÄ ÚSN
5315³
880³5861Ä In t¶e tool bag IÓ the stowage
µox. T¶e pIn Is a drive fIt at the lead end
and must µe drIven iÓ to secure ItÅ Ûe sure
you have t¶e rIght pin.
DE¼ROsTEr pOSITiO±½¾¿
»À¹Áe
wIndshields
have been cracKed
µy
the
blast of hot air from the defroster ductsÜ
Ø lIttle c¶ange In the setting of the deÉ
froster nozzles wIll prevent thIs. They
a
supposed to mount to the caµ wIth lIttle
Z³bracKets. Ýf these are ¿IssingÞ faµrIcate
a bracKet to ßt
deàost¾r
nozzles bacK
V.
Inch from the cowlÅ Ølso, preheat the
áehicle Bfore turnIng on the defrosters.
9
TUR¾½±Â
âãä
-These ½ehicles coåeæ
faster than oth¾r 5³ton
truckç
µ¾cauè¾
you sit fuéther êëard with respect to
the front wheels and this t¾nds to cut
corners shoéter. ThIs Is handy wh¾n you
get used to it µut might
B
a lìtt±e dAngerÍ
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