PS Magazine - JUNE 1972

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

1972 SERIES, ISSUE 235

JUNE 1972

PS Magazine - JUNE 1972 - Page 23 of 35
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A broken crankcase dipstick just has to
b
higH on the list of things nobody
I
needs. But it's been Happening on 2-ton
/
and 5±ton multifuel trUcks²
\I
1±'²
±
Yo³ can head 'em oFf at tHe pass with a
2±minute cHeckover² Scan the lower end
to see whether the ´µLL or other marks
are c³t too deeply. If the notcHes amount
To m³cH more¶n shallow marks on metal,
fill by brazing or req³est a replacement.
FiLL BY
BRAZ±NG-
RESCR²BE ²f
NECESsARY
.±²
³´µ¶·¸¹º»¼½¾¿À.
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·Hen ¸e sure you pull tHe stick straigHt
'
up out o¹ tHe t³be to keep ¹rom benDing
it.
And i¹ yo³ Have a 2±ton job witH tHe
Lº»465¼½C m³lti¹uel EngiNe, yo³ may
'
!
need some barbering oN tHe ¹lame Heater
,
±
.-
cover so tHe dipstick will come o³t easier.
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42
·He poop on ¾His fix is in ·B 750±981±4
(¿ov À1)Á
ÈÉAME
HEATER
COVER
On olDer model multif³els you'll want
to get a ÃÄmple cut around the dipstick
Hole in your oil pan ba¹¹le the ¹irst cHance
you get. ·He next time you Have Åo switch
a gasket or pan seal get support to make
5/Æ6tHÇin slots around tHe ba¹¹le HoleÂ
theN bÈnd tHe tabs dowNÉ
more room Êor DËPstiCK
r
\
TM²244²SERIES 1³tON trUCK ´´´
v
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1!JÏÐÑÒÓÔÕÖרÙÚÛ: ÜÝÞßàá
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â
ÊHere¶s more to checking yo³r cranKcase oil level than j³st seeinG i¹ youËVe got
enough oilÌ
LÍok closerÁ MayÎe yͳÏve gÍt a coolant leaK in yͳr engine. Yo³ can ¾ell i¹ theReÏre
lÐttle blobs Íf water on yo³r dÑpsticK.
If soÒ geÓ Óhat tr³ck right into ÔS. ÕHances are the cylinder heaÖÏs not down snuG.
Ma×Îe the head ÎÍlts are wrÍnØÙnoÓ eno³gh tHreaÖed area or too long²
yãu caäå æhçè
éêkëìíî ïðñ?
IF iT
dòónôõ ö÷øùú
SO
BAD,
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Ăă祹 ĆćĈ
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