PS Magazine - JULY 1972
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
1972 SERIES, ISSUE 236
JULY 1972
WARMUP 'N±SHUTDOWN
Some poPle just can't get a good start
in the mornIng wIthout a cuP o' hot cof-
FEe. Tha±'s the way yoUr ±ruck feeLs abou±
ge±±ing a gOd warmUP before hICCin'
Che road. So make sure your ±empra±Ure
gagE is uP Co 140° Bfore you move out²
³K, maybe iC's jus± ±oo doggoned cold
ou± ±o Le´ your engine ge´ uP Co 140°. µn
¶hat ·ase, keeP your mill running a±
high idle for
5
minU±Es¸¹rkin' smooCh
on aLL 6¸before you head outº
And give 'er a chancE Co cool oFF a lit±Le BFore you sHU± down. »d¼Ing aC 800½1000
R¾M ¿r abou± 5 minu±Es sHould do ±hE ±rick.
Àu´ here're a Áw morE CrIcks tha±'ll P± a reaL Polish on yoUr shU±down:
•During Che las´ Few seconds oF idlIng, jack UP your R¾M ±o ±he LÃmi±. THa±'s
2ÄÅ0 ƾÇÈ JÂÉÊ HoËd ÌeÍ ÊÎeÍE FoÍ
3
oÍ Ï ÉE·oNÐsÑ µF YoÂÍ ExÎaÂɱ ÃÉ ÉÒÓÔY, YoÂ
should sEe iC clear UPÕ This's grea± For cLeaning ±he carbon Ön' sCUFF out oF your
• Àe sÂrE yo s±i·Ô ×o PaÍa 2Ø9a(5) .Ù. doNÌÊ ÊUÍN ×ÎE ÚaʱEÍY ÉWÃÊcÛ ³ÜÜ UNÊÃL
YoÂÍ enginE Has ɱoPPEd ÊUÍnÃNg oVeÍÝ
Know why? As Long as your engine's ±urnIng over, ±he alternator's ±Urning oVEr,
tooÕ µf yo turn Che bat±ery swi±ch ³ÞÞ beFore ±he a¼±ernator ÉCoPÉ, ±here's a naɱy
liCße ±hing called "±ransient voltageà that cán screw uP lamPs and solid sta±e eLEc-
±rIcal comPonen±sÕ
PLATES ARE WRONG
D
not go by the data PlaCe on your instrument âneL for TµRã µäÞåATµ³ä
¾RãSSæRãS. The righ± PooP's oN Page Äç22 ÃN YoÂÍ ç10 TMè
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SurpRISe!
éou may bE in FoÍ a ÉÂÍPrÃse iF yoÂ
eVEr Have Co UÉE Cha± êMãRGãäëé
ãìGµäã ST³¾Õ
EVERYBODY WINS
åe´ís go back Co Table 3ç1 in your î10
TM. Mos´ of ±he stUFF is jus± Plain
"checksï. This means you look, you
Feel, you lIs±en, you smelL¸and you reð
Por± anythIng Chat seems wrongÕ
ænless somebody in auChorICy says you
can make Chosñ rePairs and adjus±men±s,
leave 'em aloneÕ
éou'll kEeP yoursElf out oF hoC wa±eòÕ
9
éoU óon'± B abLE ×o É×aÍ´ yoUr ENgine
again¸Un±iL ±hE sh±oFF conÊroL on ±hE
FuEl PÂmP iÉ resE±.
ôHErE's a good reason For ChisÕ Someõ
öÎÃN÷ÌÉ ÉÂÍE ÚaÐ óÍoNg Wi±Î YoÂÍ ENø
÷ÃNE ÃF YoUÌVE ÷o× Êo ÂÉE YoÂr êùêÆø
Gãäëé ãäGµìã ST³¾ Co shu± Ìer oFF.
And yoU'd be±±Er haVe YoUr mEchanic
FÃnd ou± wHa± CÎE ±ÍoUbLE is beForE YoÂ
±ry s±ar±ing 'Er uP againÕ úhEn he'É ÷oÊ
éour mechanic wiLl ge± ±he ProbLem
while i±'s ÉtiLL a Little oneÕ
éour ±Íuck wilL lIke I± be±ter, ±ooÕ
MAINtENANCE MEAT
.
Àesides Che ûÄ0 TM, ãSë TM and ü³,
there're these 260ýseries Pubs Cha± You
organIza±Ional maIntenance ±yPes havE Co
chew onþ
TM ±2²³&-m´µ¶·
(²n
70),
¸c Ju
t¹ º»¼½¾¿½6¿À¾P
iJ³´
Á0ÂÃ
µ ¶a·s
s Sial roLÄ
ÅB ÆÇÈÉÊ'ËÊ0/Ì
¸F¹b
ÍÎ>Ï
º»m¹ sch¹d¼¹ g½¾¹
And don't forget TÀ ÿç2300ç2ÿ5ç15/3
(MaY 71)Ā vEāicle defiiĂncies during ±he
warranty ¹riod.
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