PS Magazine - SEPTEMBER 1972
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
1972 SERIES, ISSUE 238
SEPTEMBER 1972
you in the 250-CFM rotary air compressor.
Every ounce of PM effort you put into
First, see to it the compressor is operated
'er will tip the scAles your way witH good on level ground. TiLted more than
15°
it
service. This means no HeadacHes, no could end u± wItH oil staRvation and
breakdowns .
.. no sweat.
beAring burnout. ²f you've got a tra³ler-
For the payoff, though, you gott´ stay mounting rig, make sure tHe brakes are
with ³t all the way.
on and tHe wHeeLs are blocked.
You have to give your compressor tHe
To sAve A Lot of wear and tear on your
rigHt pre-start cHeckup, the right run anD equipment and on you, get up on tHe nonµ
th¶ rigHt shutdown along w³tH the right skid ±latfOrm to lift tHe Housing side
tools.
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·n the ¸avey see if the condensation
o¹ water has been draineD from the fueº
du¹ing the last shutdown. ·pen tHe mois»
ture sepArator Drain cock¼ Shut it Again
or you'll lose air ±ressure when it's ¹un½
ning.
REMEMBER
TO SHUT
DRAIN
COCK
AGAIN
¾f it's a Jo¿, on first time starts or Afte¹
working on the fuel system, bleed and
prime the fueº system to head off airÀlock
fuel starvation. ÁooseN tÂe bºeeD sc¹eW
oN top of the seconDAry fueº filter ANd
6±
on to± of the ±rima¹y fuel fiºter. Kee± this
u± tilL ±ure fuelÃno ai¹ bubblesÃflows
from around the plug.
Ähen
you're
checkiNg
Åhe
¹ADiAtor
cooºant, don't stanD or stom± on thÆ t¹ailÇ
er brake chamber housiNg. ¾tÈlº bust the
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