PS Magazine - MARCH 1973
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
1973 SERIES, ISSUE 244
MARCH 1973
GOOFY GAGE-Don't worry if your oil
pressure
gage reads
±own around zero
when your engine²s Running at idle spee±.
Just Rev up youR engine and watch tHe
³age.
L´
the needle doesnµt climb t¶en,
shut down qUick·youµve got problems!
G¸ASS¹CºACKEº-»old
it!
¼eave
thaT defroster handle in unTil the heater
has warmed up the cab. ½our heater puTs
o¾T a real blast·and This heat on a cold
wIndshield will crack the glass like crazy.
YOU'Ll PoeB±y i1N²
THAt ³´u µ¶n·I SVs¸
¹ º »¼½ D¾R¿ÀWr
ÁÂ Ãp ÄdÅ wÆÇÈhÉEÊË
)
ma¿
Àave
troUble wiÁÀ yoUr 2ÂÃrÂ6Âwheel ±Rive shIft
lever or with youR tRansfeR shift Äever. Åt
wonÆÁ ³o all the wa¿ or wÃnÇt stay wÀere
¿ou
pÈ
ItÉ
Êee
I´
the
lever Is
hIÁtin³
Ëgainst Áhe fiber³lass console. ÌÃUR MeÍ
chanic WIÄl have to saW ÃUt enoUgÀ at
ÁÀe en± of Áhe slÃt so ÁÀe leveR cËn be
mÃve± alÄ the Way In its traveÎ Ran³e.
CÌÍ;Î.
Ïn± ±ÃnÇt Be Ë´RËI± Áà sÀi´t InÁà 6ÐWÀeeÑ ±RIve Ës sÃÃn Ës yÃÈ MÃve ô´ ÁÒe ÒI³ÀWË¿
inÁo RÃUgÀ coUnÁr¿É ÓÀËtÆs wÀaÁ IÁÇs ´ÃRÔ ÓÒeÕeÇs nà pÃInÁ In MËÖIn³ ¿ÃUR cenÁeR ±RIve
WÒeeÎs ±Ã ËÎÎ ÁÀe W×RkÉ ØItÀ tÒe WÃRÖ spRe˱ ËRÃUn±, ÁÀeReÇs Îess sÁRËIn Ãn ËN¿ Ãne
pËRÁ ô yÃÈR ±RIve ÁRaInÔ Ùe sÈRe Áà sÀI´t bËcÖ Úà 2ÛWÀeeÎ ±rIVe WÀen cÃn±IÁIÃns PeRÜIÁÉ
8
ÝÞjOßàáSâãince THe firsT time you
climbed into an ärmy Tåuck·any truckæ
çouève érobably heard:
"êever éop The cëuTch. ¼eT up easy on
your cëutch pedaë after changing gearsìí
îhis goes doubëe when youÆre driving a
ÏÐÑ-ÒÓÔÓÕÓÓÕÓÕÕÖÖÖÖ
.
ïma
ðoaT.
îHat
engine²s goT terrifñc
SáòEºßàG·Êure, It takes muscle to
han±le the wheel on a óama óoaÁ. Ïfter
all, ¿ÃUÆre steeRIng the wÀeels
in both
fRont and back.
Åf you nÃtIce the steerIng is har±er In
one direcTion, repoRt it. ½ou may nee± an
alineMent ôob.
õacking
¿our
ðoat
calls
for
more
careö Áoo·eséecially wÀen you÷ve got a
trailer hooke± onø ùoU ±o the same as
with any ÃTher truck únû trailerü exceéT
¿ouýll
find
that
The
Trailer
"answersþ
qUicker as you tÿrn tÀe óÃat²s steeRing
wheel.
9
torqueĀ Åf you let up on the clutch pedal
Too ´asT, you throw a suddenā heavy straIn
on ¿our whole drive train. ½our wheel
érÃp shaft ĂăĄoinTs reall¿ feel it bad.
Óhey break!
Êo, puzÐleeze, no clutch popéing!
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