PS Magazine - JUNE 1973
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
1973 SERIES, ISSUE 247
JUNE 1973
Whether you're wheeling the M5
l
5-ton dumptruck or one of the
other ±²ton 6by6s,
some brIef but basIc know³how can savE mIghty
bIG headaches.
´f you' Re the opeRator:
Never let the Fel (dIesel or gas) get so low that you dredge the crud
In the bottom of the tank through the FeL systemµ
´t clogS lInes and
¶uls paRts.
Best practIce is to top o· the Fel tank afteR each day's u¸se .
.¹ or
whenever the Fel gage reads half-emptYº
´f your DIesel or gA rIg ha» 2 ¼el
TanKs, check the Fel In the tanks
by ½IppIng the ¼el IndIcator swItch
on the dash panel¹ ¾urn the tank
selector valve (at left of drIver¿s seat)
to the tank you wÀnt.
On the 5-ton dump and other modÁ
els equIpped wÂtH multIÃFel engInes
and 2 ÄanksÅ flIp on the ÆUÇÈ
¾ÉÊNËÆÇÉ PUMP swItch whIch traÌ
ÍsÎRs reseÏe Ðel to the maIÍ tank.
OtheRwIseÑ you'Ò just ÓÀIÍÔ thÕ bIg
tank Öry . . . and feed the ×Ludge
through the Fel system .Ø
´f you'Re wheÕLInÙ a 5-ton ÚIth a
turbo-chaRgerÑ Let the engIÍe IÖle
down a fÕw mIÍÛtes ܶre ÝoÛ shut
It oÞ¹ ¾hat ÚaÝ you ßReveÍt lÛÜ staRÁ
vatIoÍ aÍd Öamàe to the turbo.
14
-±²
Æor unIt mechaÍácsâ
´f the aIR compRessor stops opÕratã
Ingä oR Is sLugåshä suSæct a cloÙged
ÀIr strçneR èRst . . . aÍÖ eyebéê pëa
189 of ¾ì 9í23202îï-2ð (MÀR 63)
¶r a cLeÀÍáÍg job. NaturaÒyÑ cLean
the stRÀIneR rÕñLÀRLÝ ¶r good oæraã
tIon.
And, if you have to
aò
± air compressor gasket, Remember to
puNCh the 5th hole in tHe gas-
ket .
.. the one whiCh allows oil Cir·
CulatioN. If you Frget it, you Cut o²
the lube and buRn out bearings and
CyliNder walls³
When you install
assembly, be sure t´e 0µRing gasket
is Thoroug
r
ly seated in t´e groove of
the ¶lter base. IN addition to prevent¸
ing small leaks, seating t´e gasket
³5
CRUD!
I SCKED UP
THe cRLO
roM
t´µ B¶·¸m ¸F
¹h' fuº»
TANKS .±²
¹inally, remembeR to lube t´e
tRunnion bearings (rear spring seat)
twiCe a year or every
3000
miles.
Saves buRned beaRiºgs.
»emove t´e Cover to see that grease
is distributed to
óôl
BeaR¼g sur½Ces,
espeCially t´e top.
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