PS Magazine - JULY 1973
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
1973 SERIES, ISSUE 248
JULY 1973
STOP! LOOK & LISTEN-
If you haven't read the pooP in TB 750-652 (un 70), now's the time
to glue your eyes to it.
The ±M messAe there Fr the ²V53³ ²V53´ and 8V71´ diesel engines
µFund in a lotta track-type vehicles) is worth scads of dough³ maYbe
even your own skin.
It's the word on good daily ±M Fr you operators and the puLLing
of services by mechs that can mean long life Fr your engine.
¶ou·ll ¸nd tHings like the causes of overheating .
.. and what dirt
in the air and the ¹el Will do to your engine. Then³ yoº:'ll read about
slip»shod operations by some operators and sloppy ±M services by some
mechanics. ¼nd lots more³ things you avoid like the plAue.
¼ coUpla tips you've got to keep
in mind are½
•
¾atch tHe temperatUre gage nee¿
dle during normal WarÀup. ¼ sud¿
den rise Àeans sÁut Âer doWnÃ
Ä
pronto. Get yoUR mech to check 'er
out beFre you Åll 'er up With Water
and decide to take oÆ
•
¼re theRe signs of oil seepage
doWn in tHe hUll area? Could be itÂs
due to a leaking engine. CheckÇsee
if the collection box is loaded With
oil. If so³ it means that a lot of loW
idling Has done its dirt. Idling causes
oil to sÁoot out the exhaust tHrU the
airÈbox vent lines. It goes doWn into
the ÉoxÊ WHere it overËoWs into the
Hull.
´o help prevent tHat½ ¾Hen yoU idle¿
ÌarÀ µFr operation) or idleÈcool µFr
shuÍdoWn) do it at 800ÈÎÏ00
ÐÑMÒno less.
HEV
!
ALl YOU
6V53, ±v²³T
1N'
8´71t
DIESeL
±nCl²³ us´µ .¶·
DIC
ThIS!
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