PS Magazine - JULY 1973
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
1973 SERIES, ISSUE 248
JULY 1973
2
Cl
,
utch Pedal Adjustment: See if
theres en±ugh free-travel. That's the
easy movement of the clutch pedal
before you feel pressure and the
clutch staRs to dIsengage² Use your
hand, not your foot, so you can feel
1t be³er.
_
Does your !´ee travel agree wiµh
th¶s table?
CLUTCH PED·L F¸EE-¹¸AVEL
MUST BE Nº LESS THAN
»/4¼ton (M»5»A» etc½)
.
½.
l
»¾8 in
3/4-ton (M37B» et¿
L
» À
» »/4Áton ÂM56» et.Ã"
".±
Ä
"
. Å.Å.ÆJ4
:
» » /4-ton ÂM7»5 etcÄ) .
.Ä.Ä 3¾4 in
2 »/2-ton (M35A2 etc.) .
.
l
»¾2 in
5-ton ÂM54A2 etc.) Ä.
..ÄĽÄ.Ä 2 in
5¼ton (M8»3 etc.) .½
².
.
l
»¾2Ç2 in
»0¼ton (M »25 etc.)
².
..ÄÄÄ
³
.Ä
l
in
@
Ènusual Noises: ¸Én your engine
ÊËÌ
ÍtÎ fast idle Âdo not ÏraceÐ or ÏgunÐ
¶t) and check under the hoodÄ Ñf you
heaÒ any ÓÔrange noises, turn off the
eng¶ne qu¶ck and repoÕ tÖe t×ouble
Ñf
Ø
your oiÙ gage ÚoesnÛt show pressu×
w¶th¶n a few seconds, shut down and
get Î mechÎnic on itÜ
©
Engine controls: Check your
acceLerator, Throttle and choke to
see thaT They're working right.
±
Instrument check±
your
eng²ne³s been warmed up by ´dl´ng
for about
3
minutes, check tHe
²nstruments lµke so¶
·
¸
Dµ
I
pressure± When your eng´ne¹s
ºdlºng, oºL pressure should register
noT less than
15
pouNds» Pressure
means yo
¼
ur engine oiL pump ´s
workºng½ BUT, reMember, o´L pres-
sure does noT mean T¾e crankcase
ºs full! Pressure readings may go
up or down as engµne speed is
ºncreased or decreased, but a su¿À
den drop or uneven change of presÀ
s u r
s²gnaÁs troubLe» STop the
engºne and find out what's caus´ng
1t.
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