PS Magazine - FEBRUARY 1974
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 255
FEBRUARY 1974
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HET IS
ENeY
Your coolant LevEL has to be at haLf-fULL in the surge tank on a coLd engine. Then
you've got enough to CaRR± awa± tHat heat your Bearings don²t Like.
WOULD You Beli±V²
s³M´ Gµ' hAv¶ P·t
wA¸R ¹N º»¼
³´ANKµ
Ca½¾! ¿nd ÀiÁ ÂÃ ÄÅÆ
cÇÈÉÂÊg ËyÌÍÎm?
ÏÐÑÒ
-±
ONE
ÓÔÕiÖ×
!
IF it¶s Low, open the 2 petCoCks on the vent Lines· Th¸n add Coolant untiL it staRts
running out
¹
oF the petCoCks. ºLoSe the petCoCks anD keep addinG Coolant untiL it reC»es
haLF¼FuLL in thE suRge tank.
½ven iF ±oU ¾on't nee¾ CooLant, ¿hECk ReaL ÀÁOs ÃÄÅ ÁÂaks ÆaDZ kin¾ oF Leaks ÈaRound
and undeR ±oUR engine. This goesÉ ÊoR aLL LineË, hoses and ConÌeCtions Í
CooLant, oiL,
ÊUEL.
Pa± spECiaL miǾ tÄ t»E
LÄweR ra¾iatÄÅ »ÄsEÎ ÏtÐs a
hEav± hosE aǾ ma± CÄmE
LÄose Í even FaLL oÑ.
ÒRaÓ
ahÄL¾
an¾ make sURE
itÔs
tig»tÎ
ÏÊ ±Äu thiÇÕ it²s a
LEakERÖ gEt it ChECkE¾ ÄUt Ó±
±oUR meC»aÇiC ÓeFoRe ±oU
move t»at trUCk an inChÎ
×oÄk ÄÇ t»E gRÄUn¾ UnØ
±y±BALL LOW±R RADIATOR HOS± FOR
¾eÅ ±oUR EÇgiÇe, too.
Ùn±
LOOS± ²L±AKinG) HOOKUP
FREsh wEt spots ma± speLL
Ø-ÙÚ
=
=Û=
==Ü===Ý:Þ
ß.àá
LEaks. ×atEr, When ±ÄU'vE got ±ÄUR EÇgi E RUnning good, CheCk in thE EÇgine CÄmpaRtµ
Ment again Í pRessURe Can make a Leak ±oU CouLdn²t spot oÇ a CÄL¾ engiÇEÚ
â
T»EReÛs
a
Lot oF hoRsepÄWeR to get movÜ
ing wÝen ±ou staRt ±ouR Þߺ¼250 engine
Í and it²s not EasàÚ YoU need aLL thE jUiCe
±oUr batteRies CaÇ pát oUt to tuRn ±âUR
stãäteR motoR.
ÏÊ ±oU²vå got weak ÓattERiEs, ±oU get
weak
æ
CRanking ÊRoM ±oUR staRtER.
You pRoÓaÓL± won²t gEt ±oUR ençiÇe
staRte¾. Y ÄU'èL Run ±oUR ÓatteRies ¾owÇ tÄ
nothingÚ
YoU Ma± even buRn Up ±ouR
staRteR motoRÚ
ÙLL 4 oF ±oUr batteRies havE to be in tÄp
shape!
éirst, makE sURE thE ELECtRoL±êe iÇ EvEr±
batteR± CeLL is oveR t»E tops oÊ t»e pLatesÚ
Ùir Ruins those pLatesÎ ëuine¾ pLates mean
a RUine¾ batteR±. ìd¾ WatER,
ã
Çee¾e¾, to
bRing up t»e eLeCtRíL±te LevEL.
Ùn¾ Make suRE ±oUR ÓatteR± CaÓLes aRe
tight on the CLaMps È and t»e CLamps aRe
tight on the posts.
Þow, hop intÄ the CaÓ an¾ tUrn on ±oUR
batteR± switCh È
bUt no otheR eLeCtRiCaL
switC»Es.
½±EÓaLL ±oUR battEr±îgEneRator
in¾iCatoR È it teLLs ±oU how muCh voLtagï "
yoUR batteRies aRe putting outÚ
(ðeE the
whoLe stoR± on page 2ñ40 in Tò 9ó2320ô
t
260ñ20 õJUL 72).
You nEE¾ at Least 24 voLts ÊoR good startö
ing. This means the Óatógen needLe shouLd
sEttLE in t»e Rig»t haLF oF t»e ±ELLÄW seC÷
tion oR LEFt »alF oÊ the gReen seCtion.
h³r´'s whµ¶
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in tĊe LEÊt Re¾ ċČčtĎÄÇ Í ďÄUĐ đattERĒEs ēRE
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