PS Magazine - SEPTEMBER 1974
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 262
SEPTEMBER 1974
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GEIeRATOR AiR iNTaK±
INTAKE SCREEN-Hold a piece of cloth
or paper in fron± of ±he air in±ake screen.
²f ±he ma±eriaL is no± suc³ed agains± ±h´
µcreen, i± means your Genera±or blower ha¶
qui± on you· ¸o s±op your engine and caLL
your mechanic. O±herWise your genera±o¹
WiLL overhea± and Buº ou±·
CHECK
iNTAKE
SCREEN
r²D³´toµS ²nD sC¶·¸¹S
C»EANIN¼ ½NF¾¿ÀÁea°±he
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ÃÄil cooleÅ
radia±ors and screens as of±e as needed.
²n dus±y condi±ions ±his may Æe wee³Ly·
²f you opera±e where Çhere are ±all weeds
wi±h Lo±s of seeD PoÈs, you may haVe ±ÉÊ
ËÁean Daily· Quar±erLy (
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service cÁeaÌÍ
iÂÎ may Âo± Ïe of±en enouÐh·
ÑI» Ò»EANIN¼ TÑÑ»ÓU¶e ¶±eam oÔ
Wa±eÕ unÖer pressure ±he Way i± say× oÌ
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Ma³e sÙre no waÚer or crud ge±s
in ±he oiL cooler opeÂingsÛ Üe±±er ye±, uÝe
oiL cLeanÞnÎ ±ool, ߸ß
2815-¸0¹4º4-8257.
CÑÑ»ER CAREàYouá coolers ±a³e carâ
of all ±he hea± from ±he ±ransãissioä anå
haÁf of ±he hea± from ±æe ençine so ±hey
need your Bes± care·
Here's ±he èay ±o ³eep 'em in shape:
1.
éa³e ±h raDia±or (cooLer) screeä oê
F»EXIë»E CÑNNECTÑR¿'Àourse
mechanic forgo± ±o reconnec± ±he generaÍ
±or Duc± ìexible connec±or when replaciní
a power pac³, ±he ÆLower mo±or couLd îe
runninç· ²± Would pulL in dir± and dus±
eVen ±hough ±here'd Æe no suc±ion on ±hï
air i±ð³e screen· Your ÆLoWer would oVerÍ
hea± anD faiL anD ±he çeneñò±or would buró
up. ôVen in ±ha± case ±he fac± ±ha± ±here
was no suc±ion
õ
a± ±he geöera±or air÷in±a³ø
screen Would ±eLl you some±hing wùú
wronçû ¸o call yüý mechanic anD savþ
your gÿenera±or if ±here is Âo suc±ion a± ±hĀ
air in±ò³ā ×cĂăeeÂ.
by unscrewinÎ ±he
4
cap screws· ĄLea i±
!:±_-
ąwi±h a pain± Ærush anĆćĈrycleaning solVenĉ
or soapy wa±er. (ßo±e: ²f ±he
»
2¼
éo cLea ±he radia±or (coĊler) ċns,
±a³e ou± ±he access pla±es-one beČind
each cooLer-in ±he cooÁing shroud· či±h
s±eam or high pressure wa±er, hose down
±he cooler from ±he engine side· ²± is easier
±o Do ±his when you haVe ±he pac³ ou±.
²f Ďou're doiďg i± wi±h ±he pĐc³ in placeđ
±a³e ou± ±he enÎine compar±men± ìooñ
Ēpla±e and rēn ±he fron± roaDwheels up on
a
ñĔãp· éhis raises ±he fron± enD so ±he wasĕ
wa±er ca Drain ou± ±he ìĖėĘ pLa±e hole·
FUºL fil»±R¼
ØueL ċL±ers are 'specially impor±an± wi±h
DieseL fueÁ ęecause ±he Diesel ma³es a corĚ
ě
rosiVe mix±ure Wi±h wa±er· éha±'s why
yoĜá ĝĞğ¸ series enÎines haVe ĠĖ±h a priġ
mary fueL ċÁ±er anD ei±her a 2Ģeleãen±
secoÌdary ģueL ĤL±er ĥr ±he newer 3÷eleġ
ģĜeĦ/wa±er separa±or ċl±er. ²±ħ will
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