PS Magazine - APRIL 1975
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 269
APRIL 1975
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Dear Half-Mast
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solution?
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Dear Captain
G. V±
c.,
If it's just a matter of stains, there is no
real Problem. These stains are ±ommon and
there's not mu±h you ±an do abou² ²hem.
If the fuel around those units is a bright
we² sPot or ²ri±kle³ that´s a problem. It
µ
means fueL is sloshing right out of youR
²aNk¶ If ²ightening ²he s±rews doesn't stoP
i²· remove the uni² and ±he±k for wavey·
gouged or dirty Me²al surfa±es¸ CleaN¹ ºe-
pair or rePla±e as needed¸
When you instalL the gaske²¹ ±oa² bo²h
sides wi²h a fuel»resistAn² sealanF¼½S½
8030¾00¾252¿3391 for an 1À¿Oz tube or
½S½ 8030¿00¿29ÀÁ1787 for a Pint ±an.
A
simPle s²ain is no Problem¸
The gaske² does soÂk uP fueLÃ ÄÅesel
fuel
doesn´² evaPora²e very
fas²¹
s
i²
shows as a stÂin¶ This holds Æus²¹ so ²he
stain sPreads out in²o the dus²¸
There's no² enough vaPor around a
diesel fuel stain ²o be a hazard As far as
Çre or explosion is ±on±erned¸
½orÈÂl ±leÂninG of ²he equiPmen² wiLl
wAsh ÉÊ ²he dus² thA² spreads this s²ain
ËANd ²H²Ìs ²he bes² you ±an do.
I²ÍÎ iÏPÉr²an² ²hA² everybody underÐ
s²ANds ²HiÎ diÊereN±e Between  dieÑel
fuel s²Âin And A real lEak¸ ThereÒs no²
Èu±h PÉin² iN wÓs²ing time and Money
²ryiNg ²É ±orre±² A ±onditiÔn that's no reAL
±"²\
Problem¶
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