PS Magazine - JANUARY 1976
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 278
JANUARY 1976
Heat
and
vibration
are
what's
knocking
out
the
vertical
exhaust
system ±on Late-moDeL 2Y²ton muL³
tifueL engine trucks.
The pipe going into the MuffLer anD
the pipe co´ing out are too cLose
togetherµmaybe
even
rubbing
against
each
other.
Too
much
"togetherness¶ makes the pipes craCk
anD burn out.
They neeD at Least a half-iNch of
space between 'em·a whole inch is
Even better.
¸o, benDing that flex pipe is not th¹
way to make space. This's maDe pLain
in the "ºaution¶ note in T» 9-2320-
209²20 (Apr 65), ºh 4, page 532.18,
para 412b(¼). That pipe's got to be
straight. It's f½exibLe onLy to soak up
vibration.
But you can use that_ poop in the
T»·pages
532.18 anD 532.19¾to
work out your space neeD. I¿ teLLs you
hoW the verticaL exhausR
:
ys
±
t
²
em
³
g
:
o
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e
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s
±
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À
²
together.
Best
cLamps anD connections so you can
turn the muffLerÀuntiL you get about
an inch of space between the pipes
where
they come
cLosest toGether.
TÁis'll probabLy caLL for raising the
exhaust stack a LittLe, so you've got a Lot
of harDware to loose up.
l.±_:²³´
! 12
SOme oF the newer 2Y-ton trucks
co´e with a Driver's seat Different
fro´ tÃe one you see in T» 9-2320-
209-20P (Äct 72). The new seat is the
sa´e one tÃatÅs useD on the T»²2¼0-
SOME NEW _:.;±²
µ
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2Vµ-TON
TRUCKS
/
COME WITH
THIS NEW
SEAT
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