PS Magazine - JUNE 1976
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 283
JUNE 1976
There're not many things that raRe
aS HigH wIth tHe troops as good Hot
food: And treating Your field range
and
M2
bUrner witH due care and
affection wilL get You waY Up on Your
Uni±²s wHite-Ha± List.
The first tHing to Make surE of
w³en You're aboUt to fire up is tHat tHe
p´essUre gage is in good workinG
ordeµ¶ ·ou never, but neVer, toUcH a
MaRch tO yoUr burner o±Herwise. And
in pa¸±Ic¹lar, YoU aBsoLUteLY neVer take
it oUt and pUt In a pipe pLugº THa±'s a
short-cUt ±o paIn and disaster.
»f yoUr BUrner ³as as a decal tHat
reads
10-25
P¼», igN½re It. A new decaL
readiNg
6±8
P¼¾ Is coMingº
A needLe¿or"flaMeÀ¿ValVe crackÁ
ed open in filling or puMping up
inVites calaMitY. Âress¹re pusHes raW,
unVaporized gasoLine into tHe Mixing
cHaMber. ¾t coLlects Ãnder tHe burner
and Drips onto tHe base.
Few tHings in this worLd are More
certain tHan tHe explosion YoU'll get iÄ
You tHen try to ligHt ųe BUrner.
»f your pressure gage cliMbs past
2²
¼¾ after You fire up, turn doÆn tHe
flaMe one HalfÇ ¾f It goes on up, saY to
near
35
¼¾, sHUt 'er down untiL sHe
cooLs off. ÈeVer continue operating
tHe burner Unit after tHe pressure gage
Hand Has reacHed the red area.
Éeaks can zap You, too. ·oUr Äeed
RUbe asseMbLY Has to be cLean, ÊHreadÁ
ed on straigHt, and seated tigHtË
¼o does Your generator coUÌling.
CroÍsed tHreads, rustY parts, burrs; or
anY obstruction tHat turns raw gasÁ
oline Loose is a boobY tÎapÏ
ÐeR ouR oÄ tHat bind fasR¿sHuR
down, cooL off, cLean, and drain Äuel
out of alL tHe HideawaYsÑ
And HereÒs an exception to tHe
ruLeÓYoU do Use Your truck air Hose
Here, to get Äuel oÔÕt oÄ HardÖtoÖreacH
spots× ØVen take YouÎ needle ValVe
apart if itÒlL Help.
ÙNe tHing yoÚ do noÛ do is to blow
the parts cLean bY Lung power¿Lead
residuÜ froM gasoline is poisonoUs.
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