PS Magazine - JUNE 1976
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 283
JUNE 1976
Dirty burner slots give low, uneven
heat, Hard-to±lIght burners, an oven
not cooking right. Put yoUr burner slot
cleaner to work, fo² sure.
ALways use your burner
shIelds.
Both shields ref³ect Heat Up away from
the gas tank´but especialLy the topµ
Without it, heat waRps the frame a
Little, more tHe next; and the next ¶·µ
puts extra strain on the tank.
If
the flamE dies on you-No matter
wHY-clOSe your geNerat±r valve
to
Stop vaPoR buIlduP-aNd t²e exPloS³oN.
And neVer use a burner tHat dRags
the ground or bumps the base baRµ
ShiM ¸nder the tank bracKets ¹ith
1/-
in thIcº washers. That'Ll give you
clearance bet»een base bar and tanK¼
Yo½¾ large bakIng¿roastIng pan
does not go on the burner top fraMe.
Put It aside when you go to grapHiteÀ
L½be
the
raiLs
(use
Áubricant,
pet¾Olatum/graphite, NSN
8030-00±
243,3²85).
ÂaturaLly, the graphite Jbe comes
off and the preseÃvatIve coat goEs on
;±:
²=_³
³':
BACK FROM THE B´´NiES
Getting youà bURner in sHape is
easy, but it taKes time.
ÄiReÅbrusÆ off tHe mixtUÃe
Ç
of
gReaseÈ caºed carbon, and cooKing oil
fRom youR burneRÉ incLUding flanges
and threads.
Good hot soapsUds and a nylon
cleaning pad RUbdown ¹ilL Êo tÆe job
for the Rest o_f the assemblyµ
Ëeam out tÆe hot vapor tube if you
have an
M37´
Ìn
Mµ
units, taºe the
antiÅseize compoUnd ÍNSN
8380¶00¶
087·8630)¸
ËepÎace pacKing as needed,
anÊ ReassembÎe valveµ
Coat tÆe ÏUrner and unpainted
paRts ¹itH
P·10
GRade
1
pReseRvative
oiÎ, NSN
9150·00¶111·3199
(tHat's a
galLon)µ
Ðf youR
Mµ
bUrneà base neeÊs paint,
Use jUst one ºinÊ´NSN
8010·¹0¶598º
5054 (1
galÎonÑ, aÎUminUm coloR onlyµ
ÒoU bRÓsH on this paint´neverÈ
±
?
t
²
»ER
SpRAY
USE
BRUSH
neveà sprayµ Ðf yoU Have any lÔft oveR,
Hang a tag on tÆe baiL oR paste a notice
on the ÎiÊ: "Not for spRay gun UseÕ
ruins gunsµÖ ×nd don't leave the lid
offØit's qUicKÙdrying (
10
minutesѵ
Úven witH a bÃush, you Have to HUrry¼
Don't stop, once yoU sÛaÃt, or the bRUsh
will just ÜaKe Up on youµ
Drain tHe fUel tanº and ºeep it dry.
FoRget any old stories yoU hear about
lÝaving the cap off the burner fueL tanK
and putting in a wicº to get ÞÊ of fUelß
àhat caUses moRe of a
á
ÆazaRÊ tHan it
soÎves
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