PS Magazine - DECEMBER 1976
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 289
DECEMBER 1976
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JurltUg
You can't get the common ly-in
refueLing Hose nozzLe into the gas Tank
on ±oUr M880-series trucKs.
No sweat on the nozzLe probLem.
²ere's The hardware needed to put a 1-
in
nozzLe on thaT 1 y-in hose found on
M49C³series 2y-ton tank trucKs, some
5,000³gaL fueL tanKer semitraiLers and
t´ose
tank³and-pump
µnits
often
carRied on cargo trucKs:
NozZle,
1-in± NSN
4930-00±36
_
0±0611
Coupling± quick²disconnect± ³²in maLe To 1´in fEmaleµ
NSN
4940²00±,360²0710
C¶A 50³970 is ±oUr authorit±.
Or ±ou can reduce most standard³issue · y³In nozzLes w¸th an eas±
f.
Sweat
a p¹ece of 1-iº copper tubing To a · y-in-to-·-in copper reducer coupLing» ¶hen
sweat t¼is assembL± to the ½ozzLe¾after cuTtI½g some off the nozzLe to keep the
originaL overaLL Length. Caref¿LÀThereÁs a scree½-t±pe strainer insIde that
nozzLe ±ou don't want to mess up. A LIttLe sImpÂe fIguring before ±ou start wILL
teÃL ±ou how Long the copper tÄbIng shouLd be.
Even the 5-gaL fueL can nozzLe wonÁt fit ±our tr¿ckÁs fILLer hoLeÅuÆÂess Çou
taÈe the nozzLe straIner offÉ
¶his means ±ou've got To be exTra carefuÂÊ
WIth
no
sTraI½er
on
the
nozzLe, an± dIrt, rust or Ëther junk in The gas can wiLL be dumped rIght Into
the truck's fueL tankÌ
. ¶· OR
YOU'¸¹
DºMP
CrUD
IN»O »H¼
FU¼¸ »A½K
Í
runnIng»
;Î
Ïf itÁs bad enough, this wobbLe wiLL
ruIn the drIve beLt.
A
wobbL±
puLLe± shouÂd've been
caught b± ±our support during deÐ
processing.
But checK to maKe sureÑ Ïf the beLt's
not rUnning straigHt Òn' true, get tHat
bum puLLe± repLacedÑ
L
n
bB±T
?
BUM P¾¸¸¿YÀ
RUI½S B¿¸Á
1²³R´³Uµy N¶ ·¸h¹RºN³»iUG
Óeep an e±e on ±our TruckÁs undÔrcoating.
Ïf ±o¿ FiÕD Öt peeLing off, get o½ t×at warrant± wagon. ØIrst wash off the
underside of The trÙck so ±ou can see aLL bad pLaces. ¶hen, get the LocaL Úodge
deaÂer to make it rIght.
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