PS Magazine - JANUARY 1977
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 290
JANUARY 1977
Here aRe the
3
possibilities:
1.
The
enginE
speed
stabiLizes
at
between
±800-
205²
within
3
tRies.
(YouR
poweR pack is
OK.)
2³
±ngine speeD is BeLow
±80²
RPM
on
aLl
3
tRies²
(³ngine Output Is too low² ´eLL
your
supporµ
maintenance,
and µhEy'll makE otheR tests¶)
3´
±nginE speed goes over
2050 RPmµ
(You·vE got cLutch
sLippage In the tRansMission
high Range.) Check t¸e shifµ
conµrol LinkaGe adjustment. ¹f
µhe control linkage is
OK,
you
have
cLutch
pºoblems.
CaLl
your suppoRµ mainµEnance²
You can Als±
us
t»¼
St²L
teST
T³
Che´k
your
rEvµR¶·i¸Nd ¹ºw
¶Ero
bnd·,
p»¼VID½¾
¸h¹
¿NgÀÁÂ
pasSed
ºH» ¼
(ÃÄÅbIlIzÆÇ
a½
½¾tW¿ÀN
180È-2É5ÊËÌÍ
ÎÏ
:±-²
³;
Having overheating problems with
. your
MÐ Ñ3ÒÐ
family vehicle?
·
You can get a better fill-up of your
cooling system the first time around if
you do this:
Open the thermostat housing Valve
(petcock) before you start to give the
radiator its first fill± This lets a lot of
t²e air bLeed out of the system s³ you
don't wind up with air trapped in the
coolant±
Keep
on
filling
the
radiator´
slowlyµuntil coolant starts to run out
the valve¶
Now, close the valve¶
Your coolAnt system is only half·full
at this point, so keep on filling
k
slowlyµbrinGing the coolant level to
the bottom of t²e radiator filler neck±
¸ow carry ¹n with the rest of the
procedures
in
ÓM 9ÔÕ3ÖÖÔÕ×7ØÕÖÙ
including Changes
3
and
4¾
You run
the
engine
up
to
operating
teMperature
ÚÑ6Ö° ÔÕ3ÖÛ FÜÝ
cºeck
coolant 1evel and add coolant if neEd»
ed¼
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