PS Magazine - APRIL 1977
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 293
APRIL 1977
Say the 10-HP Military Standard engine on your 5±KW GED generator set's
getting noisier and burning more fuel?
.
Take a Loo² at the manifold assemblies³NSN 2805-00-893c9843´and the
Crossover
pipes´NSN
2990µ00-570 -2935¶
·ould be they've rusted ou¸
KEEP MANIFOLD
ASSEMBLY DRY
BeCause you let water ColleCt in the shallow pan Under the engine¹
There's a º/±in drain »ole in the Center of this defleCtor plate¹ If it's Clogged
up, water from rain³or a hosing down³fills the pan¹ Even the Corrosion
resistan¼ steel exhaust pipe will get gnawed thru with rust if it stays
wAter½o¾nd very long¹
¿e sure the drain »ole is Clear¹ It'll help if you run the engine 3 to 4 minutes
after hosing down the set¹ ThisÀll dry the pipes Án' pan¹
You Can reduCe the noise level downtime part replaCement and fuel
Consumption if you ²eep the pan manifold and exhaust pipes dry¹
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CommerCial ConsTrUCTion eQUipme±t .²³
F ±Z².
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TAIL PIPE tWIS³
-±
·:
²
!I
³
Exhaust
hydrauliC
Crane's
down±pointed
muffler pipe kiCks up a heap of metal±
,.±"
-²³Li
eating
dust¹
It q_n Ãlso stop your
engine with baCk pressure builduÄ Åf
you're wor²ing in soft ground¹
Your maChine's exposed working
parts take a fearsome beating and you
take extra PM time for the Cleanup
Chores¹
If your CraneÆs exhaust pipÇ points
downward fi} it like so: Èoosen the
J³i³ Case loader ´³´
Clamp on the tail pipe and turn the
pipe ½aCkward a½out 45 degrees froÉ
the vertiCal¹
This fix Cuts down the dust and
stops
baCk
pressure
½uÊËdup
froÉ
exhaust air¹
´HRO³³lE CON´ROl CABlE CAPER
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