PS Magazine - SEPTEMBER 1977
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 298
SEPTEMBER 1977
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You say the engine iN yoUr biRd is
kickin' Up a fuss and you± re thinking an
engIne change is In order?
Hold one, mEchs! There ²S a better
way-troubleshooti³g. ´ure, it±ll take
time to find the caUse of a³ engine
problem. Tµe ³ame of the game is
"patiencE.¶
Chapter 4 of Each e³gi³e pub has
the word o³ dIscovering, isolating and
correcting a problem. Those words of
wisdom lead you on a step·by¸step
·
process to correct the probLem,
WIthout removing the engine from a
bird.
±
send it back to yoU.
Get
reacqUainted
wIth
those
troUbleshootI³g charts when the
engine acts up.
EYEBALL
PROTECT PArTS
THe
CHART
¹hen engInes, transmissions and
other components do havE to go for
oveºhaUl, give »Em all the protectIon
¼ou can. ½nprotectEd Parts shoW up at
depot with rust so dEep that mac¾i¿À
Áng and replating can±t restore them to
servIce.
Cover
all openinÂs, right aWaÃ.
r:=±
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To prevent partS from
1
ADD SOM± PlasTIC
rUsting,Ä coat bare metal
1
PROTECTION .²³
´´µ AND
USE COVER¶
portions
²
with a lIghÅ
I
.
coating of gease
³
a
Æ
d
³
,
±
Wrap them
m
barÇEr
f²
·
±
paper. Èlastic wrap and
³
É
´
±²²
²
.
´'
covers w1
a so gÊve
³
"
added proteËtion.
.
' ±
²
´enD a part In t¾e rIght shIppIng co³taIneÌ, rather tha³ a makeshift dealÍ ÎhE
part can theÏ be boLted down secUrely to prevent daMage dUri³g shipMe³ÐÑ
HumIdIty Òs also controÓled In the co³taI³er to hEad off rUstÔ
US· .
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T E RIGHT ´¸¹
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Keep yoUr shIppIng co³tainers upÕ
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äOØ Üa³
rEåÓaÜE æi××i³Û µaçdèaçE FrOæ ÐhE
ÝaçÐ× éi×Ð i³ еaÐ ÝØbê
½se of specIfIc compo³ent covErs is
vital. ëake a CHì47 transmissio³, for
example. The cover íwIth lifting eye)
³ot o³ly keeps out dirt a³d îoIstUrE, it
extends into the pla³etary gear trai³
to ïold the gears in position . .
prevents damaðe dUring shipment.
RiGHT
CovERº
·
1
t
ñy the way, Chinook mecµs, whe³
i³stallIng a transmIssIo³, lEave the
covòr In pÓace until you get that baby
sóatEd. A sharp tilt, with the covEr off,
will allow the gears to movE oUt of
positio³. Þhen, the maiô roÐoç Masõ
wo³»t moVe all tµe way i³to thE
tra³smissio³. AÐtemptI³g Ðo draw еE
mast down wIth thE stUd ³UÐs wO³öÐ
work, Either. A gear misali³EME³Ð
ca³±t be correctEd I³ the field÷
TherE are ³o special coVErs for
soæe componEnÐsÑ ´o, makE øEm Up
locally. A wood coVer for thE ùHÖ58
tra³smIssio³,
exaMplE, proÐEcÐ×
that costly parÐ from diçÐ a³d
moi×tUre.
út ca³ BE wEEks, evE³ æO³Ðµ×û
before thE parÐs ÙoU se³d to oVErµaØÚ
arE processEd. ãUri³g tµat tiME Biçd
compo³e³ts ³Eed tµE bEsÐ proÐecÐio³
yoU ca³ ÛiVe ±em.
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