PS Magazine - NOVEMBER 1977
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 300
NOVEMBER 1977
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Idling under
80±
RPM for long periods causes many problems. IF yOU're
,±
:
²required to run the engine to keep your radio iN net or to operate sO³e aUx´L´Aµy
equipment oFF tHe vehicle¶s power traiN· tHeN ruN the eNg´ne at h´g¸ ´Dle-
;
between
1,±±±
and
²,2±±
RPM¹
ºse a separate generator wheNevEr pOss´blE»
·
In eXtre¼e coLd weather you¶l½ have to idLE yoUr Eng´ne mOrE tHaN NOr³¾¿À
ÁowEver keep iN mind the Ãr³yÄs ENergy sÅOrtagE aND ´DÆe ONLy Çs ³ÈcÅ ÇS
absolute½y necessaryÉ When on a stopÊanDËgo miss´On ´t'S best tO Æet tÅÌ eNGÍNÎ
run at Hig¸ idleÏ
дesel
Ñ
eng´nes sHould be kept running during short stOps or waitsÒÅeµe
again at
²,±±±
to
1,2±±
RPMÓ
Ôpark plugs Foul like crazy and caN give you a lot oF gr´eFÉ COlÕ ENgiNES
runn´ng at s½ow speeds and low RPÖ¶s are the greatest cause.
Zero weather cal½s For eXtra attENtionÉ ÐoN't wait uNtiL yoUr ´gn´t´ON system
poops out to clean and reset the p×ØgsÉIF you¶veÙiriNg prOblemsÚbE sUre
t
cÅEcK
your plugs when you¶re troub½eshootiNg¹
There¶s a sparkÛplug c½eaner anD tester withiN reac¸ oF eVery uN´t. It¶s FOuNÕ
in the Üo¹
²
Ôupp½emental aND ÜoÝ
2
CommoN Tool Ôets. IF yoU're neÞ at pßUg
clean´ng·
dig up a copy oF TÖ
9-49²±-422-12
Qun
64).
The cÆeaN´Ng
instructioNs iN tHis TM caN be applied to all makes oF spark pLug càeaNErSá
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