PS Magazine - NOVEMBER 1977
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 300
NOVEMBER 1977
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Air-good clean air and Lots of iT-
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healthy. It's the air cLeaner±s job to
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make sure that air±s clean, and it can±t
do this if it±s choked up By ice.
Ice and slush raise the oil level in oil
bath air cleaners and cut off air fLow.
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Cleaner
intake
must be
protected so the engine can get its
needed supply of air. ¹he Best waY to
»ssure this is to pos¼tion or shieLd tHe
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intake so the snow aNd sLeet can±t get
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to it. And keep tHe area around it free
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Of ice and sqow.
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times like that reaLLy paYs off.
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¹his same techniQue can Be uÀsed on many items that± re Left out in the;Á
weather aLl night-Like exposed instrUment paneLs, winches, sigHting and fireÂ
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control eQuipment, operating levÄrs, etc.
Many of these items Åalready have
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their own covers. Çf so, an extra minute
putting one on pays big profits. Ask any operator who±S spent haLf Èan houÉ_ Ê
chipping and scraping ice tË get at His winch cable .
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make a brass
monkey twitcH and groan, a LitÌle heat
can save many a delicate situation.
ParticularLy a warm vehicle compartÍ
ment. And no compartment is going
to be warm unless you know hoW to
keep your personnel heater putting
out.
Keeping a stream of Heat fLoÎing from a heater DepenDs
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n ÐXact opeÑatioÒ
and constant maintenance, especially on fuelÓBurning heateÑsÔ Knowing the
starting and stopping techniQues Õor a Õuel type heater is mÖght× impØÑt»ntÙ
Úince there're seÛeraL types and models being used, Be certain you kÜoW hØÎ tØ
operate the one you have before you start flipping sÎitches.
Ýhen most fueLÞburning heateÑs are turned off, theyßàL stop Bárning bát the
blowers wiLl keep runningÙ ¹his is to cool the Heater anD purge iâ oÕ unBáÑneD
gases. It±lL stop automaticaLly When itßs ready. Úo never turn ofÕ a ã»steÑ sÎitch
when sHutting down a vehicle until yäur heater stopsÙ
Ýhen this kind of Heater goes kaput, itßs usually one oÕ these: igniter ÕouleDå
buÑned or looseæ fàame switch oát oÕ aDJustmentæ loose eçectÑèc»ç conéectèØnsê Øë
clogged or leaking Õuel lines. ìost Heaters have a paÑts ÑepaiÑ íèt th»â inîïáDðs ñ
replacement igniter. KnoW WhicH kit yoáÑ he»teÑ gets »nD h»òe ØÒe hñéó× Õôõ
öuick repaiÑs.
Ýhen defrosting a windshield with youÑ heater .
.. c»reful. A suDden Blast oÕ
hot air against
coLd
gLass wiLl crack it Õor sureÙ AlWays ÷arm up yoár c»B ÕèÑsâ
then start the deÕrosters on øùÝ. After a feW minútes of this then gØ tØ ûüGûÙ
Keep your ýþ3ÿ
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ÕiÑe extinguisheÑ aWay Õrom an× ĀhātĂ spØâ th»â geâs hôââeë
than
180°
þ. þărinstance, neĄer leaòe it âoØ close to the òehąîçe peÑsØééeĆ hćñteõ
duct. Úame goes Õor ducts on ûermanĈĉelson heaâersÔ ¹oØ máîh he»t âĊô Õċsâ
on a cold extinguis eÑ can make it bloWÔ
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