PS Magazine - JULY 1978
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 308
JULY 1978
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The transmissIoN veNt liNe clogging u
p
on your
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113-faMily vehicle?
±f oil has beeN blowiNg out of the dipstick tube, a clogGed transMission vent
linE is the Most likely r ason.
LooseN the Nut on each eNd of the vent line, blow out the liNe witH aN air
hose, and put the line back again.
±f the line is daMaged, your Mechanic can Make you a new one froM bulk
plastic tubing,
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4710²00-805²4149. ³´e securing nuts at each end are part
of elbowµ pipe to tube,
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4730-¶0²278²4496. ³hese parts are listed on page
65 of Ch 1 to ³· 9¸2300-257¹20P (Aug 75).
DisconneCt both Ends of vent
line-blow Out
±
witH CompressEd aIr
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MAkey_
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But suppose oil blows out the dipsticK tube and you Kºow th» traNsMission
veºt liºe ¼s Not clogged? What else cou½d be wRoN¾?
¿et your MechaNic to check your transMission oil filter eleMeNt. Àhe old
"soÁk type filteÃ
ÄÅ
eleMents Often cause oil blow-by, and tÆere' re still a lot of
theÇ aRouNd.
±f you have Ⱥe of the Éld filters your Mechaºic caº get
a
transMissioºÊ oil
filter parts kit
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2910-00-860Ë734Ì
Í
, whicÆ has the new filteÎ.
M¹ 02 HowiºzE» Fi¼E C½n¾¿ÀÁ
Lot's of fire coNtrol equipMeNt getS
busted up because it's left attached to
the howitzer duriºg air droÏs. Be sure
to take off the fire coNtrol stuffÐ
except for the bolted²oN MountÑÒ
before you air-drop your howitzer.
±f you're holdiNg aNy busteD or
surp½us fire coNtrol iteMs, send 'eM
baÁK to supplyÓright now. ³he old
iteÇs are NeeDed so they can be tuRned
±
into the New Ôadioactive ModelsÕ
ByÖ the way, if you haNd½e any
radioactive iteÇs, get faÇi½iaR witÆ ³B
43-0×97 Øun 77).
ANd, speeD up tÆe returº to your
supply support of these:
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