PS Magazine - FEBRUARY 1979
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 315
FEBRUARY 1979
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ARN\NG:
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o
PY
W
e
on
the
fix
ed
maInT
enaNc_
rs
.
in
your
f
Ire
exTIng
b
u
±
s
:±
ngerous T
o
tank
can
e
²OUr healT
h³
No. This is not a decal to stiCk in
your tank-but perhaps it should be± It
sure is true±
In a recent vehicle fire only one
extinguisHer cylinder dis²harged± The
others
were still Fll when in³
vestigators c´ecked the wreckageµ
They found
$100,000
Damage tO the
vehicle± They also ¶Ound why the ot·er
extinguishers had not workeD-Loose
fittings and linesµ
So get your frienDLy hull meChanic
to CheCk out your Vehicleµ
Note to friendly mEchanic: YoU'lL
be Looking ¶Or lines and fittings t·at
cable in the cylinder valve co¸troL
wound backWard so the outside fire
extinguisher handle¹ wonºt workµ
Be careful w´en you tighten t»e
fixed fire extingui¼´er disc´arGe lin½s
w´ich connect t¾e c¿linders in the
driverºs coMpartMent to t´e engine
dÀstribution systeMµ
If these lines are tightened wronÁ,
or too tight tHey'll be daMaged±
Âines t´Ãat are daMaged Might Äreak
w´en the systeR
j
_
s usedµ
You Can pÅeÆent tÇis damage by
handÈtightÉning± Then use a wrenc´
JlI
on the hex nut neXt to the brAid to
nli1
keep the hose froM twisting while the Ê
swiVel nut is being wrenChËtigÌtened
to the fittingµ
Turn
1A
to
Y2
turn until snug±
Do not
overtighten.
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