PS Magazine - MAY 1979
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 318
MAY 1979
Easy Does It!
Send th± HOu²iNg!
Have you HuEy and CobrA mEchs
'M
!±²
lL³
´µA
ever
wondEred
why
the
Tl
1
temperAture sEnsor eLeMEnt is incLos-
"
'" _±
,
· _ .±
ed in the housing assembLy when you
T
²³\ -´µ:¶¸
il
unpack a T53 fUEL controL?
±²·³Th´
next time you SeminoLE
cp
es
coupLing. The µoupLIn
g
wiLL then we¶r
repLace an intake pipE on your
0-480
into the engine sump, giving you A
enginE, go easy when tightening the
cLamps At the sump. OtherwisE, y¸u'LL
end up with a fueL Leak and a groUnded
bird.
A
RadiaL
¹achine
(R)
screw
cLºmp has now rEpLacEd the TangEn»
tiaL Worm
±T²
cLamp.¼
(
Coupling!
-
±
³
Hose)
0
/
±-
Leak. When
½
h
´
t happens onLy y
µ
Ur
·
¶
support can stop thE LeAk. .
. tight¾niNg
·"
the cLamp f¿rthEr won't hack it!
¸
GEtting thE righÀ torque thE first
1³
.² ³´µ¶· ¸¹-
time around is mighty importanÁ. Âo,
\
make up a sLotted socket wrench so
you cAn insert it ovEr the cLamp scrEw.
WhEn you instaLL tÃE intAke pipE,
pLug the socket into a torquE wrench
Äf the R¹ cLAmp is overÅtightEned,
and tighten the cLamp to
20
LbÆinÇ
tho, you'LL get
È
uneven pressure on the
NÉ MÉrE!
42
Ät's becausE thE ELeMENt wiLL fLop
aroUnd And gEt broken dUring shÊp»
ment if it's not secUred to thE shipPing
pLAte!
ThAË's why you wANt to shÊp A
removed fuEL coNtroL bAck to dEpot
with the ELeMENt iN ¼itÌ housiNÍ:
bÎLtEd dowN.
necessary!
Fact is, depot is running out of
eLEMENt
housings.
SEnd
'em
bAck
on
spring and spacer used in the
90´
degree gear box quiLL is "present 'nÏ
Accounted for.Ð
Without the spring and spacer, the
upper coupLing cLamp couLd hit the
gear box studs and that couLd speLL reAL
troubLE.
43
Ät's the Mech wÑÒ checks for PropEr
spring actionÓ tho, when greasing the
shaft coupLings or changing the gear
box.
To hEad off spirited dÔBates, and
unnecÕssary writeups, mEchs Öake
the check.
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