PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1979
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 323
OCTOBER 1979
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These may sHow up first at t
h
e ends oF tHe Hose. You can bet, tHen,
tHat cracking will taKe over tHe w±ole Hose. I²'s weakEning fas²!
±
Squeeze tHe ³se w
²
tH your
³
´
ndµ ¶F it·s H
¸
rd, l
´
e r
¹
ckº it·s brittL
»
and
¼s Bound to Crack from v½brat½on. Or 1t ll Carry engME v1brat1on ²o tHe rad½ator
a¾d bUst tHe ¿ube Hookup to tHe radiatoR.
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Àadiator Hose sHould feel spriNgy-rubberÁlÂke-WHen you sQueÃze it.
Äut not musHyÅ ¶f i²·s too soft, tHis·s a sign tHe Hose is rotting out. ÆHat·s bad
enougHÇit·Ll blow under pressure-but tHat rotting inside is puttÈÉg bi²Ê oF
Hose in your Coolant. Any kind oF junK in your coËÌant will slow doÍn its flow
and maÎ even plug up tHe cooling sÎs²em. ÏHen ÎÐu· re in for biggÑr problemsÒ
like engine overHeating.
¶·[
A
swollen Hose Óeans Ôtrouble coming. Õven if Ðnly tHe ends are
pufFed, tHe Hose Has been on tHe job too longÖit·s rot²ing.
¸
×ØtCÙ, anÎ wetnÚss at tHe Hose enDs sHoÛs sometHing·s wrÐng.
Üut even Ýampness is a sign of a poor ConnectionÞbum Hose, loose oß damaged
Hose clamps or a bad tube on tHe radiator or engineà áaybe tHe tube wasn·t
âeaned wHen tHe Hose was installedã
24
·
Check
It HoT
äinaLly, eyebaLl your Hoåes wæile tHe engine·å runningÇat
teÓperature so tæere·å fçLL pressure in your cooling systeÓ.
Äesides lookinG for leaks, åee iè tHe lower æose is CoLLapsing-Caving in. Ææis
sæows a weak Hoåe-it Can·t také tæe pulL of tæe engine water pump.
êeep your enGine running-and æop into tHe caB. ëæeck tæat temperature
gage. Ææis· s your "eyeì inside your cooling systemí ¶t teLLs you if your engine·s
running too Hot or too CoLd-eitæer one ÛiLl Cîuse poor engine performanCe
and Can Lead ²o engine daÓage.
Do you know the
"
normal opeRating
tEmpeRatUre
±
for
yoUr ²ngInE? ³f
not.chEcK yoUR
opeRator's
TM
.
³t´s
Important-and
Itµs not the same
for aLl engInEs¶
Æoo æot? Æoo Cold? Àeport it. _ou could æave a clogged cooling systeÓ, a
Bçm tæermostat oï water pump. Or tðe beLt driving tHe water puÓp may Be
Loose.
ñive a glance at Îour temperaòure gage every èew minutes
ó
wæiLe you·re
driving-winter, suÓÓer, anytime.
ëooLing system trouBLe can be a bear-make i² Üaby Üear instead of Papa
Äear.
.
Radiator PM
Radiators and winter. CoulD
b
E
toUgh ±.
. on the radiator, but
DA
Poster
750-±0
Is a good
reminder tO have around .
.. to
prepare for It.
A Da
Form
4569
WiLL
get
the
²oster
from
Baltimore Pu³s Cente´.
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