PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1979
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 323
OCTOBER 1979
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§Ulff eiIng IN SILeNce
Most engine starting problems start with tHe batteries-because that's
where your starting syste± starts.
Believe it! In almost evEry case, you'll find the batteRies are not up to Fll
charge. Or there' re poor electrical connections-l²ose battery cables or d³rt ´n'
corrosion between the cable clamps and the battery p²sts.
Trouble iS, y²ur battery's n²t a Wheelµit can't sque
·
ak and "get the grease.¶
There' re no m²ving parts in a battery. It works in silence. It also w¸akens
¹
and
º
»
dies in silenceµusually be¼ore its ti½e.
That's r³ght! Most Army batteri¾s
never get a chance to die ¼rom "¼air
wear and tear.¶ They die ¼rom
neglect-like ¼ailure to add Water so
the plates
inside are covered by
electrolyte and not exposed t² air. Or
they're beaten to death-When a
ha¿mer is used to dÀive cable clamps
onto the
¹
p²sts, when a screWdriver is
used to pry clamps o¼¼ the posts, when
a big Wrench is used to tighten the
cLampsÁ
In 'most any prCpertY
disposal
yard, yoU'll ¼ind heaps
Â
o¼ young
Ãatteries with sul¼ated plates, cracked
tops, Loose posts-even smashed
+.±²;:³´µ¶·¸¹ºi»¼,½¾¿-l_=
¼r²m Ãeing dropped by some "butterÄ
4±"=-,²³´µ¶;·¸':¹º»
¼ingers.¶
Åou're in the Army. This means
yoU're at least ¼airly smart and fairÆy
str²ngµin go²d health, mentally and
physically.
Åou've been handed the job o¼
operating a piece o¼ equipmentµa
taN,
bulldozer, truck, generator .
..
whÇtever. It's your rsponsibiÆity.
È
Åou've got your own sensesµ
É
sight, s¿elL, hearing, touchÊto sp²t
trouble iË your equipment. Åou're
issued ÌMÍ s so yoÎ can ¼igUre out
what'Ï where and what to Do ab²ut
it. And you're
issued
to²ls to ¼ix
what's aUthorized at your leveLÁ
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BUt you're not issued a crutch.
Åou don't need itÁ
·
в yÑu?
t
ter/separators, groundÒÓÔ
mounted or on ¼ÕeL vehicles, keep
dirty stu¼¼, water andÊin cold
weatherµice ¼rom getting pumped
into equipment ¼uel tanks.
Operators need to keep a Öharp
"¼iltered¶ eye on all connections,
valves and gages ×r leaks or damage.
Keeping a cLoØerÄthanÒusual eyeball
and ¼ewer partÏ repLacement.
T²o ¿uch junk, Water or ice clogs
the ¼³lter/separator's ¼ilter elementÙ.
Th³Ï caUses
a t²²Ähigh pressÚre
Keep eLemEnt free of juNk
dÛܼerential ÃetWeen the lower inlet
preÏsure gage anÝ the upper outLet
presÏure gage.
Þ'rinÏtance, on 50ÄGPM Units y²u
never Want to see m²re than a 2ßÒPàI
d³¼¼erence Ãetween these gages. On
²ther un³ts, yoU keep close tabs on the
popáUp
bUttonÏ
²r hardÄrÕnning
pU¿ps. âhange ¼³Lter elements as s²on
as troubLe startsã
PUt the ¼iLter/separator in a heated
sheLter-or
protected
area-a¼ter
shUtdoWn. I¼ you have to leave it
outs³de or unproteQed, be sUre t²
on the inlet and outlet pressure gages drain alL the water out o¼ the unit .
É
will pay o¼¼ with less Work in the cold This'll stop the Water ¼rom ¼reezing in
oUtdo²rs, )ess equipment doWntäme the ¼ilter body .
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