PS Magazine - NOVEMBER 1979
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 324
NOVEMBER 1979
On DED GeNerators
.±²
OK YANk 'EM BoT F±R
rePaI²·- ³´PLµC¶ ¸lm
W 2 S¹ºw
DIESeLs!
'Way Weigh
Off Is BAD
generators.
Reason: they're heavier than gas-
d±ive types.
You can²t substitute a pair of 930³lb
5³KW MEP 002A diesels for the two
488³lb gas units in your PU620M, for
instance. YOu'd break the back of your
ML´L µ¶ton trailer·
You can't ass¸me the diesel sets are
one¶for³one matches with the gasOline
jobs, in a ¹U oº elsewhere»not fOr 5¶
»
or 10¶KW or ¼hatever·
5-10±KW
GEd G³Nerators ±±±
T½O¸B¾¿SHÀÁING yOÂr G¿N¿½aÁO½S
aNd yO¸ dON'Á GeÁ aN Oi¾ ý¿SSÄÅ¿ Gage
readING? ··· Or a Battery cha½GINg iN¶
dication? .
.· or a starter locko¸t? ·Æ·
Çold 10 ··· Èfore yo¸ start the ÃaÉr
¼ork for replacement items ··· aNd
cÊeck 1 more item·
That's the 4¶cent, 14³amp f¸se
nsn
5920³00¶280³4007
on the battery
You can't figure to use identical
Êookups from different sets unless the
ËM says so»¼hether they're Ìth
gas, or both diesel, or wÊatever·
Ítherwise, you could short o¸t or
burn ¸p the generator end of tÊe
set ··Î or get yo¸rself a one³way trip to
tÊe ¹early Ïates.
TÊere's an easy way outÐ
Take a careful look at the ÑM for
eacÊ partiCular generator befÒre you
go making any wiring hookups·
Óo¸lD
keeÔ
y
fiNance
oFIcer
frOm having tO termiNate Õour pay
record·
•
•
´o oil
presSure
reaµiNg? .
..
.±. ´o battery
chargiNg
iNµicatIoN?
4 _¼½½¾¿
.±²³
Item
Quantity
N²N
fabricated. Trouble Is, the manual
·
DOesN't tS/ u± what par²s we neeD tO
make the Fuel ³iNS´
Can you helPµ
¶·CH¸E¹W¸
Rubb³r hose
2³-ft
4720-00-289´91µ7
Hose fittIngs
¶
ea
FTar³¶ unIo·
1
ea
Wel¶less chain
13
LINks
cÊarging reg¸lator· (Ín older engines
youÖll find the f¸se under a cover on
the reg×lator³rectifier.)
Óheck it with a multimeter to be
sure it's ÍKØ ReplÙce the fuse if
there's any doubt it's good·
Use tÊe spare Úse that's in the
Êolder
alongside the active fuse.
Replace the spare, prontoÛ
47
Replace
spare
soones¸
IlL
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