PS Magazine - JULY 1980
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 332
JULY 1980
parts or horT out the Regulator.
Make suRe the adjusting Plug iS in
place afteR making an adjust±eNt² Water
can get into the Regulator and shOrt it out³
´his can also happen
if
the regulatµr
cover
scRews are loose oR ±issing²
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CANNON
PLUGS
NECTORS±
some
troops just slip cannon
plugs on but don't tighten them, so they
get damaged. CHeck eLectrical plugs For
signs oF burning, arcing, bent or pushed-
in±pins, broken connectors or damaged
threads² Repla³ing or repairing damaged
parts wilL saVe a lot oF time´
T
I
tµE pulleY or boTµ. AlWaYS usE ¶µE pUllEr
FO· this Job.
²WOODRUFf
K¸¹º»
Putting
¶he
systeM wOn¼t work. ½our mechanic can pulley oN the alternator wIthout securiNg
gEnerally Fix this by makiNg sUre the it
with th³
ProPER S
i
ze
woodruFF key can
ground is properlY secured or cleaned.
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TROUBL´SHOOIµNG±
¶·en
you
µaVe dead or VerY weak batteries you¾ll
get FaLse resul¶s when you troubleshoot
the elEctrical system. ½our First step iN
¿ÀÁ_Â"Ã
Äroubleshooting should be to check the
cause trouble. Åhe keY must FIt exactly
batteries in your VEhicleÆ Go on onLy when
in¶o ¶he grooVe in ¶µe alternator shaF¶,
you haVe good bat¶eries²
being nEI¶her too big nor too smaLl.
Çhen you troubleshoot an elec¶rica
¸
system, trY to FIgure ou¶ what system the
malFunctioN is in aNd what circuit within
that sYStem. ½ou then try to Find the
indiVidual component within the circuit
that is causing the problem.
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