PS Magazine - AUGUST 1980
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 333
AUGUST 1980
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Dirt is mostly
siLicate and
quartz (sand).
±ess than a
half-pound of
this diRt in a
As your engine ²ir clE²nEr
gets Loaded with di³T,
you'll see bl²CkE³ Exh²uST
smoke and a d³oP in
engine powE³. Your engine
is sTarved for air´ Unbu³ned
fuel is going ouT of ThE exh²uSt!
4
MOST COmmON AiR CLEAnERS .±±
µome equiP¶
MEnt has an
ai³ ClE²nE³
resT³iCtion
indicaTo³ That
tElls you when
your ²i³ clEanE³
is pluggEd
with di³T.
* A fuzzy· mesh¸tyPe
on a chain saw¹
*Oil baTh· ²s on an
M151-
series
%ºton truck.
OK±² TlA³ CVERS tH'
oIFfereN ´YPµs ¶· ai¸
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You Must also find and fix leaks That
let dirt sneak inTo your enginE»
¼ Holes or
TEars in thE
d³yº½ypE
eLements?
¾heck the
hose or
Tubing
betwEen
the air
cLeane³
and The
enginE¿
¼ ÀleMent twisted o³
bent so it won'T make a
good sEal in The housing?
±ook for holes»espeCially in fab³icÁTyPe
hose where iT Nay rub ag²insT nea³Âby
p²rts.
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ÇhE l²b TElls you if you'³e
requi³es you
getTing dirt. µo, Take those
to take an
samPLes Per thE
ÏB
and send
oil samPle
TheM in. If you're geTting Too
and send iT
much di³t, the lab will telL you
;ÈÉÊ thË lÌb
to
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And be su³E To CheCk you³ air filte³ing
Í
ysTeM To seE how di³T is geTTing in.
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