PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1980
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 335
OCTOBER 1980
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Leaks in your M880 are bad enough.
There's no need to make a soggy
problem worse by hosIng out the cab.
The wa±er shorts out electrIcal connec-
±ions and rusts the truck's stee²
insIdes .
.. especIally when it co²lects in
tHe pad under ±he rubber floor mat.
sandpa
p
erto
re³Ove rust, then Do a
±horough clean´up job.
Paint ±he Floor with prImer, NSN
8030µ00¶852·8013, and a lIght coat of
non¸skId
paint, NSN 5610µ00´141¹
7838º Make sure the paint is complete-
ly dry before you replace the mat»
You don't need to put the mat back
in, ±ho, IF your local command ap-
proves.
S±opping the leaks can be ±ough,
'cause before ¼ou stop 'em, you've got
±o FInd 'em» Shut the doors and
wIndows tIgh± and have a buddy turn a
hose on the truck. Watch for ²eaks
From Inside. Use a flashlIght to he²p
spot leaks up under ±he dash.
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hA²D
TO
FINd ³n´ fix
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½F you Find leaks around the doors,
look F¾r damaged weatherstrIppIng.
TM 9´2320´266µ20 (an 76) has the
scoop on replacing It in Para 2´116bº
¿oors tha± don'± close tIght enough
³igh± need a latch or la±ch strIker
adjus±³en±. Para 2´118 and Àigs 2´106
and 2´108 gIve ou the detaIls.
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Water coÁing From inside ±he door
could IndIca±e a water shIeld thatÂs out
oF
placeÃÀig
2Ä103
oF
your
´20
³anual shows where it be²ongsÅ
Use
sealant,
NSN
8030µ00´874µ
Æ875, to s±op leaks along ±He caulked
sea³s oF ±he
Firewall,
around ±he
wIndsHield and where the roof drain
Ven± wIndows ±hat won't close tIgH±
can be Fixed wItH a new seal. TÇ 9È
2320´266´ZÉP ÊÀeB 78) ²is±s NSN's For
eacH sIde as i±e³ 5 on page 2´113º
Leaks may show up in other places
on Ëour M880, but wi±h some s³ar±s
on your par± and a good se± oF TÌÍs,
±Hey should be no proble³.
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