PS Magazine - NOVEMBER 1980
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 336
NOVEMBER 1980
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You could need some things
you haven't used in the past.
F'rInstance, with new and low
density equIpment
such as the
ML10A2 or M198 howitzer, you won't
have prevIous demanDs to prove your
stockage of some of the items you
reall± neeD²
However, Items can be addeD to
your P³³-without demanDs-when
approveD by the first general staff
level In the P³³ command structure²
You may need parts fOr special
reasons such as trainIng exercises your
unIt will be involved in, seasonal needs
or essential parts´ µr you may have
·
specIal new or low Density equIpment
with ¶·o¸o·ng Waits on its repaIr parts²
As long as the parts
¹
are essentIal to
the enD Item or your missIon, the first
general staff level In the P³³ comº
mand structure can authorIze them »r
your
P³³
Independent of
any
demanDs² µnce authorized, you keep
these parts on your P³³, regardless of
the number of requests you make fQ
them or their recoverabIlity¼ coDes´
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f
M8±Al
RunNi±g RoUGh?
StarT Ag±in In the MIdDle
2.
P²sH tHe
STaRt
b²ttON-, wHIle
at tHe Same TIme p²³h´Nµ IN t¶e
mANIfOld HEa·er swItcH ON tHe
p²rµe p²mp .
¸N¹ºNE ruN»
sm¼¼tHLy½
engine run rough in cold weather after
-
You do this because the manifold
heater won't work unless the starter
and the manifold heater switch are
½ressed at the same time¾ ¿t's set up
this way to help prevent hydrostatIc
lock²
The manifold heater warms the air
for smoother runnIng²
'Course, if the engine won't smÀoth
out after you try this drill several
times, tell your mechanIc anD heÁll
check it out²
Pushing the engIne ST ART button
when the engIne is already running
may wrinkle your mInD, but it's the
only way to go² The starter bendix
won't grind on your flywheel when
you do thIs lIke it would on your
prIvate car anD most Army vehicles²
BecausE your M88AL transmIssion is
in
Ú,
the neutral safety switch keeps
the starter from spinnINgÂ
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