PS Magazine - JANUARY 1981
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 338
JANUARY 1981
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Your 4x4 1±/-ton truck may or may
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not have a transfer skid plate_
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few of the very first trucks have
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them but Newer trucks do not.
The skid plate reinforces the engine
rear
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crossmember aNd pRotects tHe
DoN't Rus³ to diRec´ sUPpoR´ to get a
New headgasket jUst Because yOUR465µ
series mul´ifUel eNgiNe mAkes a
hissiNg Noise¶
·hese eNgiNes weRe mo¸IFie¸ ´o
iNcLude A New ´¹pe hea¸gaske´ wi´h A
Loose fiRe RiNg aNd a veN´iNg s¹s´Em¶
·he veN´iNg s¹s´eM alLowS gases ´O Be
ReLease¸ OU´side the ENgiNEº PRO¸UCiNG
traNsfer during crossµc»untry ¼riviNg.
½f your truck bottoms out on a rock or a
stUmp¾ the transf¿r wilL be protected.
Your ÀÁ can give you t³e ÁK to add
the skid plate. You'll find aLl the paRts
needed on page 2Â88 in TÃ 9Â2320Ä
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(Æeb
78). Ærame
and
crossmember Repair are jobs for DÇÈ.
a hissiNg NOise.
DON't PaNic ¶¶. ´his hissiNg soUN¸ is
NORmaL if ´hE ENGiNe is cOl¸. ÉU´ iF ´he
eNgiNe is ³Ot aN¸ ´³e ³issiNg is
accomPANied By A LOss OF POweRº OR iF
aiR BuBBLes appEAR iN the eNgiNe
cooLaNtº chaNces aRe ¹OU ³ave A ÊLOwN
headgAske´¶
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The chaiN hoLËing the spare ´iRe iN
iÌs carrier is too wÍak for the job aNd it
breaks.
This Lets the spare falL out of the
caÎrier. You'Ll Ïose the spare .
.. and the
NearLy $200 it costs to replace it.
Ðet youR mech to put a heavier
chain on it. ÑeÒLl need about 5 feet of
size 2Ó0 welded chain. Árder ÔÇÔ
4010Õ00Õ273Ö2986 by the foot. Çecure
the tire with Åadlock ÔÇÔ 5×40Ø00Ù
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Ýip Van WiNÞLe's joiNts may ve
been pretty rusty wheN hß finally
stirred¾ but your traiLer's brakes suffer
even more when they've Had no
exercise fàr a !oág spell.
Ýust causes the brAke shoes to
"freezeâ onto the anc³or pinsãand
tHen the shoes can't move. YouÒll find
tHat your bRakes are either stuck ÁÔ
oR ÁÆäãdepending on what kiNd of
trailer youåve got.
æxercising your bRakes at Least every
30 days is a big help. çUt you can get
extra insurance by usiNg Àleaner¾
lubricant aNd preservative (ÀèÅ) oN
the anchor pins to keep your brakes
limber. Just a thin coating is enough.
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ÔÇÔ 9é50Õ01Ù054µ6453 gets a
contaiNer with trigger sprayer.
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