PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1981
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 347
OCTOBER 1981
Fuel Icing
±nh²b²tor .
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It's hard to think of coming cold
weatHer problems when you're out-
side sweating in ShirtsleeveS.
It'S even further from your mind
When you're in an area that hardly ever
has a hard freeze during winter.
±ardly ever? ²atch it! That's a trap ³´µ¶
waiting for you· Even in midle
·
-
±
FloriDa the temPerature haS been equi¸ment operating in Cold weather.
known to drop to 20° F. And in other
Be prepared¹ If there's a chance you
"southernº areas the mercury can droP might get hit by a freeze»¼make Sure
½
to around 0° F.
you've got at least a smalL stock of fuel
Then you're a Sure bet for ¾el icing icing inhibitor on hand·
problems! ¿ondensation in your fuel
Regular fuel f´lter dra²n²ng
GEts
'
tank and elsewhere in your fuel
rid of most waterµ Any small amoUnt
¶Ng´Ne won't start? Try
Lef· ´n the fuel sys¸em w²ll
to dra´n our f1E¹l·Ers
bE prevEntEd from frEez²NG
º
b ²c²N ´
or»
r
Syste
À
mÁlik fUel filtersÃÄill freezeÅ
Æt'Ll Stop your engineÇÈead. You may
There' re 2
not be able Éo geÉ your engine StarÉed. fuÂL and the othÂr for gaSoLinÂÅ
Or it may SÉart and run fÊr a whiLÂÃ
ThÂy're both liStÂÈ wiÉh NËN'S on
and Éhen QuiÉÅ You'll go Éhrough a LoÉ
Pages BÌ1 anÈ BÍ3, ÎM 9Ï207, OÐÂraÑ
of ÄheelÏSÐinningÁÉroubleShooÉing tion and MaintÂnanCe of OrÈnanCÂ
fÊr ProblÂmS noÉ relaÉed Éo freÂzingÒ
MaÉerieL in ¿oLÈ ²ÂaÉhÂr (0ÓÎ Éo
because you Èon'É ÉhinK of your Ô65°F):
2
FOR GASOLINE
•
Methanol, tecHnical (M±g²s fuel
additive).
³s³ 6810-00´597µ3608 ¶·¸al Can
³s³ 6810´00´275¹6010 º»¸al can
²atCÕ iÉ; Éhat first NÖN is Ï597×,
noÉ Ï957ØaS_ shoÄn in Éhe ÎM.
±ow much do you Ùse? As exPlain-
ed on page 2ØÚ in the FMÛ you use 1
pint of icing inhibitor to 40 gallons of
fuel. You put the inhibitor in the tank
first and then put in the fuelÃso
they'll mix.
¿areÜul! Too much inhibitor is
almost as bad as not enough. Your
engine won't work right if you put in
too much.
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