PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1981
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 347
OCTOBER 1981
Think "ice± wheN you're troubleshootiNg equipmeNt probLems iN fReeziNg
wea²her-'specially wheN hydrauLic, FueL aNd lube sys²ems Fail to do their jobs.
Wa²er is No² good iN those sys²ems at aNy time, bu² wa²eR may pass ²hru
·wi²hou² causiNg aN immedia²e proBLem³
´ig ²rouble comes wheN ²hat wa²er FReeZes iN a hydRauLiC LiNe, iN a FUeL fiLteR
oR
a
s²eeriNg gear. Ice is Like a rockµhard pLug! You've go² to thaw ou² the FRozeN
LiNe, fil²eR, s²eeriNg gear, e²c. TheN you've got to dRaiN the sys²em¶
¸o, aLcohol does No² preVe¹² wa²er from formiNg iN your equipmeº²'s
gasol»Ne ²aNk or eLSewhere »N the fuel system.
¸o, alcoHol Does No² "dry± ²he air iN your veh»cLe's compressed air sys²em.
AlcohoL preVeNts ²he freeziNg of wa²er¼coNDeNsatioN¶already iN ²he F½eL
s¾s²eM or a¿r s¾s²em. WheN alcohol aNd wa²er are mixed, ²hey sta¾ À»xed. Áf ²he
PerceN²age of alcoHol »s high eNougH, ²he miX²ure woN'² freeze.
ÂHe same k»Nd of alcohoL is used iN Both compressed air aNd gasoLiNe fuel
s¾s²eMs. Al²hough it's »deN²ified oNl¾ wi²h ÃOGAÄ iN ÅÃ
9-207;
Æage ´Ç3,
me²haNol, ²ecHNicaL, is ²He same stuff used iN the alcoHoL eVaPora²or »N your
²r½ck's compresseD a»r sys²em. Èou may also see i² called me²Hyl alcoHol.
1±
compLe²el¾¼²o ge² all of the Éater outÊ TheN you refill ²he s¾s²em.
It caN be a b»g job.
EVeN worse, ²ho, »s speNd»Ng a lo² of ²ime aNd effor² ²ryiNg ²o f»Nd some o²her
ca½se of ²he ²ro½ble because you didN'² ²hËNk "ice±.
EveN Be²²er, ²hiNk "preveN²»oN±. Á²'ll head off Ìo²h Éa²er aNd ice problems.
Èou ge² a lo² of good "PreVeN²ioN± dope »N ÅÍ
9²207,
Opera²»oN aNd
ÃaiN²eÎaNce of OrdNaNce Ãa²er»el iN Ïold Wea²her.
w»pers are No²
meaN² ²o clear aÉa¾ sNow or ice ²ha²'s
Ìuil² up ÉH»le ¾our Veh»cle is parkÐd. Áf
¾ou DoN'² cleaN off your wiNDshield
ÌefÑre ¾ou s²ar² your w»Pers, you'LL
lose a Ìlade, ÌeNd or Break a wiper arm
or s²rip ²he É»per mo²or's gears.
Always ²urN ¾o½r wipers off wheN ÒNgiNe's s²Ór²ed if ²he wiPer sw»²cH »s
¾ou shut dowN your eNg»Ne. Äome Lef² O¸. Th»s's BaD NeÉs for ²He
PeopLe liKe ²o warm ½p ²heir eNg»Ne
É»pers »f ²Hey're frozeN ²o ²he
ÌefÔre cLeaNiNg the wiNDsHield. ´u² w»NDshielD or BoggeD DoÉN iN heaV¾
²Õe w»pers w»Ll opera²e wheN ²he sNow.
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