PS Magazine - DECEMBER 1981
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 349
DECEMBER 1981
M 109/ Al± A2² A3
Howiters .³´
Your self-propeLLed howitzer gives valuabLe firepower±as
.
·
mobiLe² But iT's mobiLe onLy if the engine works³
t
Your howitzer engine depends on
o.±²,"³´;
I
´
goOd,
cµean air filters² With dir¶y
FiLters, yoU Lose power, the engine
¸
¹overh
eats
and yoU waste high-cºst
dieseL f»e¼½
¾ith damaged fILters, yoU rUn the
Risk of an engine ¿ailUre from grit that
gets into the t»rbos²
So cleaN "em and cHecK Àem as oFten
as tÁey need it±or at least accordinG
to our
T
•
EaRLy-Typµ f
i
LTµ
r
S
±Âake them
aPart to cLean² Ãan Äem out anD shake
Åem until the Dust is gone² Ær use
compresseD air (from the insiDe oUt)²
Çou can
I
W¶sh
i
wash Äem
'em
in a ÈonÉ
suDsing
DeterGent,
Êut Êe
sure the
fiLters are
comPleteLË
drË when you
,
install Äem²
Be sure not to beat the fiLters
against a hard surfaceÌ ÂhatÍlL rUin the
filters±and maybe the engine!
WatcÁ it! Âhe fiLters fit if yoU install
Íem bacKward, ÊUt they wonÄt Îork
tÁat wayÏ Ðhe griLl mUst Face the air
cLeaner door²
•
·aTµ dµS¸gn f¸¹TµRSº
Çou clean
these one-PieCe joÊs ÑitÁ compresseD
Use
comP»esseD
¼½»
oN¾Y!
air ÒÓµÔ±rEduced to 30 ÕSÖÌ ÖF you
have to, ËoU can rap th×se filters
against a Large, FLat surface, bUt DonÍt
pound the open or seaLing eDge²
With either ØÙpe fiLter, wipe the
trash oUt of the fiLter compaÚtment
with a damp rag²
summÛÜanD
Up in witer²
Ý
Þeave ÄeM
UP in summer anD yOUÄlL overheat an
engine, mayÊe
burn
some vaLvesß
Þeave Åem down in winter and yoU can
freeze diesel fueL²
Öf ËoUÅve got an air cLeaner restricÉ
tion indicator, reset it when yoU instaLl
cLeaned Filters² Þet maiÓteÓance know
Pronto if the indicator moves tO red
when yoU start the engine²
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