PS Magazine - FEBRUARY 1982
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 351
FEBRUARY 1982
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The transmission and engine oils in
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your tanks get very, very hot. You
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know that, right?
WeLL, those coolers aren't worth a
You aLso know that there' re cooLers toot if they're cLogged with trash±
for the transmission and engine oils so
There's a screen over the outer
that it doesn't get too hot, right?
surface of those cooLers and it's there
tO trap that trash so it doesn't gum up
the whoLe works± Thing is, if you don't
remove that trash from the screen like
your PMCS says, you've defeated the
cooLer's purpose.
That'll lead to engine and trans-
mission
overheating,
anD
maybe,
failure±
Get wise and stay wise to keeping
your oiL cool²cLean the trash out after
eveRy operation±
NSN foR MORtaR BeaRings
There's no stock number listeD in ³our TM 9´2300µ224¶20P or TM 9´2300´
257´2·P for the steel BaLL Bearings on the M¸07 mortar mount on the
M106/M¹06Aº carrier± You can get 'em with NSN 3110´00´100´6158
Pub³ Upd´TE
Never get caugh» short on pubLications ³ou need to operate and maintain
equipment± When your unit's MT¼E changes, update your pubs subscription
List± Some items of equipment may need to be added, increased, decreased or
deLeted± ½et your pubs cLerk know about the changes±
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CarefuL when ³ou hose down the
engine compartment in your tank
even when using Low pressure¾ water
(UnDer 35 PSI)¿
So what's to harm?
WouLd ³ou beLieve the air cLeaner
s³stem?
'Sfact±
Water sprayed into the air inLet
pipe can wet ³our fiLters and cut down
on the air getting to your engines± And
that affects your engine perFormance±
IÀ the temperatÁre is Low enough, the
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wet filter wiLL freeze± Air just won't go
through
a
frozen fiLÂer±
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Keep
water
out!!
So keep the water out in the first
pLace±
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Ähis aÅpLies to ÆtH sÇÈɶanÈ »op¶
Loading air cLeaneÊsË
WE´¸ Th´T ¹HºOuD
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Ìor ³our safet³ anD your tank's
readiness, keep the shroud where it
Íf ³our tank's not wearing its engine
beLongsÎon the tank!
shroud, ³ou're courting troubLe±
Ïunning a tank with its engine heat
shroud missing is dangerous and can
Be expensive if ³ou have an engine
fire±
Ít's so dangerous that tank PMCS is
Being changed to read: "Ìor reaÐiness
reporting, equiÅment is Not Mission
CapaBLe ±±± if engine shroud is missing±Ñ
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