PS Magazine - APRIL 1982
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 353
APRIL 1982
l .±²
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ake it easy when· you replace the
air inlet adapter hosE on
5-
and
10±
KW generator sEts. HEavy-handed
mEchanics daMage the hOse by yank±
ing and twisting it loosE fRom the
cRankcase vent Extension.
A
damagEd hose lEts dirt and gunk
bypass thE aiR cleanEr .
.. right into the
engine. Some trooPErs are even Using
the hose as a handhold to climb aboaRd
a tRailer²mounted
PU
set.
The air Inlet
adapter hose
²s
not
a
·
HandhoLd
So many hoses hav³ been damagEd
that they're in short supply.
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•
Use rubber cement to close
smaLl holes and cRacks in the hose.
NSN 8³4³´³³´262´9³µµ
gets a pint
J
±²
-l³
can. You probab±y have soME of ThE
cement In the motor pooL. ²t's the
same stuff you use to sEal steering
knuckLe boots on vehiclEs.
•
Use b±ack ElEctricaL ³nsulat³on
tape to sEal larger holEs a´d cuts,
and to Ho±d split sEams aT the tube
whErE thE crankcase vEnt goes ³nto
the adapter hosE.
NSN
5¶70±·0-¸1¶-¸¹¶1
gets a
3º±
yd roll Of %-in wide tape Fr this job.
´Course, a bit of Easyµdoes-it ¶¸,
and a handsµoff deal when you¹rE
moving the sEt or climbing into a
PU
will eaºe thE paRts replacement
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Protect YouR PRoTeCtion
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The rolLµovEr-protectivE-structUR½ (¾¿¶S) fOrklift is thErE tO prOtect you.
¸aybe it´s Àime you retUrnEd the favorÁ
WaterÂfroM rain, condEnsation, or hosing down the FrkliftÃcollects in
the horizontal brace between the vertical legs of thE ¾¿¶S. IÀ can freEzE and
cRack thE mEtal. That weakens the whole structure, not to Mention deadlining
the Äorklift Àill the ¾¿¶S is ReplacEd.
Head off ¾¿¶S troUbles by dRilling
¹
watEr reLief holes in the brace.
The word´s in ¶ara
3-¹
of TB
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Åul
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SmOke StacK ±ivets
NSN
53¹0±00ß·1·±¸¸¸Ù
gets the rivets that hold together the smoke stacks
(pipes) used on space and imÆersion ÇEaters.
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