PS Magazine - SEPTEMBER 1982

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 358

SEPTEMBER 1982

PS Magazine - SEPTEMBER 1982 - Page 12 of 35
head when you hook up Your
M915,
M9±6
OR
M920
trAcTOr Truck To A semi-
TRAilER.
±his
goes
'spEciAlLY
if
ThE
²RAilER³s An oldie, with old wiriNg.
If
yOU´rE noT oN your ToEs, bUm
wiRinG ON The TrAilEr cAn cAuse A sHorT
ciRCUiT ANd sTArT A FiRE in youR Truck's
eµecT¶icAµ cOmpArtment·
"BUT
w¸AT
AbouT
t¸E
circUiT
bReAkERs?'' yOu mAy Ask. ¹Woº´T »hEy
Open ANd ¸e¼d off overhEATiNg iN the
ciRcUiTs½¾
¿ood
ques»ion!
But
t¸OsE
ArE
AuTOmA»ic rEcycLiNg circuiTÀ bREAkErsÁ
SuRÂ, t¸E brEAkEr opens whEn A shorT
hEA»s
up
thE circuit. But it cLosEs
AGAiºÃAÄTomA»icALlyÃwhEN iT cooLs
dOwN. If t¸is REcyclÅNg goEs on LONg
enOug¸, heA² ÆuiLds uP in thE ElEcTRicAl
cOmpARTmeNt. Wiring And oThEr pArts
iN ThERe mEl» .
.. And burn .Ç. ANd mAybe
sTArt A fire!
M747 Gets New Tires
If
You´VE ALrEADY ÈoÉ rEÉrEADED ÉÅrEs oN YouÊ M747 ËÌÍ sEmÅÉÊAÅÎErÏ Åt´s ÐK
For NowÑ BuÉ ANY Fu»urE rEÒÎAÓEmEÔÉs musÉ ÕE ÖÊAND NEw ÉÅÊEs. ÍHAÉ´s ÉHE worD
ÅN Í×ØÐM Msg ÙÚÛÍ×ÜM
²³²´´´Z
MAr
AND Í×ØÐM Msg ÙÚÛÍ×ÜM
²´²´´´Z
×Òr
8².
µ¶
No Lights? Trouble!
ÝouÞd hAve no biG probLeß if yoU knew when A ciRCài² b¶eAáeR âAs
RecycliºG. ÝoU´d RepãR² äT »o yoUR ßec¸Anic. åe'd find The ²¶OàÆæe Açd fèx i²é
BêT wi²h youR engine RUnninGÃAnd oTheR nOise AROêçd yOàëìOà Caíî²
heAR The ciRcUiT ïReAkeR cLickinG As iT RecycLesÁ ðnd yOU sURe dOçÞ² heñò ²hó
TRoUble ôGeTTiºG worseõA hissinG soUnd when The ci¶cUi² b¶eakeRîö O÷ønù
ú=:
So w¸AT cAn you do ²o heAd off biG TRoUbLe½
ijl
SißpleÁ
iF any l±ghts are not work±ng, take
oFF the eLectr±cal compartment coveR and
l±sten cLose For cl±ck±ng or h±ss±ng. There'Ll
be a coupLe oF M±nutes between cl±cks²
If yoU heAR ei²heR of those, ²URn off youR liGhTs quicáÁ
ûepoRT iT ²o yoêR mechAnic for repAiRü
µ·


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