PS Magazine - SEPTEMBER 1982
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 358
SEPTEMBER 1982
I:
I
you don't get reaDings from the
t
erature-sensing probes on
your Huey or Cobra engine, never rush to change the thermocouPle harness.
It may be
OK.
·
InsteaD, FcUs on the connector±
Mec²s sometimes use the connector Fr a hanDholD when mounting t²e
engine Deck.
The leaD into the connector is then puLleD partially out, con³act with the
probes is lost an´ you no longer get temperature reaDµngs:
So¶0¶0¶0, open the connector an
d i
clean
the connector anD leaD con·
tacts. A pencil eraser may even Do
the trick¸
T²en, insert ³he lea¹ all the way
into the connector so that both sets
of contacts are alineD± Thatºll put ³he
harness back in business±
40
t²eRmocouple probe, eithe». So grinD
DoWn
a
salvageD
5
/16
-in
box¼enD
wrenc² anD use it on the nuts .
½
''Easy, Now .
..
"
mast a
n
D
s¶1¶o¶w¶l-y lower the as¾
semblY until it seats on t²e split cones±
As t²e ¿AÀTION in Áara
5-13
oÂ
TM
55-152±-2²±³23
on t²e Ãuey says,
yÄuºll pRevent Damage to t²e mast
ŲReaDs.
ÆeworkinG
gougeD
splines
anD
²ReaDs runs up t²e
Ç
tab aÈ oveR²aul¸
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