PS Magazine - SEPTEMBER 1982
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 358
SEPTEMBER 1982
Painting The
M 11
When it's time co paint your M11,
empty it so you don't have co worry
about spills or leaks messing up the
wet paint.
'Course, you ±an do minor cou±h-up
painting when the MLL's full.
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Paint the coNtainer, the drain
plug head and the brackeT²
Keep paInt off the spray head
assembly and the instrUction
plate³ Mask the instruction plAte
.
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±nsTruc²ioN pLaTe
YoU NBC spe±ialistS Do²'T HAvE co
turn in tHe M³´ De±on for juST haVing a
bum instrU±tions place anyµore.
¶ang on co·the ¸¹º if it µeets all of THe
ocher servi±ea»i¼ity standards in ½M
3¾4230¿20À¾12&P.
ÁRRCOM Msg ÂRÃÁRÄMÁO¾MC
092003ZJun 82 authorizes yoU to keep
the Mź's until the new sti±k¾on
instru±tion places get into the system.
Án NÃN for the plate is »eing
assigned.
DS2 DeCon AGent
Wondering aboUt tHe storagÆ life of
the ÂÃ2 de±on agent in yoUr M11?
It'lÇ keep if the ±ontainers donÈt
leak. Áir and µoisture ruin the ÉÃ2.
Ão, ±he±k the
³1/
ʾqt ±an, NÃN 6850¾
00¾753-4827, and 5¾gal drum, NÃN
6850Ë00Ì753¾4870, storage ±ontainÍ
eÎs and the filled M 11 foÎ leaks. If you
spot a leak, geÏ your org shop to
dispose of the ÂÃ2.
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ChEck ´S2
contaINers
for leaks
Ðhe MLL is most likely co leak beÑ
tween the spray head and the ±onÑ
taiÒerÓ ÐhaÔ usualÇy means tÕe preÖ
f×Îmed pa±king (ؾring) is bad. NÃN
5330¾00Ë180¾9903 gets you new pa±k¾
µHe air clEaner i¶takE shUtter
stays ·N tHE sUmmer pOs·t·oN uNt·l
tHe tem¸erAture ¹·¸s bELOw 25°Fº
½aKe tHe air ±leaner intaKe ShUTTer,
for example. IT's easy to overÙooK
b-
±ause it's tU±ked away at tHe »oTtoµ of
tÚe airÛ ±leaner in THe pUÜp UniT asÝ
sembly. If yoU don'T swiT±H the
Þ
SHUtTer
froµ tHe winter posiTion co tHe
suµµer positio² in mild weaTHer, THe
7
the rear engine mount is in the down
position when the temperature is
above 0°F. ½ßat air¾±ools the engine.
Ánothàr way co keep your engine
±ool is co keep it ±overed with tHe top
engine shroud. With the shroád on,
the engine's goT it µade in the shade.
Without the shrouD, the engine runâ
hot. Ãome troops mess up by taking
the shroud off, Thinking that the
engine runs ±ooler that way. No way,
ãeavä the shroud on. Be sure the vent
in the fuel tank ±ap is in the open
position.
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