PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1982
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 359
OCTOBER 1982
4,000-lb RTFL. ±±
;
,
,
The dipsticks on the
4
,
000
-
lb
R
TFL
are exposed to the cold, dirty world.
That's why they have a self-lock
device to Keep out water, dirt and crUd.
So why is this junk getting into the
engIne, transmission and hydraulic
systeRs?
Because some troops are not doinG a
good job of seating and sealing the
!
±²³´
:µ
;¶
·
dipstic±s when they check or add oil.
Before you ta²e out
dIpstic²,
You need to Use a little mu³cle to
turN the handle counterclockWIse uNtIl
push the dipstick into the fill neck.
It´s loosEµ ¶se a little muscle to pull the
You might think that the snug·fItting
dipstIc² out of ¸he fIl¹ nec².
seal Is enough. ºot so!
»f you caN pull the stic² o¼t after
After seating the dipstic², hold the
you've tIghtened the haNdle as much
½iller cap with one hand and tUrn the
as you can, replace Itµ »t won´t do the
dipstic² handle clockwise several
Jo¾¿
times with your other handÀÁ
ºSº
gets the
Turn the handle until the stick Is
hydraulIc oIl dIpstIck;
6680-0±-±00²
snUg. »f it wonÂt tighten, ta²e it
out À.
. hold the nut on the handle
shaft .
.. anD turn the handle Until the
seal startà to compress. Put the
dIpstick In the filler neck and
tIghten Ä.
. sÅnÆuÅg.
Fuel Tank Cap
The fuÇl taN² fIller cap has the same
type
of
selfÅloc²Ing
compressIoN
devicÈ as the dIpstic²sÉ MeaNing it gets
tHe same PM treatmeNt ÊheN you "filË
Ìer up!Íο
ÏIrty fuelÐwater contaminationÑ
has already messeÒ up a buNch of
ÓTÔL eNgINesÄ Õhen you ta²e off tHe
cap, sHÖke It wel¹¿ »f any water ×s
present, you kNow the cap Was not
7436,
the transm1ss1on
6680-01-±±3-624±,
the
dIpstickµ
oIl sealed right¿ ºeed a neÊ fuel capØ ¶se
ºSº
2910³0±-´03-3283.
5µ
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