PS Magazine - NOVEMBER 1982
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 360
NOVEMBER 1982
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Clogged Up? .±²
Pump Out the Fuel Tanks
, Having
problems on youR ML 10-
serIes howitzer or M578 recovery ve±
hIc²e with clogged fuel fI²ters³ plugged
fuel InjectORs oR a sputteRIng³ sluggIsh
engIne?
YouR fuel tanks may bE loaded wIth
water³ dIRt and sludge. That sN´ff Is
muRder on fIlteRs³ InjectoRs and
engµnes¶
Check out your fuel tanks duRInG the
next Q·seRvIce by usIng wateR In±
di¸AtIng paste³ ¹S¹ 68º50»00·001·
4¼94. CT½ 50»970 Is youR authorIza¾
tIOn for the paste¶
Smear a thIn stRe¿k of the paste up
fÀom the end of a clean stIck or Áod¶
Drop that end Into the fuel tank untIl
It touches bottom¶
Pull the stIÂk out and check the coloR
Of the paste¶ WateR wIll change the
paste colorÃfrom gReen/yellow to
red³ foR examplĶ
Åf therÆ'Re other contamInants
m
the tank³ they'll Be on the bottom³ tooÇ
Check tÈe stIck Énd foR dIrt or sludge¶
You pump out the wateR and other
stuff with one oF the fuel dIspensÊng
pumps In tËe ¹o¶
2
Common tool set¶
8
Here's the Key to ³²²
Avoiding tHe Big Lockout
GtTRg±
L Ca'T
HIt ±h² E3³RN-´µe¶
·¸On¹ iºS s»D¼½¾
.
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DAYS (
suspensIon
cylInÌ
ders aRe bAd news for you ML 10»serIes
howItzer and M578 Recovery vehIcle
cRewsÍ
Åf you donÎt have a stable fIRIng oR
lIftIng platfoRm³ lIke you have If the
lockouts are woRkIng³ you may not hIt
M113
FOV ´µ¶
Move suspenSion
vaLve coNtrol
handle to U·¸OCKED
before movinG
No low-±o Go
The PMCS ÏoR youR vehIcle's In·ÐÑÒÓÔÕÖ×Ø
strument panel have been changed³
and changed a lot¶
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•
The instrumen±
R
anel chcks are now
'before opera±ion"
checKs.
•
See iF ±he HI ²EMP ²³ANS OIL
wa´ning µight and ¶I TEMP DI·· OIL
warning µigh± a´e presen±¸ If any one
is missing o´ b´oKen, your vehicle is
not mission capable (NMC)¸
•
See ±ha± ±he engine low
pressUre w¹´ning µigh± comes on
when ±ºe m»s±er switch is ±urned on¼
If it won½±¾ you´ vehicle is NMC.
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