PS Magazine - DECEMBER 1982
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 361
DECEMBER 1982
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All you M60-series tankers know how hard it is to remove or replace the
personnel Heaters, right?
Well, you can save yourself some time and bacK±brEaking labor By making a
few changes in your method.
•
Loosen the e)haust clamp
Tha± holds The exhaust pipe to the
heaTer exha_²s³elbow.
±
P´sh the clamp off the elbow
and
·
leave it on the pipeµ
'-
±²
-
•
Make suRE the exhaust clam¶
and venT sleeve are on The exhaust
pIpe¸ Also make sure the heaTer -
exH¹usT tube reTaIner is in placeµ
•
ºnsert the heater ex»aust
elbow Into the ex»aust pi¼e½
•
¾nsTall the
2
mounting bolts
loosely to su¼port the he¿terÀ
,
•
PosItion the exhausT clam¼ so
ThaT iT aTtÁChEs t»e ex»Áust ¼ipe to
The heater ex»aust EÂbow, tra¼¼ing
the venT sleeve between tÃemÄ
•
Åighten the clampÀ
•
Åighten the ÆounTing boltsµ
If necessary, yoU can loos²n the
2
mountiNg clamps around the heater to
Position the brackets for mounting to the hull³ Then tighten the clamps´
That's all there is to it³ Youµve saved about half the time and lots of pok¶ng
·round in the d¸rk trying to mate up the exhaust elbow and exhaust p¶pe after
¹ºe heater is Bolted in place³
Lowdown on ShutdowN
YoU M60»series ta¼k Drivers can help prevent heater ignition
failure by shutting down ½ ¾the heater the right way¿
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