PS Magazine - DECEMBER 1982
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 361
DECEMBER 1982
When you sign out a sedan or other commerCial vehicle from the motor pooL,
give it a good, hands-on walkaround before you drive out tHe gate. ±ead off
trouble so you won't have it on the road²
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DO
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c¾¿ FÀÁÁ À foÃ
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GØÙÚÛ ÜÝÞß àáâã.äåægç
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èéêëì íîïðñò óÎkô õö÷ø
pù úûüm 240ý WþÿĀ āĂă Ąą
ĆćĈ
MAKE
ĉĊċČ čĎďĐdđĒ
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CReW,
BÕēĔÀĕ?
Start your checks froM a distance.
One corner sagging? ³heck for broken
springs´ Wet spots or puddles unµ
derneath? ³Heck for leaks! Body
dAmagE? ¶ake a note of any²
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un
tq
-±No²
·taRt You¸ HanDs¹ºn c»¼ck½ uNder tH¼ »ºº¾. ¿p¼N t»¼ HººdÀdºes It Áºrk
FReelÂÃ
.
•
GINE
0
-
Between the
FULL and ADD marks? If it's low,
a±d enough to bRing it between the
marks. NeveR overfi²l, tHo. B²obs
on tHe d³pstick? May be wateR.
Smell of gaso²ine? Cou²d be fue² in
the oi²!
±
´OSES AND BELTS_Be²ts
m³ssing, cut, fRayed? µoses ²eak¶
³ng? WRite it up.
•
·OOLANT
-
¸etween the ¹ULL
and ADD maRks ³n the oveRflow
tank, oR covºr³ng tHe »coRe of the
rad³ator in a car that doesn't Have
the tank? Muck oR oil in the
coolant? ¼eport ³t!
•
¼ADIATO¼½
Leaks?
C¾ean
bugs, leaves or otHeR trasH off the
front. ¿se wateR oR lowÀpRessurº
air.
•
POWE¼
STEEÁÂNG
½
¹²uid
aboVº tHe ADÃ? (Check the Äwner's
manua² for the R³ght ²evel)Å
•
ÆÇNÈÉÊËÌ
Eyebal² the wÍo²e
compaRtmenÎÏ ÐeaKs, bRoKen wiReÑ,
²oose equipmentÒ
•
TÁANSMÂSSÂON
-
Between
tHe ÓULL and AÃD marks when you
cHeck
Ô
it ²³ke tHe ÕwneR's manual
says? Add f²uid if it's ²owÖ
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Does it close,
²atÙh seÙurºly?
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