PS Magazine - JANUARY 1983
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 362
JANUARY 1983
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Wearing out starters, running down bAtteries and burning
out radios.
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You should cycle your starter every
15
SecOnds and
give it a chance to coOl off .±² and yOu ShOuld Turn Off
³our radio gear before starting yOUr engIne.
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Failing to idle turbo-
charged engines after
start±up anD before
shutdown² Lack of
lubrication to turbo³
chargers causes
them to burn up²
´dle
2
miNutes after
startµng and
5
mµnUtes
before shu¶dowN.
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Failing to select
the proper gear range
for the terrain´ This
tears up tranSmissions,
Differentialsµ Drive shafts¶
U·joints anD engines²
Gear
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shi¹t
M113
FOV
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Making jackrabbIt
starts and stops² THis
tears up track, tRans
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ºissions, differentials,
driveshafts, U±joints and
engines²
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Accelerate smoOthly and
gradually, wheN poSSible·
your ¸'S!¹
MOO TH
ARTS
MOOTH
TOPS
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Failing to pay attention to pressuRe and tempeRatuRe
gages, warning ¼ights, odd noises and changes in perfoRmance.
½¾¿ve¾'s
cont¾ol
paneÀ
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This can ¼ead to overheating, operaÃion wiÃÄout enoÅgh
¼ubrication, blown engines, fai¼ed trÆnsmissions and differÇ
entials² ¼so, thrown tRacks and c¼ogged air filters.
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Fai¼ing to
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make smooth
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Éailing to Ãraverse the
turret on¼y as fast as
necessary; changing
diRection before the tuRret
has stoppedÊ This wears
out the traversing gears
and motorËand breaks
noÌbaks on tanks´
3¹
This chunKs roadwhee¼s,
throws tRack, tears up
track pads, breaks end
connectors and puts
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a big strain on Ãhe
drivetrain.
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