PS Magazine - JANUARY 1983
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 362
JANUARY 1983
Published by tHe Department of the ARmy for the
INformation oF aLl soLdiers assigned to combat aNd
combat support units, and aLL soLdieRs witH organi-
zational maintenance and suppLy duties.
Within limits oF availaBiliT, older issues may bE
oBtained direct from ±ditor, ²S Magazine, c/ o US
Army ³ateriel ´eadIness Support Activity, µexington,
KY 4051¶·
ISSUE NO. 362 JANUARY 1983
AIR MOBILITY
CoLd WeatHeR ¸M
Aviation ³es¹ges
º»¼ 1 AdOpter
½53, ½55 ±ngines
ViBrex Kit
º»¾¿ »ub Àut
FiREPOWeR
2
³aintenance
6
PLatform
7
A»Á¿ Main
8
´otor »ub
Â0
ÃA½ Gage ½est
ÄÄ
ûÅ58 Door SeaLs
Purging
&
ChaRging 14
PersonneL »eater ½ips 18
WeaÆon ±xercise
20
Ammo PM
½ÃW
³Â63A VuLcan
ÇAA´ System
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COMMUNICAtIONS
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12
12
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22
23
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26
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37
AÀÊG´AË50 Antenna 42
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ÌÀÊVÍCÅÂ2 ´adio
38
Commo ÈotÎines
43
AÀÊG´CÅ46 Ͻ
43
it your TM or lO does no±
say o±herw²se, ²³'S OK ±o s±AR±
your eNg²Ne w²±h ±he o²´ ´evE´ ²n
±he sate µAnge.
mul±²fu³l ´pdaµ³
TM's and LO'S for multifuel engIne tRUckS
w±ll be changed, wheRe neeDed² ³o Spec´fy ³He
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Dear SergeAnt
K.
L.B±,
It depends 0n what's sPecified in
your operator's TM or in the
¶o·
BUt, in most cases, yoUr question is
aNswered by the dipstick itsElf² In
these cases, "³DD´ or
"¶¸
or what-
ever symµo¶ ·s used on the dipstick
¸eans exact¶y what it says² It is not
necessary to add oi¶ unti¶ Che oi¶ ¶eve¶
drops to ³DD±
If a higher ¶eve¶ is reqUired for safe
engine operation, that's where the
³DD mark would be¹
ºngines are designed with oi¶ ca-
»acities that provide a safe range for
oi¶ ¼oss¹ That safe range is between
³DD and
¹º¶¶
(or between
»¶¸
and
¼¹'½,
etc)± ³n oi¼ ¶eve¶ betWeen those
G¾³r D²¿f³r³nµÀ Á¾¾
»oints is safe for engine operAtion!
"Above the F¸¹¹ mark¼ I½ requIReD bef¶Re
There's no excuse for ¼etting the oi¶
S¾ar¾ing the G¿eR engineÀ ÁhIS IS expla´neD In
¶eve¶ drop be¶ow ³DD¹ The safe
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Good ÃperationÊPM 2Ð
½ractorʽraiÎeR ´igs
48
DieseÎ ±ngines
44
5ѽon WreckeR
5Žon ½ruck
Òrakes
50
Óuel »ose
46
M Ä72A 1 Semitrailer
52
³747 SemitraIler
47
M9Ä
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½Ractor ½ruck
52
±lectRical ½ermInal
47
XM97Â SemItRailer
53
M796 ½raILer
47
M809 ±NgiNe Ôdle
53
TROOÃ sUÃÄORt
Àew ²ubÎicatioNs
29
²oncho P³
54
WeLding ½ips
Õ5
4Ö000×Îb ´½ÇØ
56
³250 CrOne ½ip
57
Wire Íope ÀSÀ
57
DA Çorm 2404
58
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Pubs CuRrent?
PMCS
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