PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1983
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 371
OCTOBER 1983
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Carbon MonoxIde ±±±
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o²r vehic³e's exHaus(system, what you can't
smell can kill yo
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Carbon monoxide is creAteD by y0ur engine. It is oDorless, yet
´µ¶´LY-esp
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ally
·
w¸en
y
ou ¹ºrm up t
h
e engine in cold weather with all
the winDOws, »¼ors anD hatc½es closeD¾ ¿
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But how Do you knÀw if thÁ exhaust systÂm is up to snuff? SimpleÃuse
your sight anD hearing iN a complete inspction oncE a month¾
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Åck
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e joints for
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cK smuDges¾ Êisten FrË puffÌng sounds
whenÍthe
Îngine's running
t
.
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,
ÏÐwever, Ñever stoPÒuÓ"tÔeÕÖenD× of the tailØipe tÙ check for exhaust
leaks. TheÚExtra prÛss
t¶
\ill strain the Øipe hookÜÝ
p
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ÞD causE leaks
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where you DiDn't havß any beàore.
ánce you fiâd a lJak, report it
immediately
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to
ã
your unit
maintenanc
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quick repair.
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TRAckE² VEh³clE SAfEty
CarbOn monoxide poisoning is
also a very real äossibility in trackå
eæ vehicles.
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Make sure all personnel heater
çexhaust
connections are tight anD
seaèED¾
²
ÃMaKE surE
µ
engi
R
access
panEls are in
é
place anD secured.
Ã
on t operatêë
y
hicle's perå
s0nnel heater ìith_ the hatches
íbuttonEî uïð unlessñit's a combat
nEòóssityô
/
õeavö a hatch open
w÷enevE1<øpossible¾ ùour Ørotective
mask oúfers nû!rotEction against
carbo mOnoxiDE
¶
oisoning.
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M880¹serIeº »ru¼Kº ±±±
Got ±e²tbeltS?
USe ³em!.
M88üýseries trucks have
seatbelts. þ½e sad ÿact is, a lot of
³
Āem winD up āurieD beĂeat½ the
seat-fOrgotten anD unused¾
Seatbelts were installeă fOr a very
important ĄurØoseÃtO help save
your liÿe in case of an acciDentô
ąailure to use Āem right is not only
hazarDous tO VĆćur health but also
a
Ĉĉrect vĊċČčĎďÑ
o
Đara 2đĒ6 of ēR
385đ55ô
þhis reg says in Øart, íĔll ērmy personnel usĕng ēMĖs ėĘmy motor
vehiclesę with rEstraint systems will use them when the vehicle is in moĚ
tiOn.ð
So buckle uě nowÃbĜfOre it's too lateô
Wa½er »anK »ra¾Lerº ±¿±
The Big Freeze
þhe QuicKest way to foul up thE woĝKs Of yOur MĒ49, MĒ49ēĞ and
M6ğ5 4Ġýgal watġr tanK trailers is tO let wateĝ Ģreeze in t½e faucets anD
pipģs.
If you're not goĤng tO Draw water OfteÑ, drain the piĥes by shutting off
the waĦer with the main þđvalve anĈ OpeÑing t½e faUcetsô
ħeep water heat in the taÑKĨanD ĩĝeezing cold air outĨby ĪaKing sure
the manhole anD īlĬer coveĝs are tĭg½tô
In temps below Į°ą, parK the tĝailįr unĈer a shelterİ If yOu can't, cOver
it with canvas anD kEep warm air circulatiıg arOund the trailer by using a
Duct IJom a ÏermanýijelsoĴ heaterô
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