PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1983
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 371
OCTOBER 1983
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tinuous piece of heat-
conducting material, likE
alumInum foil.
Put the optiCs in
tHe box± oUtsIDe,
an² then take
the boX insi²e.
Never use yoUr own hot breath to
clean a lens In frOSzLng weather .±
MoistUre In yoUr breath w²³ fog or
frost the lens. Fact is, tUR yoUr hEad
sideways when yoU even lo
o
k at a
lens in the cold. ´se
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a µttle alcohol
for cleaning Instead¶
M ±09-Ser²es HOw²tzeRs .³´
Check yoUr InstrUment's lUbe in¸
st¹UºTons for the right ºo»d¼
weathSr lUbricant½
Oi
that poUrs r¾al
slow in the cold ºan pUt moving pa¿s
Into sÀow motion or stop the moÁon
completely In extreme cold.
Set Air Cleaner for WiNter
When the ³awK·Fies this winter,
maKe sure your howitzer's air
cleaners are set for the season´
The air cleaner locKing han²les
nee² to be up when the temperAture
is below 25 °µ. ¶f you leave ¸¹m
²own, your diesel fuel can get so
col² it'll thicKen up and not flow
right. Then your engine wOn't run.
µor interme²iate temperatures
(25º40 °µ), start the engine with the
locKing han²les in the winter posi»
tion an² place the handles In the
"²own¼ positioN when the e½gine
reacheS operating tempeRature.
¾emember, tho, that when t¿e
1±²³´
temperature climbs above 40°µ, you put the han²les in the "²own¼ posiÀ
tÁon.
Âf you leave ¸em up in the summer, your engine will ovÃrheat an² maybe
burn some valves.
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