PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1983
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 371
OCTOBER 1983
Winter SolutioNs
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your TM's say about
equipment winterization and cold
weather Operation,
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Cover delicate paRs of all equip¶
ment and keEp electroni· gear under
cover o¸ out of the weather.
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Check equipment readiness¹have
weapons winterized according to TM's;
check out tenº stoves» for proper opera¼
ºion and safeºy.
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½Ake sure snow removaL ¾quip¶
m¿nt Is available and working.
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Brush snow or wipe water f¸oÀ the
tops of fueL and luÁe containers and
away FroÀ spouts and plugsÂ
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B¸ief tÃoops on cold injUry PÄeven¼
tion procedu¸es and carbon monoxide
hazardsÅ
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Have your LiÁrÆry sºocÇeD with
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cold weather pubs.
WinTEr Drivi±g
Winter motor
vehicle accidents
Are fequently cAused by: driving
tOo FAst For roAd conditions; iM-
proper brAking techniques; Follow±
ing too close And reduced vIsibility.
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6RATlY rE±ceD
BY
t²Ini³´ aµd
P"¶p·¸¹ºO»
b¶FOR·
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µAke sure ALl tires hAve equAl
tre¶d. Unequ¶l trAcTion r·sults iF
you don't, And wheel spinning is
¸ore LikeLy¹
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UsÀ ÁÂÃÀ ÄhÅÂÆs oÆ sÇÂÄk ÅÆÈ
hÅzÅÃÈous ÉoÅÈwÅys.
CHecK your deFrosters And
he¶teºs»they Are your best bet to
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ensure good visibility¹ Wiper blAdes
shouLd wipe cleAn. ½eplAce the¸ i¾
they Don't¹
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Have È
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lightÉ winterÊweigËt oil
Ìn the engine? Ír will my engine try to
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turn over in heavyÉ summerÊweighº
oil¹made even thicker by the cold?
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Ïre my batteries and electri·al
connections in Good shape? ͸ wilL
weak battery pOwer try to Get across
dirtyÉ loose hooÇups?
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Ðo È keep dirt Ñn' water drained
out of fuel filters? ͸ will my enGine
struGgLe to starº on bum fuel?
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Ès the engine air ·leaner doÒnG iºs
Job? Ír wiLl the engine fiGht to Get
enough ai¸ ºhru a dirºy air cleaner¹anÓ
Áog down on a tooÊrich Ôuel mixºure?
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Have È reported startinG proÁlems?
Ïre they fixed? Ír should È just Get us¼
ed to the idea of JumpÊstarting or slave¼
startinG every day .
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