PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1983
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 371
OCTOBER 1983
Diesel & Multifuel EngInes .±²
Make It Easy for
Yoursel
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IS THis
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CoUg!
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±²ME K³NDA
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Engine won't start? PoOr power.
Missing? CouGhing? Stalling?
Most times it's a simple problem
with a simple solution± And it's
often a problem that doesn't have
to happen in the first place±
You, the operator, can save your-
self from this trouble±
·
Think Filters²fuel Filter and air
fIlter (or air cleaner²same thing)±
A plugged filter is a plug like a cork
in a Bottle± ³uel and air can't get
thru ´ilters that're pluggeD with dirt
or ice± Yes, ice ±±± frozen water!
You can quicklµ fInd out if a
plugged fuel ¶lter is causing the
trouble± Trµ to drain the ¶lter± ·f
nothing comes out, the ´ilter's pro¸
bablµ
frozen ±±± plugged
bµ
ice ±±± water
that
should've
b¹en
ºrained ou» before± ¼n that ½ase,
µour mechanic will have to take the
Filter apart, clean it and maµbe even
put in a new fil»er element±
¼f µou get dirt or water from the
f¾lter, Keep draiNing until µou get it
all± ¼f µour equipment's got more
´Uel ´ilters, drain them, too± ¿et
tha» junk oÀt! ¼t holds up the flow
of fuel thrU the filter± ¼» can even
Álug a f¾lter solid±
12
Easµ, right? Even better is drainÂ
Ã
ing fuel ¶lters before everµ operaÄ
tion²liKe µour
-10
TM PMCS tells
µou to do± You can head off a lot of
starting and power trouble±
Åut
fuel's
not
enough±
Your
engine neÆds air²lots Çf it± You
know dirt can plug µour air cleaner,
but did µou ever think of ice or
snow shutting off µour engine's air
supplµ? You can wind up with a
pluggeº air cleaner even if µou just
got a spankingÈclean element±
MÉist
air
sÊcKed
into
µour
cleaner can freeze on the element±
Snow cËn do the same thing± Either
waµ, it's the same as a dirtÌplugged
element± Ír can't get thru!
FLa¼ ½p¾
¿Àr cÁÂaNÃr'S
±
pÁ½¼¼Äd!
So eµeball thÎt air cleaner iϸ
dicator± ¼f the coLoÐ Ñ flag is lockÒd
up in view, µour air cleaner's plÓÔÕ
ged± ¿et it ¶xed²element cleaned,
dried out or Replaced±
Öeep snow cleared awaµ f×om the
air cleaner intake±
¼n dØmp weather²when therÒ's
chance of Freezing²it's a Ôood idea
to have a clean, drµ elÒment on
hand for a quick switch in case Îir
cleaner icing is a problem±
FU±L-SAv±R Tip
Ùunning µour vehicle's engine a Úong time to deÛost the windshield
wastes precious fuel± Üon't be fuelish²use an ice scraper instead± You
can get a combina»ion ice scraper and rubber squeegee with ÝSÝ
7920-´-045-2556.
Your authoritµ is Appendix A, CTA
50-970µ
¼mprove µour vehicle's personnel
heater
maintenance±
Write
to
TACÞM,
ATßÝ:
ÜÙSßAÌMCÅ,
Warren, M¼
¶8090,
and ask for a à
copµ
of
Hot ßips on Personnel
Heáter Maintânance
Å6,0Æ
ÅTã)±
ßhe
booklet
has
infä
åær
both
organizatiçnal
and
supporèé level
mêintenance personneÚë
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