PS Magazine - NOVEMBER 1983
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 372
NOVEMBER 1983
With winter coming on, the hottest
'
.
·
item on your combat vehIcle should be
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,
±
the personnel heater. Unfortunately,
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1
·
when needed most, many heaters Fail.
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Make sure your heater's ready when
t
i
it's needed -
check it out now.
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±² You have a Stewart³Warner heater
model
1056±B, C
or M and it doesn't
I
.
work, cycle the stArt switch
-
30
1
seconds on,
5
seconds o²². This keeps
the iGition control ´om getting too hot.
±² your heater won't start a²ter the third
try, troubleshoot Lke your
-10
TM says.
±² it still won't start, report it to your
mechanIc.
o
tage to t e ignIter 1s ±mportant -
between
²³
and
²2
volts ²s ³deaL. Get your
mechan²c to check ²t. A read²ng beLow
9
vo´ts
and v³s²bLe hot spots are sure s²gns of a
shorted ³gn³ter. RepLace ²t. µf you st²LL don't
get the requ²red
²³´²2
volts, Let suppo¶
check ²t out·
And wh³Le you mechs have the cover ofF,
check the flame detector sw³tch· On newLy
³nstalLed Stewa¸t¹Wrners, the flame detector
sw³tch w²lL probabLy need adjust²ng· Just
turn the adºustMent screw out t²Ll the b´ower
comes on, slowly turn ³t back ³n t³lL the blower
goes oFf» and then back ³t off
12
turn more·
¼ake th²s adjustment onLy when your heater
²s off and cool.
µo¶r Hupp heater doesn't ·ork lIke
a Ste·aR³Warner¸ ¹lways ²Olºow these
starting tips:
½et the heater stay ²n the starT mode for
4
m³nUtes· ¾hat's how long ²t takes a HUpp
²gn²te¿ to get hot·
Àf tÁe heate¿ doesn't start r²gÁt off, wa²t
²µ
m²nutes before try²ng a resta¶· Àt's a long
wa²t, but otherw²se yoUr heater w²LL fLood.
µf your heate¿ doesn't sta¸t aga²n, get your
mechan³c to check the ²ncom²ng voltage Â
²t should be
24¶28
volts·
S·W "b¸
S·W ¹cº
S·W »M¼
Keep fuel pump f²ltErs cLean· QuarÃerLy
seÄv³c²ng ²s called for, but check 'em more
often than that.
Run your heater for at least
½
m³nutes w²th
the ²nd²cator lamp on· Åh²s prevents fLood²ng
dUr²ng shut down.
Heaters must keep runn²ng aÆer they' re
turned off to burn aLL the fueL and vent aLl
the exhaUst gases· Otherw²se, carbon bu²Lds
up and tÁe heater ³s ru²ned.
You can aLso get heLp by call²ng the
Åank¹Automot³ve Command's heater hotl³ne
ÂAÇÅOVON
78¾¿74À7 /774µ
or coMmerc³aL
Á²Á¶µ74¿74²7 /774µ
or ȾS
97Á´74²7 /774µ.
As a fÉnaL measure, have your P½½ clerk
oÊder a w³nter suppLy of ²gn³ters.
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