PS Magazine - NOVEMBER 1983
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 372
NOVEMBER 1983
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Towed, SP AilLery .±±
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Towed and self-propelled artillery have sometHing in common with taNks ±
1²·'
a³
oF tHem put steeL on the tArge².
But, there's also something they don't have in common ±
³re´retardant
hydRaulIc oil (µ¶·)¸ ¹ever use µ¶·
i
the hydraUºc systems of art»¼erY weapons¸
½t causes leaks and damages components¸
¾though µ¶· is requiRed in tHe hydraulic systems of tanks, tHe right stu¿f
fOr towed and selfÀpropelled artillery is Á·T/Á·C¸
-±²³´
M´09-Series HowItzeRs .
..
One Strike and You're Out!
½f tHe accelerator and thÂottLe controL ºnkage gets balky and doesn't want to
hook up easily, don't go banGng on tHe parts¸ Ãt least
5
linkage paÂts Are pLastic
and won't stand up to a hamMerÄ
Take It easy on tHe bellcrank and control levers¸ ½f tHe linkage is Gving you
³ts, fOllow the instructIons in your howitzer's
³20
TŸ PushIng and shoving ±
and most of
al
hammering ±
wIll get you nothIng but broKen parts¸
´µ
Engage
the starTer
and flame
heater
switches
at the
same
time.
3¶
Crank the enGine whiLe appLying heat
For about
·¸
seconDs±
4¹
Release the heater switcH±
21
6º
If the engine won't star, keep cRanking
but don±t apply any thRottLe. CycLe the heate²
as you c²ank,
1»
seconds
ON
and
¼
o²
½
seconds
OFF
until the engine sta³s´ Again,
bE su²e to tU²n off the fLame heate² masteR
switch.
7¾
IF the engine won't s²arT aFter this
·¸
seconds of cranking -
or iF
I
starts, s²ops
and won³² starT again within
¿¸
seconds ´
stop tµiNg and get help From your mechanic±
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