PS Magazine - JANUARY 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 374
JANUARY 1984
Which Side
Is
Up?
If the juice
i
geTng to the right place,
disconnect the battery Gound cable aNd
bu± your ML 13-series carrier still won't
start, take a look a± ±he battery²to³
master switch cable.
´he solution may be aS simple as
turning over the cable terminal at the
master switch.
µeems some cables were installed
wrong¶with ±he raised side of the
terminal against the back of the switch.
´hat way, the terminal works itself
loose. ´he electrical connec±ion is good
enoUgh ±o pass a mUltimeter cheCk, bU±
not good enoUgh to ener·e the starter.
±hen ±UR ±he ±erminAl over ¸nd ±igh±en
¹f ±he raised side of the ±erminal is
i±. ´hat'll give a good, right²side²Up
against the back of ±he
s,
Fst
connectionº
,
´hE »20 ´¼'s ½r ¼1¾3¿2Àseries,
M548¿Á, M730¿L And M90¾ vehicles
call fo ¾20À¾40 lB²f± ±oÂqUe when
insÃÄg ±he nU± on ±he Âoadwheel
sUppoÅ
a
shock aBsoÂBer pin. ´ha±Æs
not enoÇgh. Èhe nU± wÉÊ loosen.
A
sooË as yoU
c,
±oÂqUe Ìl pÍ
nU±s ±o 2¾0²230
lB²ft.
ÈHis ±oÂqUe
ChÎge
wl
Be added to yoUÂ Ï20 ÈMÆs.
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.
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Blow-by CLeanuP
Ðngine Blow-BY is a real problem,
especiÑlly dUring periods of loW-ÒPM
idling.
¹±'s so mUch of a proBlem tHat the
AiÂbox drain and crankcaSe Breather
coÓector can may need ±o Be Cleaned
more of±en than weeklÔ
¹f enoUÕ cÂud collÖ
I
±he ××slobber
box," thereÆll be too mUch pÂeSsUre
Crea±ed in ±he cÂankcAse. ØoUr enÙne
may burn ±oo ÚUCh oÛÜ, AÝd peÂÞ
½rmance may sUßfer, ±oo.
¿± any Âa±e, if yoU ÚUs± idÜe a± low
ÒPM, àke when yoUÆre dowáange
dUring a âeld exerCise, keep a wa±Chãl
eye on ±he coÜlec±OÂ
cÀ
ØoUÆlÜ Be aBle ±o ±ell when i±Æs äUÓ. Èhe
Blow²By CrUd wålÜ s±a± seepiÝg æn±O ±he
enÙÝe coÚpar±men±. ´ha±ÆlÜ Be yoUÂ
I
jAn 8Á
±²³´µ¶·¸,¹º»¼=½¾¿À
cUe ±o remove the
c
and clean i± and
the plastic elemen± inside.
remove
and
clean it
¹n the âeld, jUs± Use a Âag ±O çæpe Oè
±he crUd. ¹ä yoUÆÂe neé yoU ÚAiÝê
±enance oU±â±, CÜëì ±he
c
AÝd ±íë
elemen± wi±H dÂyîlëÎæÝg sOlVen±.
ïHen possiBle, ÂUn ðoñ CArÂië a± a
highe ædÜe so ÚOs± Of ±Hë BlOç²Bð æs
Bòed iÝside the ón
m
ône.
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