PS Magazine - JANUARY 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 374
JANUARY 1984
If you've been beatiNg your head
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against the wall trying to Fgure out
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where the water comes ±om that gets
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into ²El ta³ks on your howitzer, here's
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the word:
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It ca³ leak in ±om outside the ´ller
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neck opeµing
The f¶ller neck doesn't
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³
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seal well enough to keep water out on
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; some vehicLes.
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·he headshed is working on a
f,
but
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until they come up With one, you can
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cut your losses in A coupLe of ways.
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Make sure ¹he FLler cap is snugged
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dowN tight After eaCH re²eºing. »heck
i
¼r any visibLe damage to the cap or the
½
¾¿er neck. If you spot any, get it
´
Àrepa¶red.
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³
Make youRself a cover ¼r the ÁÂ
à to be placÄ over the ÅÆer cAp, bUt under
Ç the heavy outer cover. Plastic sheeting
I.
´
may do the trick or
y
ou might use a
sandwich bag or the like.
Èt a³y rate, cover the Éel Êler
a
best
you caN if you've been getting water in
your ²el and you ca³'t trace the water
to aNy other source.
You miGt even use a suction cup, lËe
the bottom of a pLungerÌ Íse your
.µ
imaÎNAtion if you have to, but coVer
it up. ItϺl save extra work getti³g the
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ÂÃÄ ÅÆ
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water oÑt of your ²eL tAnk.
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SendiNg
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UnIt,
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switch ProteCtiOn
Òou mÓhs got a problem with broken sendÔg
ut
a³d switche8 On M10-seÕes
powerpAcks?
Èfter you tell those bigÖ×oots to
Ø
pay attention to where they're stepp¶Ng, try
this fÙ:
Ú
Íse spring retainer,
NSN 2540-ÏÐ898Ð629Ñ
to shield the temperature sending
unit and the transmitter. It ca³ be crimped at the bottom and ¼rced over the
base of the transmitter and switch. Ènd it'll pÛotect those vitAl uÜts that seem
to catch every big-¼Ýted guy who sleepwalks across the pack.
safEty WiRe ²³
In
ÒÓÔÕÖ×ØÙÚ rÛÜÝÞßàáâãä
Dear Half-Mast,
Why is it that M109-seRies
howiT don't have safe± ²i³
¶
on the fixed fiRe extinguishe´
.
handles? Just about eveµ otheR
combat vehicle has the handles
safetY ²iRed¶
CW2C¶
R P
De
Mr.
cå T pæ
Safety
± wie
Is
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noW "In² on
m10's³ The next RevsIOn Of ´e
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wl Cé
sÄfetY
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Åf Fe extÆguIsHers
½A ¾
ÇreqUeÃent³
U³E Th´rmO³tAt seAl³
Þeplacinß àhe táermostats on ân M1ãÖseries howitzer will be an exercise in
²tility if äou don't uså new seaLs. æse seal,
NSN 2930ÐÏÐ345Ð8042Ñ
each t¶me
so youR therçostat will work ×or you.
J¿N 84
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