PS Magazine - FEBRUARY 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 375
FEBRUARY 1984
Clogge raw-watEr±intakE scR²NS on
your twIn-jEt ³Ibbon brIdgE ErEctIon
boat causE ovErhEatEd EnGnEs.
ThE EnGnEs puLl In cooLIng watEr
t
thE scrEEns. Trash gEts suckEd Into thE
raw watEr strAInEr and ´ogs thE scrµns.
·
ThE fow oF coo¶ng watEr's chokEd o¸,
and thE EnGnEs ovErhEat.
¹yEbAll thE EnºnE tEmpEraturE gagEs.
»F thE t¼mpEraturEs rIsE, stop ½d chEck
thE scrEEns.
Screen
clogged?
ChEck 'Em oFtEn, EvEn IF thE
¾U arEn't goIng up. ClEAn 'Em
out bEForE thE watEr fow's blockEd.
ChEck aFtEr opEratIons, too, ¿IkE cÀlEd
Ár In thEPMCÂ oF TM 5-194-277-10.
BE carEFul whEn you rEplacE thE
scrEEn. MakE suÃE It sEats complEtEly at
thE bottom and Is fush wIth thE gaskEt
at thE top. OthErwIsE, trash wIll gEt by
and clog thE hEat ExchangErs.
ThErE's an adaptor at thE bottom oF
thE straInEr housIng. »F It's mIssIng, thE
scrEEn won't Ät, ½d trash gEts Åy.
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MakE surE the washER undER the winG
nut is bETwEEn thE Nut aNd ThE COvER
TIÆtEn thE nutS to mAkE An ÇIÆt sEÈ.
A
lEaks wÉl causE thE EngInEs to
ovErhEat at hIgh spEEds.
Êook at your Exhaust pIpEs whEË
ÌÍg at FullÎhrottlE. »F you don't sEE
watEr comIng out on both sIdEs, shut
down and chEck Ár
a
lEaks or c¿oggEd
scrEEns.
FEB ±
±IBB²³ ´µ¶D·¸ ¹µ¸º»¶²³ ´²A»¼ .½½
Replace ·PlAstic Drain PLug
ThE plAstIc draIn plug In thE boat's
EngInE brEathEr watEr trap wIll sEÏE.
WhEn you try to brEak It loosE to
d±
watEr duÐng your PMCÂ, thE plug
oFtEn snaps.
ÑntÉ you
c
rEmovE thE tHEads ½d
gEt anothEr plug, thE oN¿y way to d³aIn
thE watEr Is to takE thE trap apart. ÒhEn
you run thE rIsk oF brEakIng thE glass
Åowl.
ÂavE yoursELÓ a lot oF hASslE by rEplacÔ
Ing thE plastIc plug wIth a cadmIuÕ ±
platEd stEEl plug, ÖÂÖ 5305-×Ø078Ø
70Ù9Ú Ûnd bEFÜrE you put It In, coat thE
thrEads wIth antIsEIzE compound. ÝEt
a 1Ølb cAn ÞIth ÖÂß 8030±à-180±6187á
âEvEr usE a stEam ãlEanEr or watEr hosE on your gEnEratorsä That wEt stuåÓ
wl
shoæt 'Em out Ár surE!
»nstEad, lEt any mud DrY, thEË brçsh It o¸. èsE a daép ãlth to wIpE thê
gEnErator cëEan.
fEb ²
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