PS Magazine - APRIL 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 377
APRIL 1984
M113 FOV .±±
ENGIne i ±SURA²C³
More M113Al/m113A2 FOV
After you start the engine, set the
engines are ruined by overheating than
hand throttLe and. run the engine at
by anything eLse± Do these si²pLe LiT-
800³1,0´ RPM µr at Least3³5 ¶inutes
tLe things right and you've got an in³
to war² up the cooLant and the engine
surance
poLicy
ag·inst¸ engine
oiL¹
overheating±
CORRECº COO»ANº ¼EVE»½
Operate with Low cooLan¾ LeveLs and you
can overheat and ruin your engine±
Check cooLant LeveL ¿ÀiLy beµre operaÁ
tion± Be sure cooLant is at the botto²
of the radiator ÂLLer neck (µr the
M113Al òiLy) or within 1Ä2 inch of
the auxILiary taÅk fÆLLer neck (fÇr the
Ml 13A2 òiLy)± Keep the LÈveL up at
aLL ti²es±
Éf you HÀve to add ²ore than 2 quarts
of cooLant at one ti²e, have your
²echanic give the syste² a co²pLete
inspection fÇr Leaks±
ENGÉNE W ARMUPʺhis is often
negLected, but your engine wiLL Last
Longer if you aLways war² it up befÇre
you ²ove out± OiL drains out of bearË
ings when the engine is at restÌ YÍu
need to give the oiL ti²e to circuLate
beµre you ²ove your carrier±
(Îote: Nor²aL idLe of 650³700 RPM is
too Low± Ét ÏiLL cause carbon to buiLd
up around the vaLves and in the
cyLinders±) Én coLd weather it Ðkes
Longer to war² up your cooLantÑ
EÎGÉÎE SÒUºDOW
NÓBefore
you shut oÔ the engine, rÕn it in neutraL
at about 1,000 RPM µr 2 ²inutes or
so± At the end of the 2 ²inutes, set the
engine back to idLe (650-700 RPM) and
check the instru²ent paneL fÇr nor²aL
readings± ºhen, if everything is ÖK,
puLL the ×eL cut³oÔ aLL the way outÌ ºhe
engine wØLL stop a Ùw seconds Later
when it has used aLL the ÚeL in its inÁ
jectors and ÚeL Lines±
ºhen Ûrn oÔ aLL eLectricaL eQuip²ent
that's been running± Éf the personneL
heater is on, turn it oÔ using the heater
switch± ºurning the ²aster switch oÔ
wiLL
not
turn oÔ the heaterÜ ºhe onLy
way to turn the heater oÔ is with the
heater switch± When everything eLse is
oÔ, turn oÔ tÝe ²aster switch± (NoteÞ
ALways shut the engine oÔ befÇre you
turn the ²aster switch oÔ±)
AßR C»EANERàYour engine wiLL
Lose power and heat up if the air cLeáner
eLe²ent is chokeâ wiã dirt± Éf your carÁ
rier has an air cLeaner restriction inÁ
dicatoä and it shows onLy red in the winå
dow, cLean the eLe²ent± Éf your vehiæ
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