PS Magazine - MAY 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 378
MAY 1984
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Before yOu install A new bATTery in yOur Truck, tAnk Or OTher equipmenT using
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le±d-ACid bATTeRies² Check The SPG³ (specific grAviTy) Of The elecTrOlyTe (bAT´
Tery Acid)µ ¶he elecTrOlyTe puT in The bATTery by yOur suppOrT mAy be TOO
sTrOng·1µ840 S¸G³ insTeAd Of 1¹285µ
¶hAT FulTy eleCTrOlyTe will dAmAge The plATes inside The bATTery, leAding TO
eArly bATTerY fºilureµ
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If yOur TesT shOws The S¸G³ is AbOve 1µ285, Turn in The bATTery TO yOur sup»
pOrTµ GeT ± bATTery wiTh The righT elecTrOlyTe in iTµ
InsTrucTiOns f¼r TesTing Are in ¶M 9½6140¾200-14, PArA 3-6µ ¿Ou use The OpÀ
TicAl TesTer, NSN 6630Á00-105Â1418, in yOur COmmOn TOOl seTµ
Warning Light NSN's
DOes yOur cOÃmAnd require A rOtATing wArning lighT Är yOur wrecker Or
emergenCy vehicle? EyebAll This lisT And pick OuT The righT Oneµ
ÅuThOriTy f¼r Ordering is Æppendix
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kind OÔ wArning lighT, remOve The Old lAmp And crQssÊreÕrenCe iTs pArT nuÃber
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yOur suppOrT TO lOcAl purchAse A l±mpµ
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Bum SeAls IssuEd
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TOn Truck mAy be A sign Of
FulTy seÝl mAnu½
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FCtureµ
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b±TcH Of Þßµ
And, iÔ neCesà
s±Ry, instAlled
prOperly Or repl±cedµ
SeAls Are in shOrT supply,
sO iT ÃAy be necessAry TO rep±ir And reuse These Fulá Onesµ JusT ârim Ofã The
rAised nubs, buT be cAreäl nOT TO gOuge THe se±ling suråceæ
Dear Half-Mast,
There's talk that some wheel lift
trucks,
NSN
4910±00-554-5983,
aren't safe. What's the stor
y
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Dear Lieutenant
²³ f´,
Che½k the labeL fOR
the ¾ame Of the
ma¾uFa½tuReR
LI
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made by Rust ManufacTuring, ±nc. , we²e found to be uNSafe a couple
oF years ago³ ´ese truck we²e recalled, so chaµces are sli¶ that aµy are still
in the ·eld¸
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ChecK ¹o² the RuSt labelº » the label'S ¶isSiµg, you can ident¼ the RuSt t²ucK
by its blue color, plaStic ²ollers on the vertical l½ guardS an¾ no bearingS iµ
the wheel rolle²Sº
» it'S a RuSt job, don't uSe it³ ¿uÀ it in aNd ordeÁ aNothe² under the sa¶e
nsµ
You'll get one Âade by a dÃÄerent ¶anufactu²erº
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