PS Magazine - MAY 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 378
MAY 1984
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HOLD
ONE±
We'R² noT
Gl±&
ANYWheRE
'TI²
DS
Fi³S t´
acCµs¶
wV·r!
If the Engine Goes, ±t's Too La²e
So what if one or more of the hulL access covers are mIssIng oN your VehicLe.
±othIng's goIng to happEN any timE soon, rIght?
Wrong! An overheated engIne caN seIzE up rEaL qUIck!
These
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covers must be in
place and tIghtened DowN If
your vehIcLe's coo±iNg
sys²eM is ²o Work righ²!
Th² FN puLLs ³resh air over and arouNd the engIne aNd radIators to heLp kEEp
them cooL´ µf the access coVers areN't In pLace aNd seaLEd, dirt, dust and other
debrIs Is puLLed up thru thE hulL opEnings´ µt cLogs thE radIators aNd sticks to
thE EngiNe. Soon thE engINe oVerhEats´
¶o why wouLdn't the coVers bE In pLace aLL the timE? Th· huLL Is pret¸y thin
underNeath thE vehicLe´ There aren't maNy thrEads In the cover mouNting hoLEs¹
µt's easy to oVertIghtEn the scrEws, whIch strips the threads´ µt's easy to cross-
thread the screws, which messEs up the huLL threads and makes mountIng
dIºIcuLt or ImpossIbLE.
»ither way, the coVErs won't sEaL right or won't stay on at aLl´ And support
has to ³Ix thE damage´
The solutIoN to the probLem? Make sure ¼hE threads on the screws and IN the
hulL are cLeaN´ Don't cross½thrEad thE scrEws, and go Easy on the mUscLe´ ¾se
your ¿20 TM 's torqUe VaLue guide to Ànd the rIght torque
b¸f¹¸
you tIghten 'em.
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MAY 84
M110-Series Howitzers .
..
AM-1.780 Protection
SENd IN the guard whEN yOu want to
protect your MÁ 1½sErIes howitzer's
audIo frEquEncy ampLifIer´
ÃouL weathEr or carELEss fÄet caN do
It iN withoÅt the guard assembLy caLLed
Æor in thE INstaLLatIon harnessÇ µf yours
·
Is mIssIng, get anothEr wIth ±S± 583ÂÈ
¿179¿7736´ ¶B 11½131 Is your ÉK´
CarEÊl whEn iNstËLLIng it, tho. Be
surE thE access door Is over the powEr
switch´ ÉtherwIsE you
º»»
havE tÌ
rEmove the guard to get at the swItchÍ
GuaRd
M110A2 Howitzers .±.
No Loose ³elescope Heads
ALL gunners, check your M115 panoÎ
ramIc teLescope head assembLy fÏr
Looseness´
mAY 84
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Grasp the assembLy aNd sLowLy aNd
geNtLy try to turn It ³rom sIde to sIdE´
µf It moves, evEn a Ðit¸Le bitÑ It's too
Loose. ThIs can cause a deÒEctIon Error,
resuLting In a round landIng outside of
the Impact area´
Turn thE assembly iN fÓr repaIr´
Don't try and fix It yoursElf.
When you get the panteL back, chEck
it again Ôom tIme to time´ µt nEeds to
be tIght to ensure raNgE safÄty´
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