PS Magazine - JUNE 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 379
JUNE 1984
-Batteries need water. That's a fct.
But too much water will FLUsh the acid
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(electrolyte) out oF a battery. ANd with±
²
out
acid, a ³attery ca´'t ³e recharged.
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"Keep ¶ight·¸ill to ¹edge Onlyº
o´ vent/FIll caPs tells where the water
level shoUld be. ¶his mea´s the lower
rim, tho .».
the one insiDe the battery.
Water touchi´g this rim will cover the
³attery Plates ³y a³out
3/8
i´ch.
YoU've overFilled the ³attery iF the
water ³rims the vent's toP ledGe. ¶he
electrol¼te will "boil overº each time
the ³attery's charged. YoU lose acid.
With repeated overFilling½ all that's leFt
is water. The ³attery wo´'t recharge on
plain water.
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Carry the water to the ³attery in the
gravity Filler. ¾on't use its hose ¿o Fill
the ³attery, tho. ¶hat's the jo³ oF the
syri´ge. À¿'ll let you co´trÁl the streaM
oF water Going into ¿he ³attery.
Stop when the water reaches the
LOWER
rim oF the vent.
JUN 84
Mº·»A2¼Series Trucks .½½
Wiper Motor GRound Guilty?
Your \Âtonner's windshield wipers
³reak the ground connec¿Ãon ³etween
on the ³link? The Easy Fix is a new
¿he windshield Frame and ¿he ³ody oF
wiper Motor. But ÄhaÅmay ³e more than
the truck.
is needed.
R=ÆÇÈÉÊ
Could ³Ë only a ³ad motor ground.
Some
mechs
replace
good
mo¿ors
³ecause they don't trou³Leshoot. ÀF they
dÃdÌ
¿hey'd save ³oth time and ³ig
³ucks.
Íage
3-144
oF TÎ
9±2320²218³20³
´³1
giveÏ you the complete instruc¿ions
For testing the motor Ðround.
Íay special attention to Steps
4
and
5a, ³ecause dir¿, paint and corrosion on
the windshield hi´ges oFten com³ine to
m¾92 »V¿Ton AÀBulance ÁÂÁ
NUts Save $200 Light!
A nUt loosens and flls ÁÑ .
..
the´ anÁtheÒ .
.. a´d aNÁther .
.. and soo´ your
sUrgical liGht a´swers the call oF gravity. ÓrÔsh! Îore thaN
$200
FÕr a New light!
Vi³ratio´Öespecia1×y dUriNG crossØcou´try travelÙca´ loÁsen the
8
NUtÚaNdÛ
bolt moUnts For the light aNd its sUpPort ³racÜets. Àt taÜes o´ly a minute or so
to checÜ. Keep that ÝountiNG hardware tight!
jUN 84
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