PS Magazine - AUGUST 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 381
AUGUST 1984
The engine oil cooler radiator collects
trash and guNk. That can cause over-
heating.
If the oil gets too hot, it loses its
lubrication aBility. That causes early
engine wear. ± .
When you do your 50²hour inspec³
tion´ check aNd clean both the engine
and transmission radiators. Here'S a
µay to clean them:
Loosen the clamp and take the oil
cooler hoses oFf the radiators.
radiator core µith dry´ loµ¶pressure
air·no more than 30 P¸I.
Reconnect ¹he duct hoses.
When giving your bird a bath´ make
sure no µater or cleaning solveNt gets
iNto the radiator cores. Put a homemade
µaterproof cover over the coOlers to
keep the µet out. ºtherµise, liquid can
run doµn into the »bric air ducts aNd
VibratioN can cheµ Up a Kioµa¼s oil coo½er dUc¾ hose µhere it goes ¾hroUgh
¹he dec¿.
Tha¹ means a tiMe²gobbling repair job fÀr yoU maiNtenaNCe ¾ypes.
Áere¼s a µay to save some timeÂaNd moNeyÂNex¾ ¾ime that hose goes. þ
µas sUgges¹ed by J.L. ¸tory of Ät. RUcker.
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Ge¹ yoUr sUppor¾ Žks ¾o ma¿e aN ÆÇÈÉÊ=ËÌÍÎ
adapter flaNge of .032ÏiN staiNless s¾eelÐ
Get
Ñ¸Ñ 9515²00Ï231Ï8618Ð to fit iN¹o the
Support
3²iN hole iN the deck.
to make an
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¸¾rip paiN¹ Òrom a 3¶iN µide area
adapter
aroUnd ¹he hoÓe iN the dec¿ µi¹h solÏ
flange
veN¹. ÔleaN ¾he area ¾horoUghly µith
.
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² .³
ÕEKÐ Ñ¸Ñ 6810²00²28Ö²2785±
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ÃNsert ¾he adap¾er flaNge aNd boNd
i¹ ¹o ¹he dec¿ µi¹h sealiNg coMpouNd±
Ñ¸Ñ 8030Ï00²723¶2746 gets a piN¹
tha¾¼s good for 2 Ò½aNge fixes.
•
A¹tach a Ö2²iN leNgth of duc¾ hoseÐ
Ñ¸Ñ 4720²00¶134¶4347Ð ¾o the oil
cooler aNd upper part of the ×laNge µi¹h
clampsÐ Ñ¸Ñ 4730Ï00Ø278²9Ö38Ù
Ôlamp 5 fee¹ of hose to ¹he Óoµer ÚaNge
aNd ¾raNsMissioN assembly dUct±
Ñoµ µheN your chopper¼s vÛbes do
a NUMber oN the dUct hoseÂUsUally the
Upper par¾ÂyoU caN do a QUic¿ chaNge
of jUs¾ ¾he daMaged sec¹ioN iNs¾ead of
a big fÜx.
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