PS Magazine - DECEMBER 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 385
DECEMBER 1984
I D-dON'T
t±²HinK S³50,
´µ¶oU·E BuR¸¹
º»¼ MY
SARTEr!
.
Starting an M60-series tank engIne in cold weather can be an adventuRe. Get±
·
ting it to RUn smoothly cAn be anotheR.
One or morE cylinders may not fiRe because it's not hot enough f²R co³±
plete combustion in aLl cyl´ndeRs. The
engine wilL idle rough. µt¶Ll blow a lot
of blUe or white smoke. You mAy even
see rAw FeL on tHe exhaust gRille
doors·
¸ere are
a
¹w tips ºr coping wIth
a cold engine:
•»se yoUr ¼10 TM
½¾ ½he le½¿er.
Test ºr hydRostatic lock. Make sure aLl
yoUr controls are in the right positons ½·
Pump the pU
,
rge
¾
pump untIl yoU ¹eL
a firm back pressURe. This will take
aboUt a minUte.
2
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t-±²!³´
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-±
²
-
-=±²
•µf
t¿e eNgine staRtsÀ keep pu³pIng
Á
the puRge puÂp And hoÃD ÄÅe mAnifÆLd
¿eAteR swItch untIl the engine Reaches
µf the engIne woN't fIReÀ stop cRank±
±²
INg afteR Ç5 secoNÈs. WAIt3±5 ³INutes
AÉd tÊy AgAIN. µf It stIÃÃ woN't stARtÀ doN't
gËInd AwAy oN t¿e sÌaRteR. µt'ÃÃ buRN upÀ
ANd you doNÍt Need thAt pRobÃeÂÎ
ÏoÃÃow the ÌRoubÃeshootINg pRoÐ
ceduRÑes IN the ÒÓÔ TM to get t¿e taNK
sÕaRteÖ. µf t¿at doesN't woRKÀ cAÃÃ youÊ
³ec¿AnIc.
×ØheN you've got to IÈÃe youR
engIne fÆR A Ãong tImeÀ use ¿Igh
IdÃeÙÓÀ5ÔÔÚÓÀ6ÔÔ ÛPÜ.
×µf you must IÈÃe At A ÃoweR speeÈÀ
wAtch the eX¿Aust. µf you see whIte
smokeÀ use the ³AnIfÆÃÈ heAteR. W¿eN
the exhAust s³oke RetuRns to Its noR³AÃ
coÃoRÀ stop using the ¿eAteR.
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