PS Magazine - DECEMBER 1984

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 385

DECEMBER 1984

PS Magazine - DECEMBER 1984 - Page 5 of 35
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Prevent Starter Freeze-up
If you have Fozen strTer Troubles on
your M 1±3-series carriers, iT's a good
beT you could use some gaskeTs.
WaTer can geT inside The sTarTer if ²he
gaskeT is missing. ³haT waTer will
freeze in cold weaTher.
NexT Time you pull The power pack,
make sure The sTarTer has gaskeT, NSN
5330´00µ980µ±546.
M1±3A 1/M113A2-Series VehIcles. :
.
ComMander's Seat Fix
Mechs, file away on ThaT sTUbborn
commanDer¶s seaT ThaT won¶T Jock in The
sTowed posiTion.
·ile away jusT enough meTal on The
seaT supporT so ThaT T¸he seaT assemBly
(seaT and cushion) will lock.
Save the REbUIlD LAb±l!
\
Make
¹
sure, º»echs, ThaT The rebuiLd
Lab L on your carrier¶s e¼gine sTays wiTh
The engine.
Keeping iT on T½e engine ¾»ay noT be
as easy as you Thin¿. SomE engines
come ouT of ÀS/GS
Á
uniTs wiTh The
rebuild LaÂels on The air inTake horn.
³haT¶s a reaL visiBLe locaTion,
so iT
makes sOme sense.
³he only problem is, The air horn on
The
engine may
be
eiTher
of
Two
designsÃone Äor The Mű3AÆ-series
and anoTher for The MÆ ±3A2µseries
carrier.
Çf THe engine you geT is being seT in
an A2µseries carrier and The engine has
an A
I
Èseries air horn, you know whaT
happens. You change horns,
righT?
ÉuT did you remove The reBuild Label
so iT sTays wiTh The engine?
ÇT won¶T Êo anybody any gËod if The
rebuild infÌ is on The wrong engine. ³he righT place Ír The LaBeL is on The engine
flywheeR housing, nexT To The sTarTer nose housing. ÎfÏyou geT an engine wiTh
The label anywheÐe else, move iT.
²³´ Fiµter NBC ¶ec·µs
NÉC warning decaLs fÌr alL vehicÑe
eÒgine air filTers shouLd be pÑaced on
or near air fiLTer assemBLies.
³he fiÑTer cover¶s a good pLace, proÓ
viding iT doesn¶T geT Too hoT To Touch.
Çf filTer assemblies are exposed, puT
The decaL on The dashboard or gage
paneL where The opera
Ô
Tor can see iT.
Àon¶T puT Them on The air fiLTer
elemenT iTseLf .
.. or on NÉC gas parÕ
TiculaTe fiLTer housings, if Öour vehicle
has Them.
DEC 84
NSN 7690µ0ŵ±×4Ø3702 geTs you The
decaL.
IF NBC
EXPOSURE
IS
SUSpeCT±D,
All
AIR
fil tER
MEdIA' Will
bE
HANdLEd bY PERSONNEL WEARING
FULL N²C
PROtECtIVE
EQUIPMENt.
SEE OPERAtOR/MAINtENANCE
MANUALS³
7690-dl±11²±J7³2


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