PS Magazine - FEBRUARY 1985
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 387
FEBRUARY 1985
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If you have to disconnect a fire
sensor cable, do it with sensor control
in
the driver's compaRtment
in
the
MANUAL position. If you Remove the
cable in AUTO, the system wi±l acti-
vate when you put the cab±e back on²
That
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would mean one real mess From triggered ³iRe extinguishers´
Turret Taming
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Shut aµd ±atch the turret shie±d
¶
door be³ore turµing the turret¸ An opeµ
dCor will get dented,
banged and busted² BesiDes,
it's not too healtHy ³¹r
the passenger in
º
the nearby droP seat´
»o±low the in³¹ oµ ¼age
2-125
o³ ½M
9-2350-252±10±2.
¾f the door woµ't slide eveµly, adj¿st the track bRace boltÀ to
m
the track leve±.
Store ToOls
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¼ack your tools away. A loose screwdriver, oR the like, can work its way
under the ÁuÂret f±oor. When the ÃurRet ÃÄrns, the tool will poke a hole in the
Åel tank.
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¼ower
OÆ .
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Ç
. Always
tuRn
the
½UÈÈET ¼ÉÊEÈ switch to O»» when
the door is oPen²
This will keep the
turret fËom tuRning accidÌntally.
Never leave the TUÈÈET ¼ÍÊEÈ
switch iµ the ON position when the
ÎASÏÈ ¼OÊEÈ switch is in Áhe O»»
Position. This will drain the main batÐ
teries as wÑell as the ÁuRret power pack.
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Êhat does running through heavy
brush
and
treÒs
have
to
do
with
transmission oveRheating? Overheated
oil coo±ers, that's what´
Leaves,
Ãwigs,
grass and anything
else kicked up duriµg a mission can
block oÓÔ air to the transmissioµ oil
coolers. ½hat means the oil temperaÃÄre
will shoot up Õst´ It'l± tRiggeÖ a warn×
ing light on the driver's control panel.
Ørivers, don't over±ook the warning
sigµal! Ùithout that transmissioµ, you
don't have a missioµ anymore´
TÚ
9-2350-255-10±3
gives you lotÀ
of
infÛrÜation
on
troubleshooting
when you get a warninG
Ý
±ighÞ »ol±ow
the directions.
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ßay specia± attention to cooling oà
the engine before shutdown. Idle ár a
coup±e of minutes. Otherwise,
eveµ
more heat will be absorbed by interâal
I³ troubleshootiµg doesn't tÄrn uP
an obvious prob±em,
dOn't be teMpted
tO
cOntInue
OperatIOns´
ãall
your
mechaäås´
Mechs, doµ't over±ook the oil coolers´
ßull the engine deck and check thæm
ouÞ
ãhances
are
they're
clogged²
ãlean all the trash out´
You may
even need
to
wash
the
_cçèolers to get rid o³ dirté especially i³
ê
the dirt's mixed with oi±´ A coup±e o³
buckets of water may do the trick. But
if you can't do the work in the ëeld,
get the tank back to the motor pool´
Tow it (don't drive ìt) according to the
word on ¼ages
2-378
thru
2-393
o³
TÎ
9±23µ0¶2µ5-·0-2¸
A
"fËiedí
transmission de³init ly
makes a mission imPossible.
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