PS Magazine - FEBRUARY 1985
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 387
FEBRUARY 1985
1.
CUCV PM Update
The battEriEs on your
·
CUCV losing
chargE fOr no apparEnt rEason?
Could bE you'rE lEaving thE blackou±
ligh± switch in thE ²N posi±ion aftEr
sEcuring your vEhiclE. ³vEn with thE
ignition and sErvicE ligh± switchEs ofF,
this will drain your Bat±EriEs´
²n thE ML010 ambulancE, thE samE
appliEs ±o sEvEral diµErEnt switchEs´
ThEy arE:
So don¶t gEt caught with an unEx-
pEctEd
powEr
¸ilurE at
±hE
wrong
±imE. ¹urn thEsE switchEs oµ whEn not
in usE.
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ºront and rEar springs may gE» thE
"shakEs¼ during shakEdown½
SomE spring U¾Bol±¿ didn¶t gE± thE
right ±orquE a± thE ¸ctory´ Àolts gEt
loosEr and loosEr´ ¹hEn alignmEnt clips
and spring lEavEs sHiÁt out of ÂinE.
Clips bEnd´ RivE±s aÃd spÄings brEak´
ThE Åon± lEft spring may Äub against
±hE stEEring connEctIng arm whEn thE
s±EEring whEEl is
ÆrnEdÇÈ
too´
This
mEaÉs a hardÊtoÊs±EEr truck´
GEt your support to chEck out thËsE
UÌbolts!
FEB 85
StarteR Mounting BOlts
YÍÎ Won'± Ïo anywHErE iÐ yoÎÄ ±rÎck's s±ar±EÄ Ñils ±o mAKE
ÒÂl conÓact wi±h ±hE EÉginE ÔyWhEÕl´ Ö hEcKuv× ÄacKE± may BE
±hE ÁiÄs± cÂÎE ±HA± somE±hing's wÄong.
Øhis can haPpEn iÐ youÄ nEw CUCV comEs wi±H ÂoosE sÓar±EÄ
moÎnting BolÓsÙAnD somE havE! ThE Bol±s mAy BrÚK oÄ droÛ oܱ.
ÝE± youÄ mEch to ±orqÎE ±hE sÓaıEr moÎn±iÞg BoÂÓs´ ßE'll nEEd
±o discoÉnEct ±HE Bat±Ery ground caBlE Áàrst so ±hEÄE'll BE no
chancE of gEt±ing a shock´
ÀolÓs mus± BE loosEnEd anD ±HEÉ
±orQuED to 30Ê37 lBáf±.
YoÜr uni± sHoÜld pu± in a warrAnty cÂaim âÄ ±imE sÛEn± insÛEcã
±ing and ±orquiÉg. UncÂE wil BE ÄEimbursEd By thE manθctäÄEÄ
ÁOr Óhis. Ö sEpaÄatE claim, oÉ a åÖ ºoÄm 2407, is ÄEQÜirEd æoÄ
Each vEhicÂE inspEc±Ed´
çÁ ±hè bo±s loosEÉ af±EÄ ±orquing oÉcE, A waÄÄan±y cÂaim shoÎÂd
bE suBmi±tED to havE ±hE problEm solvED´
Ölsoé
bÄokEÉ oÄ missing BolÓs can BE ÄEpÂacEd undEr ±HE
tÄÜcK's waÄÄan±y.
Exhaust Leaks
MakE surE you pAy cÂosE A±±EÉtion whEÉ ÛuÂÂing ±hE êMCS in TaBÂE 2Êë on
ì êagE 2íë8 oÐ TM 9í2320Ê289Êë0.
ÖÉy sign oÐ An EnginE EXhaus± ÂEAK dEAdÂinEs your CUCV´ Àα tHE rEaÂly Bad
nEws is that a lEaK can dEaDlinE
y±U!
CaÄBon monoXidE KilÂs!
îomE CUïV's havE
ð
BEEÉ âÜÉD ±o BE
lEaking EXHAus± a± thE Ðron± mÎñEÄ
connEc±ion!
ÀEÁòÄE
yoÜ
takE
oó,
chEcK BôtH
muñEÄs.
TÖC²õ
õsg
ÖõCêõã
TVöC 22ë455Z ÖÎg 84 ±EÂls hoW ±o
chEck ÓhEm´ SEE yoÜr öÖR iÁ yoÎ nEEd
a
coÛ÷´
öooK
âr
BÂacK
smÎDgEs
a± Óøù pipE connEc±ion a± ±hE úon± oÁ
±HE muÁÔEÄ´ öisÓEn aÉD ûE âÄ ÂEaKs´
ßold your hAnd ÉEArübܱ Éot ÄighÓ
oÉÙtHE
connEc±ion
to
ÐEE´
öEaking? REport i±!
åEalEr rEÛaiÄs can BE maDE ÜnDEÄ
±hE waÄÄanty´
C²CV TowIng ²pdate
ºÂigh± ÂinE ±owing capaciý fòr thE MLþ09 3/4íton is ë0,0þþ ÛoÜnDs´ This
ÄEpÂacEs thE 3,0þ0ÊÂb limit in êS 382, êagE ë5´ ThE nEw woÄDÿs iÉ TÖC²õ
õsg åRCêM¾TVöC ë6Ā740Z JÜÂ 84.
fEB 85
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