PS Magazine - APRIL 1985
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 389
APRIL 1985
M88A
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Recovery Vehicles. .
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Stared foR Fuel?
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Even when it's hot enough to fy an egg on your vehicle during the day yoU
can get condensation-water±inside your vehicle's Fel system.
Moisture in the air at the top o² the Fel taN condenses when the temperature
drops at night-causing "rain³ inside your taN.
To get rid o² the water, drain the Fel ´lter daily, or as oµen as your vehicle's
TM says.
To reduce condensation, keep the Fel tank Fll. Don't over´ll tho, because
the Fel expands and can run over¶ To prevent this, have your mech paint a ´ll
line on the ·el tank, and never over´ll it. Page 40 in TB 43¸0209 tells how
to mark the tank.
Add icing inhibitor to the Fel ta¹k
every other month.
Icing ºnHibitor, believe it or not, ca¹
help solve your water problems. It lets
water pass sa»ly thru the Fel system.
¼or multi·el and diesel engines, use
NSN
6850½00¾753¾5061 ¿r a 5Àgal
can or
NSN
6850¾00¾060¾5312 ¿r a
ìíîïðñòóô_õI!ö÷øù
5ÁÂgal drum.
Methanol is used in gasoline vehicles. Ãse
NSN
6810¾00¾597¾3608 ¿r a 1¾gÄ
can or
NSN
6810¾00¾275¾6010 ¿r a 5¾gal can.
The recommended dosage is 1 pint ¿r every 40 gallons o² Fel, as shown on
Pages 2¾3 thru 2¾7 o² ¼M 9¾207. Put the iÅibitor in ´rst, then the Fel.
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