PS Magazine - DECEMBER 1985
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 397
DECEMBER 1985
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M 1±0A2 SP Howitzers .²³
"Pit± Spit and Polish
THA" PIt GURE
Ne±Oeo CL²anI³g,
DIdN'T ´µ¶
If you let your ML 10A2's "pit± tUrn into the pits, yoU can end Up witH no
commo. Water, dirt, debris and oil can collect and tUrn tHe pit into a grungy
mess. Besides m²³ng Fr a bad p´ace to work, tHe mess can knock coµ¶· cab´es
oUt of commission.
THe water and oi´ work on tHe cable's
cover, eventUally cracKng it and caUs-
ing a sHort. THat means no commUnica¸
tions between tHe driver and gUnner¹
a losing situation in battle.
ºUt it's no sweat to keep tHe pit »om
becom³ng tHe p³ts. WHen yoU park yoUr
ML 10A2, open tHe turret wel´ c´eanoUt
cover so tHat water won't co´´ect. (Be
sure to close tHe cover beFre starting
up again.) And swab oUt tHe pit wHen
needed to ¼O oi´ and dirt.
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D´c 85
m578, M±±0A2 Co·bat Veh¸cle¹ ²³.
Hot aNd CoLd TraNsmIssIon Checks
½ere's How tHe HeadsHed ¾antS YoU
top cHeck tHe transmission oi´ on tHe
M578 recovery veHic´e and M 11
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¿P
Howitzer.
BeFre yoU start Up, pU´´ tHe transÀ
mission dipstick.
IÁ tHe oi´'s in tHe
º»E¼k ½»E
½R¾n¿ÀÁ¿¿ÁOn
ÂÃp¿½Á¼k
OÂERATING RANGE, it's O¼ to start
tHe engine. If tHe leve´'s ´ow, add oi´.
If tHe ´eve´'s HigH, report it. ÃoUr mecH
wi´´ drain some oil.
Next, do a
Hot cHeck.
¿tart tHe
engine, app´y tHe brakes, sHiÄ to FUrtH,
D´c 85
Ä»Áf½ ½O
4½Å gE¾R ¾ÆÂ
f¾¿½ ÁÂLE
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and Åst id´e at 1Æ600Ç1,900 RÈM Unti´
tHe oi´ temperatUre gage reads 180°É.
¿Hift to neUtra´ and id´e at 1,200Ê1,600
RÈM Fr one to tHree minUtes. Make
sUre tHe oi´ temperatUre gage reads
between 180° and 220°É. ¿top tHe
engine, wait tHree to Ëve minUtes, and
CHeck tHe oi´ ´eve´ witH tHe engine oÌ.
ǾkE ¿uRE OÁL ½EÀpER¾½uRE
REÀ¾Ãn¿ WÁ½»Án LÁÀÁ½¿
If tHe oi´ ´eve´ is in tHe OÈERA TING
RANGE, yoU're ready to go. Íf it's ´ow,
add oi´. If it's HigH, reporÎ it. ÃoUr mecH
wi´´ drain some oi´.
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