PS Magazine - DECEMBER 1985
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 397
DECEMBER 1985
I i
-±²³´
Small GED Generators
.±
Pr±me the pum²
When you mix gasoline with your
0.5- t 1±K
generator se!'s oiL, you
risk engine filure.
Wouldn't Mix them, you say?
You mix them each ti±e you try to
prIme your set through the carburetor.
Some troops remove the screw on top
oF the carb. When they pour gas down
that jet, tho, the raw ²el can go right
down
the
breather
line
into
the
crankcase.
The diluted oil can't do its lubing
³el pumps have a lever to puMp the ³el
´r primµng.
anD ¶iction KO's moving parts.
On the other hand, iF you ·nd
¸t's double trouble iFthe gasoline you
gasoline in yoUr engine's craNcase and
used is dirty. CRud plugs up the ¹oat's
you haven'º primed it th»ough the carb,
needle valve and gas keeps pouring in
have your org mech eyeball the ³el
when the engine starts.
pump's rubber diaphragm. When it
The right way to prime a bone-dry
dries out and crac¼s, it lets ½el into the
¾
engine Is through the ²el pu¿p. Àewer
craNcase, too.
²8
DEC 8²
Leaks Make for Rough Runn±ng
ÁF youR diesel engine is runnÂng rough, check ÃÄe hand priMer pump ´r leakÅ.
The ²el pump
Æ
pUlls air in thru leaks Ç the lines or prÈMer pump. Air is iÉected
with the ³eÊ, and the engine mis·res.
To spot a leak, give youË ²el lines, primer pUmp and ·lter housings a care²l
lookÌsee.
·
¸F you
f
any damp spots, you've likely ÍUnd a leak. Get your mechanic on it.
No-LEad? Go Ahead!
Dear Half-Mast,
The
±M's .on
our
g²d
genERtors make No mentio²
oF thE type O³ ´uEL
we
sµouLd
use¶
Can
we
Use
unLea·¸d
gasoLin¹
µ
1n thºse
Engines?
»¼ey½¾
b³
¿unning uP to Àight
ÁoΜ At Âa str tcÃÄ
Dear Sergeant
R´Lµ ¶·,
Not to
Wr¸
Using unleAed gas
i± gas e±gines-even those designed
to
.
r
o± lea²d fel³´es them no
harM.
Tis word goes For tactical and
combat
vehiCles,
coMpressors,
tRctorsµ chainsaws a¶d
MH¹º
too.
In Fact,
Uncle Sam uses just
about ±othing but no·lead these
¸
¹ys.
#I/-J1
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