PS Magazine - JANUARY 1986
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 398
JANUARY 1986
M880-Series & CUCV Trucks .±.
Hold That Zipper Down
Dear Editor,
Cargo covers on MBBO's and CUCV's come unzipped during travel.
by the time y±u notice it, chances are the wind Has damaged the
cover. ²ere's our simple, cheap way to hold those zippeR down. ²ook
on³ end of a ru´´er tiedown strap to the zipper pull and thµ other
end to the ´ody of the truck far
enough away to keep a constant
pull on the zipper¶
·u´´er tiedownS a¸ authorized
´y Appendix A of CTA
50-970.
²ere are four sizes:
N²N 53³´³1´LEngth
(InµhE¶)
2L¹ º»¼c L. Ye¼GIN_-½¾¿ÀÁÂÃ
WÄIÅoNÆ WÇ
·
¸¹
(Editor's Note-A snappy idea. Tis will make
\
sure a buttoned±down zipper s²ays down³)
A
backout situation i
:
s
:
d
±
efm
²
it
³
e
´
ly
µ
n
¶
o
·
t
¸
C
¹º»¼½
±
r¾
±²
²
1
the tiMe to Let your LittLe Light shine.
To keep tHe 4-wheeL drive indicator
Light FoM ruining your whoLe night,
cover it with a piece o± tape or
cardboard²
SeveraL other engine warning Lights
can aLso be annoying, but they're onLy
on teMporariLy untiL the engine starts²
I± your coMMander says
OK,
tape over
theM too during bLackout operation²
2±
JaN 86
CUCV Air IN±²ke ScrEeN
Dear Editor,
Èhen you remove the air Flte¼ asÉ
sem´ly to get to the engine of
the CUÊVÆ yoË expose a large
air inÌaKe opening. Ít's easy
for things Îike pens, small
tools or parts, to faÎl into
the air intaKe¶
ÍÏve solvÐd tÑe pro´lem
´y making a cover from an
old scrÐen¶ Cut out a round
piece of screen
² 1³´
inches
in diameter. PuncH two small
holes so it slips easily over the
air cleaÒer mountiÒg studs. Use it
"
iI
³´
µ¶;
.,
any time tHe air Ólter assem´ly is off.
Don't forget to remove the screen ´efore
ÔÕC ·oÖe× boyd
remounting thÐ assem´lyØ
F
ÙNoxÆ ÚY
c-±²³´µ¶
(Editor´s Note-Looks like youµve got
\
the situation well covered, Sarge¶
\/
Tanks for the tip·¸
f
Vinyl ³LeaneR and PrO±ec±Or
*
Dear ²alfÛMastÆ
·
What can wÄ use to clean »nd Ürotec¹ thÄ sÄ»tÝ »nd Þ»ÝßÉ
´o»rd? Èe've t¼Ied soap anÞ àate¼Æ ´ut th»t le»áeÝ » Ýo»Üâ Flãä
l
TQµ¶
jaN 86
Wl·n C\¸tL¹
VoIR º»r¼½¾¿
º»l¼ ½¾P
iS sUPÀÁÂÃ
.
'
Back to Top Back to Top
