PS Magazine - APRIL 1986
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 401
APRIL 1986
1 /4-Ton Trucks .±²
Prevent Fuel fires
Always mount The fuel can on
M
15
I-series trucks with The open±ng
fac±ng the spare t±re. ²hen fuel leaks
can't dr±p on a hot ta±lpipe and starT
a fire.
Some picTures ±n the ³M's show
the can mounTed wrong .´µ like Fig
2-400
¶n ²M
9±2320±2 I 8²20
and F±g
81
in ³M
9±2320²218²20P.
5-ton TRucks .².
DEXRON LL's
OK
Dear Half-Mast,
AcCording to LO 9±2320-
272±12² ourM939±series5-ton
Trucks Use OE!HD³-10 in the
tRnsmission.
Our trucK came with D´Xµ
¶ON
ii
transmission FUid
Inst·ad.
Do we need to change The
oil? What do we us· i¸ we
need to add o¹l?
SGTg³F³G´
Dear Sergeant
µ¶ f µ¶,
There's no need ±o change the
oil until the A OAP lab tells you
to.
I you need to add oil, use
OE/ HD0-1²³ ´t
µ
ll mix with
DEXRON ´¶just fine.
When you change the oil· use
OE/ HD0¸1².
CUCV Fuel Filter
Hold oNe before replaciNg a leaky fUel filTer assembLy oN yoUr C·CV¸
CoUld be T¹e vacuUm swiTc¹ or T¹e 0-riNg behiNd iT is Leakingº »f so, ¼S¼
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geTs yoU The vacuum sw±Tch and ¼S¼
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The 0½r±Ng.
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2 1/2-Ton Truck Ignition Switch
¾tem
8
in Fig
62
of ²M
9±2320²
209²20P
shows The
gasol±ne eng±ne
ign±Tion switch¿
BUT ¼S¼
3040²00²
789²7607
inthe²M
±s for the mult±fuel
engine sw±tch w±Th
a locking lever.
Composi³e Ligh³s ´±µ
GaS SwI¶·H ¸¹¸¸
º ºº SHOwN I» ¼M
P±nny Saved .
.. D²Llar Burned!
Any Time you mechs replace a Turn signalÀ stopÀ ta±lÀ park±ng or ÁlacKouT
marker lamp in a compos±te l±ghTÀ use a new gasKetÂ
»f you use The old one aga±nÀ water w±ll get inTo The assemÁlyà ca us±ng rust
That'll fuse The lamp Áase to the socket. You'll end up do±ng the
j
oÁ all over
again Â.´ and againº »t's smarter and cheaper in the Jong run To use a new
gasket each time you open the l±ght.
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TACOM Combines EI³ D´gests
²hanks to a recent SMAR² suggesT±onÀ ³A CO M's EÄR D±gest ±s now one
single publicaT±onÀ rather Than four separate pubs ²he jan
86
issue Å
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±ncludes all ²ACOM equipmenT Æ
TankÀ automot±ÇeÀ
construct±onÀ commercialÀ and mater±al handl±ng ²he comÁ±ned digest will
come ouT quarterly and rema±n vaL±d for one year.
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