PS Magazine - APRIL 1986
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 401
APRIL 1986
Small Generators .±²
Hold the Hot Air
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±
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When the path of your 3-through
10-KW generator set's air supply is
cLogged or cLosed, heat can seize your
smaLl engine.
A dirty air fiLter or a cLosed air
intake shutter Lets Hot air buiLd up
inside the engine± ²eat breaks down
Lubricating oil³
Friction ta´es over, buiLding up
more heatµ Pistons can expand and
stop coLd in combustion chambersµ
Operators, keep the air coRing±
Make sure the air intake shutter is
in the SU¶¶E· or NO·¶A¸ po¹
sition when teºps are ab»ve freeZing³
\tp)
chamber± It holds the cold air out¼
side± That's perfect for c»ld weatHer
operation³
WHen outside temps are High, tHe
engine d»esn't want, or need, hot
manifoLd airµ ½t needs the cooler out¾
side air³
Another engine-saving step is to
keep an eye on tHe air cLeaner restric-
In WINT¿·, keep tHe shutter
tion indicatorµ ½t will sHow reD when
cLosedµ This sends preHeated air from
tHe filter is clogged or dirtyµ If you
the manifold into tHe combustion
see reD, call your mechanicµ
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APR 86
Generator Sets ±³´
Train Your Operators
If you're tired of seeing good generators ruined by
untrainedÀand unLicensedÁoperators it's time to
ta´e anotHer Look at TB 600Ã1±
Among otHer tHings it tells How to pick, train, test
and qualify soldiers f»r generator set operationµ
AppenDix
H
has been added by Change 3 to tHe
TBÄ ½t Lays out a complete training program for 5-K W
generator set »perators± ½t can easily be tailored to
any siÅe generatorÄ
10³KW FasteneR, Spring NS N's
The turnlock fastener stud and retainIng spring in
TM
5-6115±275²
24P's Fig ³3 now have NSN´s. Get the stud (µtem 10) with NSN
5325±00±290±2906 and the spring (µtem 11) wIth NSN 5360²00±
62³²9175¶
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