PS Magazine - JULY 1986
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 404
JULY 1986
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engines are ruined by overheating than
by anything eLse. Do these si±p²e ²it-
t²e tHings right and you've got an in-
surance
poLicy
against
engine
overheating.
C³RRECT C³O´ANT ´EVE´µ
Operate with Low coo²ant ²eveLs and you
can overheat and ruin your engine.
Check cooL¶nt Leve² d¶i²y befre opera-
tion. Be sure cooLant is at the botto±
o· the radi¶tor ·i²²er neck (·or the
Ml 13Al ¸±iLy) or within 1 /2 inch o·
the ¶uxiLiary ¹nk ºi²Ler neck (·or the
Ml 13A2 ¸±i²y). Keep the ²eveL up at
aL² ti±es.
A·ter you start the engine, set the
hand tHrottLe and ru» the engine at
800¼1,0½ RPM fr ¶t ²east 3¾5 ±inutes
to war± up the coo²ant and the engine
oi².
(Note: Nor±a² id²e o· 650¿700 RPM is
too Low. It wi²² cause carbon to bui²d
up
around
the
v¶Lves
and
in
the
cy²inders.) In co²d weather it takes
²onger to war± up your coo²¶nt.
ENGINE
SÀUTÁOWNÂBe·ore
you shut oà the engine, Än it in neutÅa²
at about 1,000 RPM ·Ær 2 ±inutes or
so. At the end o· the 2 ±inutes, set the
engine back to id²e (650¼700 RPM) ¶nd
check the instru±ent pane² fr nor±aL
Ç· you h¶ve to add ±ore than 2 quarts
readings. Then, i· everything is OK,
o· coo²ant
at one ti±e, have your
±echanic give the syste± a co±p²ete
inspection Èor ²e¶ksÉ
ENGINE
W
ARMUPÊThis is o·ten
neg²ected,
Ë
but your engine wi²² ²ast
²onger i· you a²ways w¶r± it up be·Ære
you ±ove out. Oi² drains out o· bearÌ
ings when the engine is at rest. You
need to give the oi² ti±e to circu²ate
be·Ære you ±ove your carrier.
pu²L the ÍeÎ cutÏoà a²² tHe way oÐÑ ÒHe
engine wi²² stop a Ów seconds LateÔ
when it has used aL² tHe ÕeL in its in¼
jectors and Õe² Lines.
AIÖ C´EANEÖÊYoÐÔ engine wiLL
Îose po×eÔ aØd Heat ÐÙ ÚÛ ÜHe ¶ir cÎeaneÔ
eLe±enÝ Ús cHÞßeà wiÜH dÚÔÜ. IÛ áoÐÔ caÔâ
ÔieÔ H¶s an aÚÔ cLeaner ÔestÔÚcÜÚon Ún-
dicatoÔ anà Út sHows oØLy Ôed in tHã win-
dow, cÎean tHe eLe±enÜ. IÛ áour äeHÚ¼
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