PS Magazine - AUGUST 1986
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 405
AUGUST 1986
Hold one!
Don't automatically mark your wheeled vehicle NMC because you fnd a
Class
il
oil leak on the engine.
The PMCS general inspection section i± some -10 TM's is not too clear²
Here's the light at the end oF the tunnel.
OnLy Class
IL
leaks ³om specifc components listed in the vehicle's -10 P´CS
and
called out in the "Not Readyµ column make tactical wheeled vehicles NMC.
That's the word in TACOM Msg AMSTA¶MTC 2121·Z Jan
86.
This means you can operate a vehicle with a Class
il
leak ³om the e±gine
oil pan, valve li¸er cover, rocker arm cover, timing gear cover, ¹ywheel housº
ing, or ³ont and rear engine oil seals.
Some -10 TM's, though, speci» in the ¼Not Readyµ column how much oil
a vehicle can use be½re it becomes an NMC ¾ctor.
¿or example, Page 2-37 oF TM 9-2320¶273-10 ½r the M915-series says the
truck is NMC iF it uses more than 10 quarts oF oil in 1,·0 Àiles.
IF you're not sure where a leak is coming ³om, report it. Áet your mechanic
have the fnal sayÂ
Plugging Radiator Leaks
Dear Half-Mast,
Is thER anything we can
add To The ±diator to stop
miNor Leaks? We need some²
thiNg that w³´ get us thµugh
The day so we won't have to
pu¶ a t·Ck out of se¸iCe for
immediate Rpair.
SF¹ D.G.S.
Dear Sergeant D.
G±
S.,
NSN 650-±²598²7311
will
get you a 12³oz can of radiator
sealant.
Trailers/SemItrailers .±²
Bui±D a ²iGhT ³ester
When
you 're
troubleshooting
the
lights on a trailer or seÃitrailer, there's
not always a truck handy to work the
lightsÂ
The 37th Transportation Group in
USAREUR
solveÄ
that
problem By
building a light tester.
The Åester will Åest either a 12¶volt
or 24-volt light systemÂ
TÆ get a set oF plans and instructions,
drop a line to:
US Army Tr²NspoR²t³oN
ºC»oo¼
ATT´: ATSP-CDM
Ft Eust³s, VA 23µ04
J´410 Oi±-ONe More µime
Turns out you stiÇÇ have to use the sÈcial ÉÊ-weight oil in the loaderË
Backhoe's transmÌssion to prevent brake chatter and possible eQuipment
damage. Disregard the in½ on Page 27 oF PS 399Í TACOM Msg AMSTAÎ
MVÏ
¶
112·Z Apr
86
has this latesÅ changeÍ
The oil comes under NSN 9ÐÑ0-01-090Ò5753 ½r 5 gallons and NSN
9150Ó0Ð-090-5754 ½r 55 gallonsÔ
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