PS Magazine - AUGUST 1986
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 405
AUGUST 1986
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M1
Tanks .
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Make the Stop Strips Stick
BallistIcs door stops are more l±ke door bangers If the rubber Strips are missIng.
The secret to keePIng them where they belong is makIng them stick. Making
them stIck Is no secret, thoUgh²
YoU've got to Use a lIttle elbow grease with the pU³ty knIF, wire brUsh and
dry cleaning solvent´
WHen the stop is clean of alL the old adhesIve and pieces of ³he old strip, yoU've
got the job jUst aboUt whIpped.
Then taKe a new strip, NµN
5330-0±²±02²82±3,
and apply a heavy coat of
adhesive, NµN
8³0²0±²±23²0082,
to it and the stop. Wait
±5
minUtes. Apply
a second heavy coat and wait
7
minUtes. MoUnt the strip on the stop and let dry
¶r
±5
minUtes·
Eyeball ¸ages
7²±88
throUgh
7²±93
of TM
9´2350µ255²20²2¶3²3
¶r more details.
Hold on to Coupling Half
Be¶re yoU ship an M¹ powerpack to µUpport, remove and save ³he ºel line
coUpling half at the engine ºel »lter. That way yoU'll have a coUpling half to
Use on the replacement pack. There's a big shortage of coUpling halves and to
keep operating yoU
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need every one yoU can get. To prevent contamInatIon,
plUg or cap the ºel line be¶re shippIng the engine to sUpport.
Crosswind Sensor ProtectIon
µtave o¼ crosswi½d sensor faIlUre becaUse of contamInatIon by UsIng protectIve
When
stowed·
use
protective
cap
The cap »ts over
the old style sensor
and keeps dirt, mUd
and water oUt of the
head.
The new style J-
cap, NµN
5340²0±²¸5-0297,
when the sensor's stowed.
J¹TEC wind
sensor Has no cap
T¾C sensor doesn't have a cap, bUt it stands U¿ to mUd and dirt be³ter.
EventUally the JÀTEC sensor will replace the old one´ ÁntIl then, Use the cap
and help save yoUrself an
$±,8º
repair job on old style sensorsÂ
On Running the Engine ±ndoors
RUnnIng an M¹ tank engine indoors
can be downright dangeroUs. BesIdes
³he UsUal problems with exhaUst gases,
the
M
±
's exhaUst Is too mUch and too
hot.
The
Áµ
Army
Armor
µchool
at
Ãt Änox has come Up with an exHaUst
oUtlet that'll let yoU ºnnel hot eXHaUst
gases Under or oUt of yoUr modi»ed
maIntenance bay doors and still be saF.
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To get plans ¶r the exHaUst
oUtlet, write:
US Army Armor School
Maintenance DepaRment
Periodic Se±ices DivisioN
ATT²: ATSB-MAP
Ft Knox, KY
40²³²-´³00
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