PS Magazine - SEPTEMBER 1986
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 406
SEPTEMBER 1986
M12A1 Decon Unit. ±²
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Befre crankiNg up your Ml2Al 's
engine, maKe suRe the rubber tip is on
the cabLe conNectioN at the Fe± tank.
The cabLe Runs ²om the FeL gage to the
FeL sending unit. I³ the tip's missiNg-
it'$ easi´y knOked oµ¶you'±± get met·´¸
to¹meta± contact and gºound out tHe
cabLe when you put down the cover
paNe±.
A quic»
fx
¼R a ½issiNg tiP is to g¾ue
a pieCe o³ RubbER to the uNdeRside o³ the
cover paneL. You'LL see aN indentioN
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wheRe ÀhÁ Rubber goes.
Gas Choker
nonÂventà caÄs jUst enoUgÅ to ƺe·k Çe
sea±. A 1ÈÉtuÊ sÅou±D do it. THat keeÄs
Vent gas cap in hot
weather. QuaRer
twist does it
a vacuUË Ìom ͺÎng in tHe Ïe± t·nÐ
and causing tHe enGine to Ñun ºougH or
sÄUtteº to a stoÄ.
ÒoU can Get tÅe new veÓteD Gas cap
wiÔH ÕSÕ
2910-±²141-9758.
StaRer SaviOr
Ö× notHØÓG ÅaÄÄens wHen ÙoU tUÊ Úe
ÄUËÄ UnØt st·ºter switcHÛ tºy ºeÄÜacØÓg
tHe
20²Ap
Ïse on tHe bacÐ o× ÔÅe
Check fUse oN otHer
±
side of control paNel if
engine won't sta²
Most Ml2Al gas caps aren't vented.
(You can te±± wÅich cap yoU Have by
±ooÐing at its top. Ö× it's not venteDÛ it
.
wi±± say so.) Ýuring Åot weatHeºÞ ±oosen ßgàá above ÔHe Ïseâ
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Ö× the engine sÄutteºs bUt won't staºtÛ a ±ong ème
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Hét watêºëoº dìsn't Hét
make sure ÔHe va±ve on ÔHe sediËent it at
aÊË
An M2 wiÔH c±oggeD HeatíÓg
bow± is oÄen. Öt's be±ow tHe ÏeL tanÐ
at the back o× the puËÄ unit. A c±osed
va±ve means tHe engine caÓ't get Ïe±.
³hower ³afety
When you Äut the sHower assemb±y
togetÅeºÛ do it on tHe ground. THenÛ Hoist
it on the tºuck.
i
yoU
T
to save time
by îsemb±iïg the shower uĺãgHtÛ Äiece
by pieceÛ you risk ðeing conked on tHe
Head by a heavy shower Äiñ.
äemeËòrÛ tHe
M
watêr heater takes
on±y c±ó water. ôuõg dirty or soapy
water oº sLurºy ÔHÑough the Heater c±ogs
tubes Has to go
aÊ
tÅe way to deöt ͺ
c±e·nãïg.
³hut It ´ff
WHen shutdown ÔãËe comesÛ
b
suºe
to c±ose the ÄuËÄ Un÷t øe± shutÂoµ va±ve.
·
ùeú oñnÛ tHe Fe± sHut¹oû v·±ve causes
tÅe c·ºbuºetor to overüow. ýue± üoods
the engine. That makes Ír a Haºd starþ
witH ±ots o× bacÿg.
Any tĀāe it ±ooÐs ±ãĂe the temñºaÔuºe
wãăă drop be±ow ĄEez÷ngÛ draiÓ
aÊ
water
Ìom the 50Éga±
T
,
tHe prime deteºą
gent
T
²
and tHe ÄuËÄ aúer sHutdown.
ùeave tHe ÄumÄ draiï va±ve open.
DraIn main tanK,
p³ime detergenT
LanK´ and Pump in
Freezing weathe³
Õever use antíĄeeze Øn tHe MĆ2Al.
Anćeeze reacts vio±entăy to soËe dĈon
agents.
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