PS Magazine - SEPTEMBER 1986
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 406
SEPTEMBER 1986
Gone With the Wind?
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Do a Dirty Harry number on dust and grIt that collects in aIr cleaner boxes-
blow It away.
Most of the dIrt drawn in through the air inductIon system gets Llown oUT by
the exhaust faNs, but some collects in the bottom of the boxes and bUIlds up.
When dirt gets wet-most oFen ±om a hose²It becomes a ³ard mudcake.
´ext time you pull a service, open the two plUgs at the base of each aIr µlter
box. Blow out the dirt with low¶pressure aIr. You may have to loose· the dirt
wiTh a
kf
or screwdriver if it's packed In tIght.
Ad remem¸r-don't use a water hose InsIde ¹ny combat vehIcleº »hat'll m¹ke
your
day.
Shorts in the cab power haRess (wire 10) at the rear of the ca¼ can oFen
be traced directly to the co½¾ander's seat mount¿
»he mount, when Àlded down, rubs the haRess¿ Áhis rÂbbing wears oà the
covering and you've got a short²and no power to the cab.
ÁaKe a looK to see If the harness is woRÄ Åf it is, tape it real good or let youÆ
mechanic know so he can move the harness a bit to clear the ÇouNt¿
To prevent shoRs, move
the ha±Ness up or down
by reversiNg MouNts
BallIsTIcs SHIeld DEfogger
Prevent Àgging on your M1ÈÉ or Ê3 howiËer's ÌanorÍmic telescoÎ ¼aÏÐistic
shIeld by using antiÀgging KIt, ´S´ 685ÑÒ0¶127Ó7193Ô Õeeps the glass ÀgÖ
±ee on cold, wet days and nights.
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