PS Magazine - NOVEMBER 1986
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 408
NOVEMBER 1986
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M2/M3 Bradle s, MLRS.
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The drip-drIp-dr±p of dIesel Fel Into your Bradley's or MLRS's engIne oIl Is
a sure t±cket ²r dAge.
You drIvers
c
help prevent the drIp
by m³kIng sure ´he Fel conµol lever Is
¶·ways pu¸¹ed out to Oºº when you»re
not opEratIng. OtherwIse, Fel w±ll con¼
tInue to ½ow through the ¸INes Into the
cyl±nders¾¿hen past the pIston rIngs and
Into the
o
ThINnÀÁout oIl doesn»t lube as weÂlÃ
parÄs wear quIcker. Your Å
C
hydrosÆtIcÇly lÈck up. ThIs Is
a²
bad
Énews ²r your engÊne!
So doubleËchÌck the Fel control lever
ÍE²re you locK up aÎEr the ÏssIon. Ðt
must be
a²
the way out Ño be Oºº!
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a³w´yµ pU¶¶ ·UT
The FUe¶ ¸·nTR·³ T·
¹ºº dURing µh»Td·wn
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M88A
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Recove± VehiC²es ³´µ
Bwar DangE´ in Towing M1µM1A1 Tanks
WHen Òou toÓ aÔ MÕ or MÕÖÕ
t´
×e extreme care ÓIth hooØp, speÌd,
ÙÚg and stoppÊngÛ
ÜHe
µ
ÓeIgH more thÝÞ ´He "88ß aÔd ´Hat creates sàáty problemsâ
• ãwaÒs use a thiäd vehåcleæanoÄher çÕ ÓIl do èneéas a hold-back vehIcle
when yÈu tow an Mê or MÕëê even ´hough you use a tow bar.
•ÖÂlow no one to ìde ån or on an Mê or MÕëê while It»s beång towed.
•Tow at 5 MPí or slower when using a tow bar.
• Tow at 2 MPí or slower when usÊng tow Cablesî
• ïever ðe shñ
¶
or sudden stops. Mòe GaduÇ, wIde ós
·
ôst gearÛ
¸
you don't do these thIngs, ´he
¹
you're towing may push you sIdeways,
may
r
up over your rear, may
r
your rÌcoveõ veh±cÂe's öÝnsmÊssIon or b÷es,
ànd øght eveù ½±p you overÛ
Heavy Howiters'¶ ·¸
NEw Ch¶mbE· ¸w¶b¹ AvaiºabºE
íeads upú RÌDegs! ûure your eXcess water püblem wI´h a couple of new
chamber swabs.
Those of you who èäe 155ÁMM and 8 inch hoÓItzers are veäy fam±liar wIth the
Ring
wi¼¶
h·¶d
swabbÊng problemÛ The old sýle swab won»t soò up
º»
the water, so the powder
charge doesÛ Then you've got shoþ rÿund problems.
·
Āāy up
º»
your water aI¸ments wIth new swabs, ïSï 10Ă5ă01Ą232ă682Ă ²ą
Će 155ćMM howItzers, and ïSï 1Ĉ5ĉ01Á232ă6821 ²r the 8 Inch how±Äzer.
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