PS Magazine - NOVEMBER 1986
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 408
NOVEMBER 1986
It misfres and ruNs roUgh when yO±
do get it started, or it jUst dies?
It won't reach goveRed ²M and pUT
oUt FlL power?
CHances are dir³y FeL is cLogging Up
yoUr vehicLe's FeL-cleaning screens and
fLters!
Which means yoU've got³a pULL yoUr
fLter services more o´en than yoU've
been doing.
Every vehicLe has some kind oµ FeL¶
cLeaning device·screens, fLters, or in
some cases, FeL/water separators.
I
yoU maiNTain them right, yoU'¸ have
¹wer probLems with dir³y FeL.
ºhat means doing things by »he ºM's.
As a generaL rULe:
•
Make sUre the screens are in pLace
and clean¼
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NOV 86
FeL clean. Some weather and storage
conditions may mean yoU need to clean
or change fLter eLement½ more o´en ¾an
¾e ºM's say. Iµ so, do the work¿don't
pUt it oÀ¼
Make sure
there's a
filteR in
the housing!
•
Be sUre there's a flter eLement in
eveÁ ÂLÃr hoÄsing. Dn't laUGÅ ÆeÇ've
been cases oµ eLements being Le´ oUtÅ
NOV 86
9
•
MaKe sUre yoU dÈain water daily
Éom aLl FeL fLteÈs that have drains¼ Iµ
conditions are reaLLy bad, draiÊ twice a
day·beËre operations and aÌer cool¶
down.
•
Iµ yoUr vehicLe has a FeL/water
separator, drain the water at least ÍailyÎ
more o´en iµ needeÏ.
ÐirTy Fel wiÑL pUT any vehÒcle oUt oµ
action. ºhat's why it's everybody's job
to maÓe sUre FeL is kept cLean¿FeL
handLers, organizationaL Ôcs and
crew members¼
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