PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-419
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 419
OCTOBER 1987
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AIR CLEANERS
KeeP THe air ±nTaKe Free OF
ice ²nD slUsH, sO 'OU anD 'OUr
air cleaner can BreaTH eas±er!
Ai-go clean aIr and lOt Of IT±
Is Needed TO keep ²N eNgIne alIve aNd
heaL³hy. ´T's The
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suRe ThaT aµr¶s cleaN, aNd IT can'T dO Thµs
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If IT's chOked up by Ice.
·ce aNd slush raIse The OIL level ¸ OIl
baTh aµR cleaNers aNd cuT OF aIR ¹Ow.
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ºhe aIr cleaNer »N³¼ke musT B prO½
TecTed sO The eNgINe can geT ITs Needed
supply Of aIr¾ ºhe BsT way TO aSsure
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Is TO PsITION OR shµeld The IN¿ake sO Àhe
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sNOw aNd sleeT caN'T geT TO IT. ANd keep :Á
³he area ²rOuNd IT Âee Of Ice aNd sNOw.
uNdµR CoVµR
M²INÃg equIpmeNT IN cOld ÄÅserable weaÀher
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B a lesseR paIN In The eNd
wheN yOu keep vIÆ OR delIcaTe parTS aNd equIpmeNT uNder cOveR¾ ºhe ÇrsT ITÈ1
ThaT cOmes TO mInd Is wµndshIelds. ÉsÊcIally wheN The TRuck's Ëarked OveÌghT
IN sleeT.
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a warm eNgINe cOmpaÔeNTÕc¼N save
maNy a delIcaTe sµTuaTION. ANd NO cOmÖ
paÔeNT Is gOIng TO B warm uNLess
yOu kNOw hOw TO keep yOur ÊrsONnel
heaTer puTTIng OuT.
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×eepIØg a sÙe¼m Of heaT ¹OwIng ÂOm a HÚÛeR deÜNds ON exaÝT OÊÞaTION
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cONs³¼NT maInTeNaNÝe, esÊcI¼lly ON ßelàbUág heaTers. ×nOwINg The sâg aNd
sTOppINg TechNIques ãr The häTer Is mIghå æPrçNT. èINce TheRe're several TyÊs
aNd méels beINg used, B cerçIn yOu knOw hOw TO OÊraTe The ONe yOu have
beãre yOu sçrT ¹IppINg swITches.
WheN mOsT ßelêbuág heaTers are Tuëed OF, They'lL sTOp buág buT The
blOwers wILL keep Ruìng. ºís Is TO cîl The heaTeR aNd purge IT Of uNbuëï
gasesð ·T'ñ sTOp auTOmaT»calÎy wheN IT's rädy. èO Never Tuë OF a masTer swITch
wheN shuT³»ng dOwN a vehµcle uNTIl yOur heaTer sTOps.
WHeN ³hµs kµnd Of heaTer gòs k¼puT, IT's usually ONe Of These reasONsó
¸¹º »g¼½¾¿À fÁÂÿÄÅ bÂÀ¼¿Ä ÁÀ ÃÁÁÆ¿
¸¹º ÇÃÈm¿ Æw½¾ÉÊ Á¾ Áf ÈÄjÂƾm¿¼¾
¸¹º ËÁÁÆ¿ ¿Ã¿É¾À½ÉÈà ÉÁ¼¼¿É¾½Á¼Æ
¸¹º ÌÃÁgg¿Ä ÁÀ ÿÈk½¼g f¿à ý¼¿Æ
MOsT heaTeRs have a par³s rep¼Ir k»T ÀôaT IncludeS ¼ replacemeNT IgN»Ter. ×nOw
wh»cH õT yOuR heaTeR get ¼nd Have ONe handy ãr quIck Repa»rs.
WHeN deÂOsög a wINds÷eld wITh yOur heaTer,
b
careßl. A suddeN blasT Of
HOT ¼Ir agaInsT cOld glass wIlL crack IT ãr sure. ALways warm up yOur cab øsT
TheN s³¼RT The deÂOsTers ON ùúW. Aûeü a ýw m»NuTes ON THIs TheN gO TO þGÿ.
×Āp yOur āĂ3㥠øe exTInguIsher away ÂOm any "hOTą sPT ThaT geTs HOTTer
ThaN Ć80°Ă. Ă'rINsT¼Nce, NeveR leave IT Tî clOse TO The vehIcle ÊrsOnNel HeaTer
ducT. èame gòs ãr ducTs ON ÿermanêćelsON HeaTers. ºî mucH heaT Tî ĈsT ON
a cOld Çre exTInguIsher caN make IT blOw.
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