PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-425
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 425
APRIL 1988
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Never block open the radiAtor shut-
ters to help the generAtor stAy cooL. ThAt
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keeps the generAtor engine fom reAch²
ing operAting temperAture. The engine
ALso cAn't reAcH operAting temperAture
iF you don't shut ALL the sIde doors or
shrouds. ³F the engine runs coLd, its oil
tuRs to sLudge, the engine sLobbers, And
´UeL gets in the oiL.
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Never
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block
»
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open
o
radiator
shutters
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µ reAr vent door brAce thAt cAn't hold
lets the AIr intAke suck the door shut¶
then the engine overHeAts.
MAke sure
the brAce wilL hoLd by gently puLLing the
door bAck And FOrth with tHe brAce
L·cked
in
pLAce¸
Your
mech
cAn
strAIghten out bAd brAces.
Il
CLeAn the screen on the ¹el trAnsFEr
pump At LeAst monthLy or every 100
hours oF operAtion, especiALLy in sAndy
AreAs. ³F tHe screen gets clogged, youº
generAtor
hAs
troubLe
getting
´UeL.
CleAn screens wIth soLvent And Low²
pressure AIr like your TM sAys.
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MAke sur» the insuLAting pAneL over the
LoAd terminALs is tight beFOre stArting the
generAtor. ³F the pAnel vibrAtes o¼, the termi²
nALs cAn touch the door And cAuse ½Ajor eLec²
trIcAL dAmAge And shock Anyone thAt touches
the door.
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µLwAys put the Air ¾iLter cAp bAck on
wItH tHe A¿rows pointing up. ³F the cAp's
on wrong, dirt gets sucked into tHe
engine
And shortens beAring And ring
LiFE.
PosItion the cAp cLAmp so It's At the
bottom oF the cAp.
ThAt heLps the cAp
terminals
secureLy in
pLace
seAl out rAin And dirt better.
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ÀeAt fom the exhAust
dries out bAtteries quick.
DeFLect thAt exhAust with A
45Ádegree
eLbowÂ
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4730Ã00Ä137Á9218.
You
need An extrA elbow FOr the
10Å
kw
to ALso protect the
´ueL tAnk fom exhAust.
Md elbow
.To protect
;atter±es
,
And fuel
F²ank
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Your TM's don't speLl it out, but you never idLe Any generAtor At the stArt oF
operAtIons FOr wArmÁup or the end Ær cooLÁdown. ThAt cAn wreck the exciter, buR
out the voltAge reguLAtor, or bLow the rotor recti¾ier diodes.
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