PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-426
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 426
MAY 1988
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MultifUeL Tr±cks .²²
Inserts Stop Fuel LiNe LEaks
A leaky pLastic fueL line on yoUr mUltiFuel truck can give new meaning to the
terM, "hoT wheeLs.±· ²eaking f³e´ makes a mess oµ ¶he engine compartmenT and
INvites a ¸re.
¹igHtening ¶he ºe´ Line nUt oNly makes the ´eaK worse. ¹haT's becaUse the metaL
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¼rrules Used with the inverted tUbe coUpling nUts cUt iNto the p´astic Line. ¹he more
yoU tighteN The nUt, the deeper The ¼rrUle cUts into The TUbe, and ¶he more ¶½e ´ine
´ea¾s.
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¹o Fix tHe leak, pUt a brass insert in each end oµ the plastic Line be¿re pUtting on
tÀe nÁt. ¹he iNserts keep ¶he ¼rrule Âom cUtting Ãe tUbe.
¹he InserTs come In Two sizes, 1/4 inch, ÄSÄ 4730-01Å041Æ5271Ç and 3/8 inch,
ÄSÄ 4730È01É041È382Ê.
Both ÄSË's are LisTed in ¶he Ì20P ¹Í's, ÎÁt are
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no
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shown in Ãe Ðe´ ´ine iLlUstrations.
Ñere's how To Use Òem:
Fuel l³ne
22
Brass ³nseRt
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³aCt´Cal µRuQKS ¶·¶
Pai±T Pr²vents RU³ty
ÓEat aND weaÔÀer ¿R
´
DoÕÖle
·
WÀa×y on ÕNØaiNted trÙck exhaUst
Øipes.
ÚUst sets iN, aND ÖeµOre yoU
¾NoW it, yoUÛve
Ü
got aN exhaUst lea¾,
Making yoUr Ôݳck ÞßC.
YoU caN stop rUst on tHe piØe wiÔÀ a
Ørotective coatiNg
oµ hEat resistaNt
olivE Drab ØainÔ. àt ta¾es táe Àeat, resists
â
tÀe weatÀer aNd adDs Miles oµ liµe to
yoÙÝ
tÝãckÛs
eXHaUst
systeMä
ËSÞ
åæ1æçææè616éêææ9 gEts a ëÅgal ÖUcket.
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Pa´nt´ng ·¶·
Add
A
´urµ ´tep
ìse nonÌslip waíîway compoïnd on a µender or rÙnning board ¿r sUre ¿oTing.
ൠUsed as a µinaL coating, it absorbs cHemica´ agents, which de¼aTs The beneµiTs oµ
CAÚC.
So, sea´ it with a coaT oµ CAÚC Topð
coat. ¹hat's noT sp
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´led oUT in Para 2ñ
31µ oµ ¹Í 43Å013òó
ìniTÌLeveL ôaintenance
can
spotõ
paint ¼nders and sUch to add the sKid
prevention.
ÄSÄ 5610ö00ö141÷7838
gets a gaLLon oµ nonöslip compoUnd.
AµTer
it'ø
dried
hardùaboUT
Ê4
ÀoUrsú paint over it with CAÚC ûopü
coat to match The rest oµ the vehicLe's
paint.
ýooT traþic wil´ wear Ãru the CAÚC
topcoaT, so yoUÛ´l haVe To add more
topcoaT when it wears away.
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