PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-429
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 429
AUGUST 1988
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FIREPOWER
M1±3-Series FOV DRIvers .
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Train hard, woRk hard, fight hard-
but don't dRive haRd!
You±ll murdeR
youR engine and ²ransmission.
You've got ²o know ²he limi²s of your
vehicle aNd use youR judgment. TheRe's
a ²ime ²o slow down, speed up, down³
shif², upshif² and stop´
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Selec² the righ² geaR range fOR the
²eRrain befORe you s²ar² out. There's No
need to use
2³´
range if you'll be driving
up and dowN steep hills´ In fact, Running
in too high a RaNge puts a big straiN oN
the eNgine, forcing it ²o laboR hardeR.
The strain also iNcreases ²he chances of
transmission overheatiNg.
0
Use ²he kickdowN fea²ure of youR
²Ransmission only for a needed buRs² of
·±
Kick
•
·.
down
·
only for
quick
power
power. µeveR put ²he pedal to the metal
just to pull a heavy load¶shift down
ins²ead. It's a whole lo² easier on the
engine and ²ransmissioN.
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88
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·emember, too, that youR caRr¸er is
Not a hot rod¹ AcceleRa²e smoothly and
steadily,
allowing your eNgine and
³•´µ
²ransmission to do ²heiR woRk the way
make suRe it woRks.
If the vehicle
doesn't downshif² when you flooR ²he
accelera²or, the linkage may be messed
up. If it is, you could be luggiNg your
engine ²Rying to get moRe speed out of i².
Get youR mecH to fix i².
they weRe designed.
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Pay close atteNtion ²o ²he rigH²
²ransmission Downshift speed shown
on Page
2ÂÃ5´
of TM
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88
You doN'² go Fom
2´
raNge to
ÃÇ2
at
´5
MPº, »or example.
You could have
more transmission parts flying ²han
theRe are ho¼ets in a Nest.
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