PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-429
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 429
AUGUST 1988
Ignition cable probLems are putting
M3A4's on the NMC list.
Moisture gets in cabLes and shorts
them oUt± Heat from the M3A4 cracks
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cable insulator sLeeves, leaving you
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powerLess. Ignition cables are in short
suppLy, so it takes a long time to get a
replacement.
You can keep moisture out oF cabLes
by keeping your M3A4 's covered or
inside when they're not in use. Cover
them in the FieLd, too, in case it starts
raining.
IF a cable gets wet, Let it air dry FOr 24
hoUrs beFOre yoU try to start the genera-
tor. ³ever stick it in the oven or any
pLace hot. That wiLL ruin it. Just Let it dry
natUrally´
IF the cable's shot, try sUbstituting an
M880 trUck 13µin spark pLug cabLe,
NSN2920¶0·¶040µ3175± M880cables
probably won't Last as Long because oF
the M3A4's high operating tempera¸
tu re.
Cracked Sleeves
IF aLl that's wrong is a cracked insu¶
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lator sLeeve on the end oF the cabLe,
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ºere's a
fx:
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Get a new sleeve, NSN 2920»00µ¼½½ ¾¿
.
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51À¶902À.
Careful-Like so that you don't damage tHe
wIre. Then puLl out thE nAiL wIth nEEdlE·
nosed plIers.
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StraIghten wIrE bEnt over thE
sprIng holder.
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Gently puLl off ±he InsulA±or, bEIng
carefuL not to break any wIre
strands.
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57
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StraIghten the wIre. Make sUre It²s
at least
1/4
Inch long.
³f it²s not´ strIp off enoUgh InsulA±Ion so
±hErE is A
±/4
inch of wIre sHowIng.
Now twIst the wIre ends togetherµ
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Be careful not to damage the spring
hoLdEr And slEEve.
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