PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-430

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 430

SEPTEMBER 1988

PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-430 - Page 12 of 33
M915-Series Trucks .±²
M1³´µSeRIes trucKs ²²²
Tie Down Your
WaRning KIt
You may be rEqUiRed to cA±² a high-
way w³ing kit in yo´r 1µ¶tonner, BUt
there's no place in or on the trUck to
sEcUre it.
·oUr Mechanic¸with a Litt¹e hELp
foº sUpPorT»can add a coUpLE oF
s¼aps to tiE down the kit½
InsT¾ctions arE in ¿aÀa 3Á3e o the
à ÄCOÅ
EI
and ÅaintenancE Digest,
ÃÆ 43Á000ÇÁ39È3 (JUl 87). ChEck with
yoUr ¹ocaL ÉÄO or write ÆonnÊe i yoU
nEEd a copy.
20
Dear Half-Mast,
The NSN For the FoLding rE±
²ective triangles Listed i³ t´e
Bi
in
T 9-2320-273-10
³o
Longer shows up on the AMµ¶
Is thEre · subs¸tute?
SGT
L.B±P²
Dear Sergeant.
l³b ´p´,
Yes± NSN9905-00-148-9546 gets
a set of
three triangular reFectors in
a plastic case²
³or just one reFector, use NSN
9905-00´148´9544µ
-l
¶EP
88
µ
=i
M9··¸Series Fuel Tankers ²²±
Grommets Prevent Sparks
ÃhE ËUbber gromMets on ThE Bus Bar
on the 5,000 galLon ÌUel taNkErs rot and
crack. Æad groÍets let the MEtaL BUs
Bar hit thE MEta¹ moUnting sPacer.
·
Metal toUches the BUs bar, itÎll set
of
a sPaÀk .
.. and one sPark can be
oÏNÏE sPark too Many Ðr a tanker load
oÑ gasoline!
ÒÂ the groMmets are crackEd on yoUr
taNker, ÀÓplace 'em with a more dUrable
groÔÕet, ÖSÖ 5325×0ÇÏ257ÁØ727.
ÙakE sUre the Protective cover on thE BUs bar is always iN p¹ace. Ãhe cover
sHields gromÚEts fom the weather and kEeps Metal objEcts aWay fom the bUs
BarÛ
FueL tankers ±²±
S±i 11 Catcher
Spilled Üel gets everyone Upset. Òt's not only a ÂirE hazÝrd, it sends the
EnvironMEntal Þlks throUgh the rooÂ!
ßere's a cheap way to catch that ÌàEl.
CUt an eMpty plastic 55Ágallon antiÁfEeze dËàm in hal and add a coUple oÂ
ropE handles.
Slide it UndEr a
tanker when VoU:
áraân
water
foM thE piping;
áisconnEct
BUlk
Üel
hoses
aãer Üeling;
árain a älter
separator Âår sEr-
vicing;
ßavE a leak.
Æe sUre to dispose o Üel property. Check yoUr SO¿ or with yoUr SaÑEty
Oæcer or
F
depÝrtment Þr dEtails.
¶EP
88


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