PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-431
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 431
OCTOBER 1988
Keep On-board Ammo Dry
-±
exercises.
You can help stop Rust and coRrosion
by cleaning and dr±Ing tHe ammo com-
partment, then adding a coUpLe of bags
of desiccant² NSN
gets a drum of
240
bags³
Open the Right ammo dooR anD put
one bag of desiccant on the FooR be-
tween the ammo tube and the compaRt´
ment WalLµ
Then open the left aMmo dooR and
put another bag between the ammo
tube and the compartment waLlµ
¶hen you pull the hUll ammo com-
partment P·CS, eyebaLL the des¸ccant
bags. ¹f they're moist to the touch or
the compartment walls are wetº repLace
the bagsµ
1±
Add
desiccant
to ammo
comparmenT
OC±88
M²
-
Series Tanks .³´
Push FuEl HaNdLE AfEr Pulling
T»e¼e's no½ a Jot of Wo¼k in ¾ull¸ng
t»e Mo¿½»lÀ eMergencÀ e¿g¸ne shutÁoÂ
P·CS. Bu½ ¸Ã you're not careÄl, the
Å»eÅk can cost a lo½ oà WorkÆand
Mo¿eÀÇ
Aýer you've ¾ulled ½he shu½Áo T-
»andle and the eng¸¿e »as s½opped,
Make reaÈ sure you ¾Ésh t»e handle
Êack in Ãar enoÉgh tha½ ¸t Won't snaG
on caÊles or tu¼ret su¾¾orts during
½rave¼s¸¿ .
OC²³³
1µ
T»e least Àou ca¿ ge½ out oà that
M¸ss½ep ¸s an enGine ½hat Won't s½Ërt
untiÈ ÀoÉ ¾ush ½»e »andle ¸n aga¸nÇ
Ìha½ can ha¾pen is t»at caÊles will ge½
r¸¾ped oÉt oà ½he¸r conneŽ¸ons or ½he
Ãuel shu½Áo ÈiÍkaGe W¸ll Êe daMaged.
¹Ã Àou ca¿'½ get the handle to s½ay
agai¿s½ t»e hull cÈose enough, Èet your
Mec»a¿Îc k¿oW ÊeÏre you do a¿yt»¸nG
eÈseÇ A¿d t»¸Ík aÊou½ the TÁhandle ½he
next ½¸Me Àour enG¸¿e Êalks dur¸¿g
s½ar½ÉpÇ ·aÀÊe ¸½ needs a push.
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