PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-434
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 434
JANUARY 1989
'
HMMWV .
.±
f
e
plastic
windows
on
your
HMMWV can take a real lIcKin' if you
use the wrong cleaners.
Some solvents attacK pLastIc. Others
cloUd the suRface·
-±²:
ishtT
-
Wash the windows with soap,
water and a clean, soft cloth.
4
±inse with cLean water.
±
AppLy hand cleaner, NSN
8520-
00²082³2146,
or NS²
8520²00²782²
3509´
with a clean soft cLoth or sponge.
t
Wipe it oFf immediateLy with a
dry cloth.
The hand cleaner gets rid of dirt that
soap and water won³t touch. ´t³ll help
Keep your window vision
20/20
withµ
out harming the pLastic.
have to be straight and
¶rmed just right to worK well. Bent
fins stop air ¸low through the oil cooler
and radiator and
¹
can cause both the
engIne and transmission to overheat.
ºins get bent because »echanics
crawl onto the oil cooler when they pull
PM
on the engine or when they adjust
belt tensIon. You can stop all that fin
bending by maKIng a cover to protect
the o¼l cooler fIns while mechanics
work on the engIne. You need a piece
of 3½in plywood cut liKe so:
3' ²³l
2´-µ¶·.¸
¾ound oFf the edges and paint the
board to prevent splinters¿
Ào Use it, remove eyeÁhooK seals and
slip it over the two lifting rings and
Lay it flat on the oil cooler Âa»e. The
rings will prevent it Âo» sliding into
the raised hood.
The board stops air ¸Ãow so never
use it whiLe the engine is ruÄning. ´tÅll
cause the engine to overheat. AÆer use,
replace eyeÇhook seals and check fÈr
bent cooler fins.
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