PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-434
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 434
JANUARY 1989
The acid breaks down the oil aNd the oil does±'² luBRica²e the BeariNgs like
it should. The sludge Blocks Lube passages and oiL can'³ ge² ²hRough ²o LuBe ³he
engine´
Me²al rUBs me²aLµ That causes fiction, which makes hea². Par³s wear ou²
q¶icker, bearings bu· up and ²he engine s²ops-coldµ
All ²his damage can be preven²edµ Wa³ch how Long you Le³ ²He eNgine war¸
up in ²he mo·ing-5 ²o
10
minu²es is ²he limi².
If you have to idle the eng±ne, do it at fast idle.
I²'s be²²er ²o b¶· a
li²³le ex³ra F¶el ³haN ²o damage ²he engine¹ ºigh idLe holds dowN ²rouble, i» you
Keep an eye oN ²he ²achome³er and ²he TEMP gageµ
¼ind ³he ½PM's ²ha² Keep ²he engine ²empera²ure in ³h¾ ±or¿Àl opera²iNg
range spelled ou² iN your ²Ruck's
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TMµ Tha² will Keep your e±giNe war¿ aNd
worÁing lÂKe i² shouLd.
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THE
PREVENT¸VE
MA¸NTENANCE
MONThLY
TB 43-PS-434, the Preven±ive Main±enance Mon±hly² is an ofFIcIaL
pubL³ca±ion of ±he DepaRmen± o´ ±he Armyµ providIng In´ormaUon
for aLL so¶diers assigned ±o comba± and Cmba± suppor· unI±s and
a¶L so¶dIers wI±h unI± ma¸n±enance and suppLy du±¹es. Aºº In´or»a·ion
pubL¼shed has been reviewed and approved by ±he agency respon½
sibLe for ±he equIpmen±, pub¶ica1Ion or ¾LIcy discussed¿ AppºIcaÀÁon
of ±he informa±Ion Âs op±IonaL wI±h ·he userÃ
±SSUe 434
JAnUARy 1989
F²r³PoW³r
M1-Series Tanks
M2/M3±SeRies
2²3
Combat Vehicles
9
NATO Slave Cable
³ 0
Bradleys
M³³3-SeRies FOV
M³³0A2 SP
HowitzeRs
4²5
M 16-Series ´ifµe
1³
&7
M60 MG
³2²³3, 14
FAA´
15¶17
Grou´D moBµl²t¶
HMMWV
18, ³9
2·-¸ 5±Ton
TRucks
20, 2³
M939¹Series
22º23
TRuck Tires
24
c·cv
M³5³-SerIes
M³3³-Ser»es TankeR
M ³ ¼½±Ser¾es TraileR
a¸r moB¸¹²t¶
AH±64A Apache
UH¹60A Black
34
CH-47 Chinook
Hawk
UH-³ Huey
AH±³ Cobra
35¿ 37, 38
Aviat¾on Msgs
3À37
Commu´µCat²o´s
AN/G´C-106
42Á43, 44
Vehicle ´adio StaÂ
º
AN/P´C-68
45
MX±67Q7 Matching
Unit
BUCS
24
25
25
25
39
40, 4Ã
4³
48
49
WD-³ WiRe PM
4Ä-47
LiÅhÆuÇ BatteRy Pubs
49
troop suPPort
New Pubs, SOU's
26
MÈ-250 Crane
53
SÉ 368
27²34
Generators
53
Scoop LoaÊers
50
PuËler KiÅ PaÌs
54²55
WaRehouse ForkÍiÎÅs
5³
Wrench Sets
5Ï58
Èorque WRenches
52, 53
AOAP
59. 60
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nance proc´ures, questµons on ma¶ntenance and supp·y
prob·ems¸ questions or comments on mater¶a· pub·¹shed ²n PS.
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