PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-435
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 435
FEBRUARY 1989
Combat Vehicles .±±
10
T
hen maybe you've got crud growing
in youR fuel tanks. THe sLudge and
slime come From gradual oxidation of
tHe fuel, from microbIal groWH, or
From BotH.
±HeneveR water gets into tHe diese²
Fuel system oF a veHicle tHat's stored
for a long tIme or out of operation for
a lOng time, tHose li³le microbes go
to work in tHe fuel. As tHey multiply,
tHey clumP togetHeR and plug up Fue²
lines, iNjectoRs, pumps and filters.
FEB 89
O
nce you get a Bad case of Fue²
sludge and slime, a²l you can do to
ge´ rid oF it is send your veHicle to
your suppoµ unit for a complete
cleaning of your fuel tanks.
¶nce your system's clean, you can
keep it tHat way witH diese² fuel
staBiLizeR additive, M·¸¹S-53021.
AvailaB²e under ºSº 6850»0¼¹246½
6544 (5-gal can) and ºSº 6850¾0¼-246¹
6545 (55¿gaL drum), tHe staBilizer
slows fuel Breakdown, kills microBial
grOÀtH and inHiBi´s corrosIon.
It
you use tHe additive wi´Hout fiÁst
c²eaning tHe fue² tanks, kEp a close eye
on your Fue² filters. As tHe sludge and
slIme Break ²oose, filters can plug up
real quick. C²ean or cHange tHem oÂeÃ
untIl tHe sludge and slime disappear.
Äollow tHe instructioÃs tHat come
witH tHe additive. Ųways use pRotecÆ
tive g²oves aÃd goggles wHen Hand²ing
fuel additives.
FEB 89
²²
.±²
l
tÇs used at tHe rate of one gal²on of
additIve per 3,500 ga²lons of fue². THat
works out to aBout 3È ounces per
¼00 gallons. A foam coÉÊ cup Half¹
full is aBout rIgHË.
ThIs additive will not remove exist¹
ing sludge and microBIal gRowtH from
a stoRage tank or fue² tank. ·t's to prÌ
vent more sludge from Forming aÍd
to kIll all microorganisms.
ºever add tHe product Ëo an empty
tank. ·t's most eÉective wHen added
to a Half-ful² tank just Before tHe tank's
filled.
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