PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-436
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 436
MARCH 1989
HEMT .±±
lean air fIlters are ImporTant Fr AlL
vehIcLes,
but
They're
crUcIaL
on
a
HEM±². ±he engIne wIlL not start I³
the ³ILter Is cLogged. ´ dirty ³ilter steals
power and Frces the ´rmy's big beast
o³ burden to struggLe wItµ any load.
DrIvers, It's a good Idea To sqUeeze
the dIrt oUT o³ the dust cup on The boT-
tom o³ the air canIsTer eveRy day beFre
you Leave on a rUn. ±hIs is especIaLly
Squeeze dust
cup on boTom
of air container
2
trUe I³ you're In a dusTy or sAndy ¶rea.
±hIs gets rid o³ dI· ¸om the canister,
buT noT ¸om the prImary or secon¹ary
aIr fIlTers.
Give the ³ºlTers a good brush»o¼ I³
yoU 're on the road And the engIne
chokes down, or yoU notice a Loss o³
power and black smoke. JUst pUll over
and shuT of³ the engIne. Pop the canis-
Ter's lid and pulL out the AIr ³iLters. ±he
secon¹ary ³½lTer Is InsIde the prImary.
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±ap each ¾lter reaL good wIth the heeL
o³ yoUr hand To loosen the dIrt. ±hen
shAke It good an¹ tap some more. ±hIs
wIll knock enoUgh jUnk out o³ the ³IlTers
±
get yoU home where yoUr mechanIc
Can cleAn or replace the ³ILters.
Never bang 'em on A rock or haRd
sUr³ace. You mIght dent them so they
won't ³IT agaIn.
Keep an eye on the aIr cleaner In¹i-
cAtor
on the dash.
¿³ the IndIcAtor
moves ¸om green To yeLLow or red,
sTop And clean oUT Tµe ³iLTers.
ot, hÀmId, ÁropIcAl AReas are mUrder
on a HEM±ÂÃs eTher sTaRt cartRIdge.
MoIsTUre cAuses It to rÄsT and leak.
Sºnce TÅe caRTrIdge Is there To help
The Æruck sTarÆ In coǹ temps, iTÈs noT
needed ºÉ places where iT's summer aLl
year.
ʳ you're In one o³ the sUnny areas,
unscrew tµe caRtËIdge ¸om TÅe solenoid
valve an¹ plug Tµe hole wITh tµe cap
thAT is chAined to the solenoi¹Ì
Be sure To sTore the eTher cArtrIdge
²Ar ³´
3
You mIght want to bone up on µow
the canIster an¹ air fIlters fIt together
be³Ore yoU hIt the road. Get your ³avo-
rIte mechanic to let you Look at µis ±M
µ-¶·¶0¸¶7µ-¶0¹1º
´ll
The
InF
you
need Is on Pages
4¹·
tÍ
4-7»
ºn a cool, dry pLace so it cAÉ be puT
back on i³ tµe trÀck is sent To a cooler
area.
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