PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-440
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 440
JULY 1989
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M548 Cargo carriers .±±
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wn
file Lis±
The shields are available in the Supply
system:
eaving personal gear aNd caRgo
loose In the rear of an
M548
shows a
serious lack of respect Fr ±ire-some²
thing that can get you kIlled in a combat
vehicle.
That Loose stu³f caN shift FRward
during cross´couNµRy operatioN aNd
cause a ±Ire.
The caNvas cur¶ain su·ounding tHe
cargo area is Not fireproof. WheN gear
or cargo shifts Frward, it pushes the
curtaiN against tHe exhaust stack. The
situatIon Is worse if the curtaiN Isn't
tied dowN tight.
Be sure all cargo and personal gear
is tied down so it woN't shift. Be sure,
too, that the cur¶aiNs are tied dowN
right¸
As an extra source of heat protectioN
Fr cuRtaiNs aNd cargo, iNstall shields
over the eNgINe exhaust, coolant Heater
exhaust and personNel heater exhaust.
6
Engine exhaust shield¹º»º
2990-
01-198-4508
Coolant heater exhaust shield-º»º
2990-01²198²4511
Personnel heater exhaust shield¼
º»º
2990³01´198-4509
½nstallation instRuct¾ons aRe in TB
43-0001-39µ4
(Oct
88)¶
Or write to:
Commander
TACO·
AtN: A·STA¸·BC
²³01 E´ 11
·ile Rd
Warren, ·L
µ¶397-³000
They'll send you a copy.
JUL ·¸
ome Vulcan AiR De¿nse
»ystems (V AD») aRe beÀng upÁ
graded
to Product
½mproved
V AD» (P½V AD»). ÂÃat means there
aÄe Åwo dif¿rent versions of compoÆ
nents like the dÀstÄibution box and radaÄ
units
¹,
2¹ 4
and
5¶
½f you use the P½V AD» distribution
box on a Vulcan, you not only buM
out the distribution box but other comÇ
ponents as well. The wrong radaR unit
keeps the radaÄ unit Èom tracking.
You can't tell what component
you've got by checking its shipping
box, either. »ome distribution boxes
come in boxes maÄked "P½V AD»,É but
are really the old distribution box.
JUL ·º
»
1±
•
Êhe only way to be sure you've got
the Right component is to eyeball the
component's data plate. ½f its part
number matcHes the paÄt number Ëf the
component you're replacing, you're in
busÀness.
TheÄe aRe no changes ¶o the aRmaÌ
ment system itself.
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