PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-444
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 444
NOVEMBER 1989
Fuel Icin g Inhib±tors .
.²
Put a Halt on FueL FreezE-Up
I
ce crystals frm in your vehicle's Fel
system ±om condensation as tempera-
tures go down²down³down. Water
´eezes in tHe bottom oµ tHe FeL tank
and the Lowest pArts oµ tHe µueL Line.
Then your vehicLe's eNgiNe woN't stArt¶
·ere are a ¸w tips to keep the Fe¹
system ´om .
.. brºr»r»r»r¼ r .
.. ±eezing:
*
Drain tHe Fel and re½ill with Arctic
grade ¾Uel.
$
Keep the FeL tank µilLed up to the
"¾ULl¿ mark to stop condensation.
±
Drain FeL ½iLters every day.
*
Àdd icing inhibitors to the Fel¶
There are two kinds³one fr diesel
and one fr gasoline. EyebalL Pages
B-1
and
B±3
oµ ÁM
9²207.
³6
Diesel
(Ethylene Glycol Monomethyl EtHeR)
5-³al Can
´ NSN 6850-0µ753¶5061
5·¸gaL dRum ´ NSN 6¹50º00¶0»0¶5312
Gasoline
Metha¼ol (MOGAS)
1¶gal ca¼
´ NSN 6¹10½0º597º3608
5¸gal Ca¼
¾ NSN 6¹10º00¶2¿·¶6010
Mix
1
pint oµ additive with
40
gaL»
lons oµ FeL beµOre reFeLing Like it says
on Page
2²7
oµ the
F´
ÀLso, read 'n
heed: You
'II
damage the engine iµ you
add more additive thaN the TM calls
fr.
NOV89
Down WiTh ±ther Cans
V
ehicLes are oµten a headache to stArt in coLd weather.
Some enginesÂLike muLtiFeLs and dieseLs³have stÃIng aids buÄLt Rght in,
oÅHers don't¶ SoÆ0Ç0È0, when the going gets roughÉ some drivers wAnt to get
toUgh³and Use ether in spray caNs to sÅaÊt engines.
but dONµt!
nov
8¶
·¸
À snËg µit over the taiLpipe is a mËst
²to prevent a leak¶ ·ere Are Ìexible
tuBes to µit some common»size tailÍ
pipes:
¹S¹ º»¼½¾½½¿
ÀnsiÁe DÂameTer
1¿4¶4»»¹
278º¹030
2¿¹º¹À2¿
2¿¹¶8031
Á¿4-»¹1¹
1¿4º4»»4
1¿4¶4»¿1
1 inch
1VÂincHes
1%inches
2inches
2vinches
3inches
4inches
The u¼it of Ãssue is i¼ Äeet, so oRdeR
the le¼ gth you ¼ÅdÆ
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