PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-444
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 444
NOVEMBER 1989
D•sel
&
MultT±ueL Eng
²
'f
[
lr
!LF@[
ngine
won't
start?
PooR
poweR?
Missing? Coughing? Stalling?
Most times it's a simple pRoblem
with a si±ple solution. And it's often
a pRoble± that doesn't have to happen
in the Fi²st place.
You, tHe opeRatoR, can save youRself
³om tHis tRouble.
Think FilteRs-´Uel filteR and aiR filµ
teR (oR aiR cleaneR-same thing). A
plugged FilteR is like a co¶k in a bot·le.
¸uel and aiR can't get t¹u FilteRs that'Re
plugged with dirt oR ice. Yes, ice .
..
³ozen wateR!
You can quickly find out if a plugged
´Uel fIlteR is causing tHe tRouble. TRy to
dRain the FilteR. ºf nothing co±es out,
the »lteR's pRobably ³ozen .
.. plugged
by ice .
.. wateR that should've been
dRained out be¼Re. ºn that case, youR
±echanic will have to take the fIlteR
apart, clean it and maybe even put in
a new FilteR element.
out! ºt holds up tHe flow of ½el t¹u
the filteR. ºt can even plug a filteR sol¾d.
Easy, Right? Even betteR is dRaining
´Uel filteRs be¼Re eveRy opeRation¿
like youR À10 TM PMCS tells you to
do. You can Head ofÁ a lot of staRting
and poweR tRouble.
But ½el's not enough. YouR engine
needs aiR-lots of it. You know diRt can
Ice aNd
SNow
c³oG air
´nµake
ºf you get diRt oR wateR ³om the FilÂ
thinK of ice oR snow sHutting o´f youR
teR, keep dRaining until you gÃt it all.
engine's aiR supply? You can wind up
ºf youR equipment's got moRe ½el filÄ
with a plugged aiR cleaneR even if you
teRs, dRain them, too. Get tHat junK
just got a spankingÂclean eleÅent.
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NOV 89
Moist aiR sucKed into youR cleaneR
can ³eeze on the element. Snow can
do the same thing. EitheR way, it's the
same as a diRtÆplugged element. AiR
can't get thRÇ !
Co³or flag Up?
A¶r cleaNer'S
c³ogged!
M939-·eR¶eS ¸R¹ckS .
.º
So eyeball that aiR cleaneR indicatoR.
ºf the coloRed flag is locked up in view,
youR aiR cleaneR's plugged. Get it Fixed
-element cleaned, dRied out oR Reµ
placed.
Èeep snow cleared away ³om the
aiR cleaneR intake.
ºn
damp
weatheR-when
theRe's
chance of ³eezing-it's a good idea
to have a clean, dRy ele±ent on hand
¼R a quick switch in case aiR cleaneR
icing is a pRoblem.
Lug NUt Torque Change
S
nap! Éhat's What happens to the
wheel stuDs oN this 5Æton's duals when
you ¼lloW the toRque specs in PaRa 8Ê3
of TË 9Ì232ÍÊ272Ê20Î2Ï ºt lists ±oRe
toRque than the wheel studs can handle.
ToRque the inneR wheel lug nuts to
40ÐÊ425 lbÂft instead of 450Ñ500 lbÂft.
OuteR nuts need oNly 325Ñ355 lbÎft to
keep them tight. Òe suRe to tighten the
nuts in the oRdeR shown in the ÉM.
Make a note in youR ÉË until it's
updated.
O¹µ»r l¹g N¹µS
325-355 lb¼F
Q- ±
NOV 89
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