PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-444
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 444
NOVEMBER 1989
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ere are a fw things you need
To remember, crewmen, when it
comes To shutting down yOur vehi-
cle's personnel heater.
IF you don±t remember all oF
them, you'lL FAce some cold days
and nights without heaT² ³nce
you±ve started a personne´ heater,
let it run µr at least F¶ve minutes.
IF you shuTdown beF·re then, the
heater may F´ood. You won't be
ab´e to restarT it µr a ´ong Time²
¸´´ow the heater to purge itse´F at shutdown¹ Some vehic´es± circuitry leTs The
heaters run and purge themselves even with the vehicle master switch oº. ³thers
vehicl heaters MUS» be a´´owed to run unti´ purging is ¼nished beF·re you
hiT the master switch²
Don't guess how the heater works! Check out your vehic´e's
-10
»M and
µl´ow the instructions to the letter. You mechanics check out the new heaTer
manua´½»M
9±2540-205²24&P.
Heaters that aRen±t purged comp´etely bui´d up ca¾bon and Flood easiLy² ¿looded
heaters are Àre Áraps² Either way, you're out at least a heater²
³´
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our combat and tactica´ vehiclÂs RequÃre ´aRge amounts oF c´Âan air to kÂep
their engines Running Right¹ Providing clean air is th job oF youR vehic´Â±s air
¼´ter system²
But, the F¶´tÂr e´ements Won't be oF mucÄ use in doÃng that job iF thÂy're wet
or Åozen²
Æhich means you±ve got to keep the elements as dRy as you can duRing
Åeezing rain and snow, and cÇeck them oFten in co´È wÂather¹
»he air c´eaner intake must be protected so that raÃn, s´eet or snow doesn±T
get into it¹ Æhen youR vÂhic´e is not in operation, coveR the ÃnÁaKe soÉÂ way,
either with canvas or p´astic, so the Fi´ter e´ements stay as dry as possÊble¹ Be
sure to remove the cover bµre opÂrating²
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