PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-445
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 445
DECEMBER 1989
0 KEeP YOUR Ml5'
mok± 6²N³rAI´µ
puFfinG aW¶·, ¸¹Lº»w
TH¼S½ t¾¿s:
en
thE Ml57's mountEd on an
M1059, thE tracks throw mud on thE
quick-disconnEct LInEs to thE fuE± cans
Fr botH gEnErators. ²t³s not Long bEFrE
thE LinE connEctors arE coatEd with
mud. That makEs It hard to rEmovE thE
connEctors to changE ´E± cans.
DÀ
gEts In thE ´E± and pLugs up thE ´EL
pumP, too.
µrotEct thE connEctors by kEEPing
thEm covErEd. GEt hoLd o¶ a ·4-ton
trucK³s transmIssion gEarshi¸ boot and
sLIdE it ovEr thE connEctors¹ Or wrap
pLastºc around thE connEctors and sE»
curE thE p±astic witH wIREs, tIEs, or
twinE.
8
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WhEn you dIsconnEct thE IgnItIon
cab±E ¼om thE IgnI½ER, don³t ±Et thE
cab±E ¶LIp and hIt somEthIng. That can
crack tHE ¼agILE IgnItIon sLEEvE and
crEatE an ELEctRIcaL hazaRd¹
²¾ thE s±EEvE doEs crack, ordER a nEw
onE wIth NSN 2920¿00-517¿90À7.
ÁakE a notE untiL thE NSN³s addEd to
DEC 89
3-1Á4ÁÂ279-12&Ã.
CovER ½hE
s±EEvE's cRAÂÃ wIth E±Ec½RIÂA± ½apE and
ÃEEp usIng ½hE s±EEvE un½IL tÄE nEw onE
AÅIvEs¹ ÆhE cRaÂkEd s±EEvE won³t huR½
½ÄE M Ç57È s pERÉorÊanÂE¹
•±²
Slack Hoses
³´-
ËEEp s±ack out o¶ tÄE ´EL And air
hosEs that rUn to thE gEnEratoRs on thE
M1059¹ S±ack hosEs Äang down and
gEt choppEd By thE tRoop hatcÄÌ ²¾
hosEs arE hangIng, ±oosEn thE ÂLaÍps
and s±IdE ½hE hosEs to thE REar to takE
Up thE s±ack.
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DEC 89
9
If
I½'s hot oνsIdEÏ95° ÐoR ÍoÑEÒ
wEaR ±EathER g±ovEs ½o opERAtE ½hE
MÓ57 Âon½ro± paÔE±Õ O½hERwIsEÖ ½ÄE
hot panE± buRns you.
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drain Tank
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DRain watEr ×om thE Fg oiL tank
and c±Ean its ¶ØLtEr bEFrE and a¶tEr
opErations.
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