PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-460

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 460

MARCH 1991

PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-460 - Page 9 of 45
124s Machine Gun .
..
(as problems can B just as bad fOR
youR
M240
AS they ±Re F²R youR diges-
tion. IF the g±s p³´uced by fµ³ing can't
go
wheRe it¶·
supp¸sed
To,
¹ounds
wonº» chAm¼R and you¹ gun won½t
fr.
It needs ¾he pLop, p¿opÀ
Fzz, ±zz
oF gÁ
PM²
CaÂn
causes
gAS
p¹¸blemsÃ
It
quÄckly buÄÅds up and stops up Æhe gas
Regulato¹ and plugÇ ÈF the ca³Éon¶s not
cÅeaned out ReguʱRly, Ät Bcomes so
ha¹d it will bReAk you¹ cleAniNg tËlsÌ
Íhe soÎution is simpÎe: Clean »hE
R-
ulatoR and plug as soon as possÄble AÏÐeR
FѹÑng BfO¹e the caRbon gets a chance
t
h±ÒdenÓ
ÍwÄst youR scÒAPR in the pÔug until
aÎl the caRÕnºs goneÓ Use the scRaÖ¹×s
ØÙnt on the plug g¹Ëves and all ove¹
the plugÚ
Twis
Scrapr on PlUg gROveS
- untiL a±² ca³n IS goNe
mA³ 91
´3
Íhe Ûcky pAÜtÝs cÞea³ing the plug
holes wÄth the small ReameÒß ÈF you
twist oR Bnd the ReAme¹ h±Rdà it can
snapá Instead oÏ »wÄsting the reAmeâÀ
ãy woRKÄng Ät Än and out oF The plug
bolesÓ ähenà twÄst the ³eameRÇ
Use åhe æaRge Reame³ to cle±R the bAr-
Rel¶s g±S Øç» holeÃ
Clean c±Rbon out oF the oP¹ating
¹¸d and Æhe gas cylindeR with youR èomé
bination tËlÌ
gAs pRobêems have


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