PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-477

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 477

AUGUST 1992

PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-477 - Page 45 of 51
125 GPM Water Pump .
team cleaning works fIne FOr spRuc-
Ing Up yoU± 125 GPM wate± pUmp, NSN
4320²00²542²33³7. JUsT maKe sU±e yoU
keep the steam oUT oF The engine's ex´
haUsT pIpeµ HeRe¶s why:
DU±ing cLeanIng· moIstUre bUiLds Up
InsIde the pipe and TrIckles Into the
mU¸Ler¹ ºRom There It works its way to
the exhaUst manifOLd and fInaLly to the
cylinde±s¹
»hen the real troUBLe Begins¼ MoIs-
tUre rUsTs the cylinde± walls, especIally
If yoU Let the pUmp siT Id½e ¾r a Few
weeks¿ When yoU fÀnaLLy get a±oUnd to
UsIng the pUmp agaIn· iT reFuses To sTartµ
»he pistons are rUsted Tight¿ ÁTÂs enoUgh
to make yoU sTeamed¿
AUg9²
³³
ÃUCkilyÄ there are two simple steps
yoU can take To p±event ±UsTÅ
ÆeFore cleaning· Tape a plastic Çag
over the exhaust pIpe to keep moistURe
oUtÈ
AÉÊe± cleaningË pRime the pUmp wIth
wateR
Ì
StaRt the engine and rUn it Íor ÍÎve
minUTes. Ïhat wIll ÇoIL off any m
o
istUre
thaT sneaked into the eXhaUst systemÅ


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