PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-490
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 490
SEPTEMBER 1993
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echanics, fEw things are more seRious Than the sTeady drip of leaking fuel
in an ML-seRies tank. ±hat's why it²s impoRtant to keep an eye out fOR potential
tRouble spots³
´ne such spot is the Fuel nozzle µ¶ow valve bracket, NSN
5340-01-2±4-2639,
on
The engine·s ¸ORwaRd module¹
Some verºions oF The bracket have a
sti»ener bar along The bottom¼ ±haT½º
The prob¾em¿ ±he baÀ Àubs against the
fueÁ Âine untIÃ a leak eventually occurs.
HeÄe½s what to do i¸ youR tank has
The proBlem bracket:
l.
Åemove and inspecT The Æuel lÇne foR
any signs of damage¹ Åeplace a bad ÈiÉe
wÊth NSN
²7³0´0µ´¶66´3·86¸
¶¹
Åemove the Fuel nozzle f¶ow valve
brackeTË
3º
Cut o» the stif¸eneR baR using a hackÌ
sawÍ Åemove any shaÎp edges oR buRÎs
with a fileÏ
4»
Ðnstall the modifIed bÄacket aÉd ÑeinÌ
sTalÈ the fuel lineÒ MaKe suRe you have
someone sTanding by wiTh a poRtable
Óre extinguisheRÔ ÆOR saÕeTyÖs sake¹
¼½
StarT the eÉgine and inspecT fOR fUel
leaks³
SEP¾¿
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