PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-492

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 492

NOVEMBER 1993
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-492 - Page 5 of 51
Ground Vehicles .±²
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W
ater in fuel lines can tuR To ICe ±n freezIng weather. ²haT Can stop your vehicle
cold³ ²his moisture sta´ts out ha´mlessly enoughµ ¶ondensation FO´ms inside ·uel
tanks when Temps rise and fallµ ²rouble sta´ts when the moIsTure pools in The low
spoTs of tanKs and lines³
¸¹¹ ºf you' re geTTing mo»e waTer than
usual when you d¼aIn filTers, consider
having the ·ueL Tank cleaned outµ
³½µ Add iCing Inhibitors to The fuel¹
²here are Two kinds: ¾ne ·¿r dIesel and
JeT A-1 ·ueL, and one Àor gasoline¹
NOv93
5
Mix one pInT oÁ addiTive wITh
40
galÂ
lons o· ·ueLµ Pou¼ The addiTive In fi¼sT³ ÷
youļe addIng jess than
40
gallons oÁ
·uel, use This mIx:
30
gallons,
2/±
pInt;
²0
gallonsÅ
l³´
pintÆ Ç0 gaLLons,
L³µ
pinT½
Engine Èe¼fo¼manCe suÉers when too
much addiTive Is used½ ÊÁ you're usIng
JP-8 Ëet ·UeLÌ donÍT add iCing inhIbITo¼Î
ItÄs already In ThereÏ Jet AÐÇ doesnÄT
have The inhIBiTo¼, so TreaT it lIke dIesel
fuelµ
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