PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-503
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 503
OCTOBER 1994
SE .±²
Dear MSG Half-Mast,
Several of our SEE± have "ANTIFREEZE² ±tenciLed on the
±ide of the reservoir tank for the air brake ±y±tem'± automatic
defro±ting pumP. But the
T
±ay± to u±e aLcohol.
Is u±ing antifreeze something new? ShouLd we u±e it or
aLcohoL?
SG³WC´Sµ
Dear SGT W.C±S²,
Ethylene glycol monomethyl etheR ³ommoNly kown as antif´eezeµ
should ¶EVE· be used in the reservoir tanK Antif´eeze plugs up hoses
and ³orrodes liNes±
Paint over any aNtif´eeZe sten³ils oN your SEE' reservoi¸¹ IF the
reservoir
i
already ºlled with aNtif»eezeµ drain it aNd re¼½ll with al¾ohol¿
Ào ÁushiNg is ne³essaÂYÃ
To preveNt ÄUture p¸OblemsÅ sten³il "ÆSE
ALCOHOL
ÇÀLÈÉ oN the side
oF the reseÊvoir taNËÌ
Èou also need to ÂÍmember that the pump has Îwo diÏÐeÊent settiNgs -
one For wiNter and oNe For summe¸Ñ
The setting Ënob can be a little
³onÄUsingÒ so hereÓÔ the straight
s³oop: TuÕ the ËNob to
1
duriNg
the ÖiNter and
0
during the sum×
meÂØ
PS5±3
3
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