PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-513
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 513
AUGUST 1995
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a rad±al t±²e ±s anoTher maTTe²º
´HaT mIX can resu»t ±n anytHing F²om a slow LeaK To a sudden bLowout¼some½¾±ng
That poses serious danger To boTH you and your howiTze²¿
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so Inne² tubes ±nstaLled beÀo²e Then
a²e saFe¿ ÁF youÂÃe Äad a new Inne² tube instaLLed aFTer ThaT dateÅ o² ±Æ youÇre unsure
wHen a tube was InsTalledÅ hereµs whaT to do:
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go To sTep
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PS 513
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