PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-517

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 517

DECEMBER 1995
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-517 - Page 6 of 50
Dear EditoR
In the winte± ²t's very ²mportant to get eve³
bit of moisture out of an M915-serles or M915A 1
truck´s air tanks. Otherwise, ²t freezes and causes staµing
problems ¶¶¶ or the water gets ²n the umblllcal lines and ends
up ²n the M915 transmission control group· That causes the
transmission to grind and miss ge¸rs·
Draining the air tank just once may
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not get ¸lL the moisture out¹ ºo m¸ke
sure the t¸nk »s d¼y, We d½¸¾n ²t ¸nd
then let the ¸¾r pressu¿e bu»ld b¸ck up
and then dr¸in ²t ag¸in¹ Àe keep
doing th¸t until no more water comes
out the tank. Áhree times is usually
enoughÂ
Àhen ²t´s below freezingà we drain
the air tank eveÄY d¸y¶ Our freezing
problems h¸ve melted awaÅ
PFC David Poyneer
SPC Æuke Sze/aka
Camp Humphriesà Kore¸
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