PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-534
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 534
MAY 1997
Dear EditoR
Fuel confusion can
kill the M17. The M17
engine runs only on
MOGAS mixed with
two-cycle oil± Any
other fuel ruins the
engine.
But that's not all you
must remember. The
older M17s and M17A1s
have JLO 197cc engines
that require one QU²³´
of oil per five gallons of
MOGAS. The newer
M17A2s and M17A3s
have Cuyana 215cc
engines that need only
one
pint
of oil per five gallons.
What complicates things more is that many chemical companies
have diµerent M17 models, so they can't use one mix formula when
they prepare the fuel in the motor pool.
To keep fuel straight¶ we color·code fuel cans. Since the M17 and
M17A 1 engines have sI¸ver fan guards¹ we paint the tops of their fuel
cans sºlver or white. The M17 A2 and M17 A3 guards are black and
that»s what we paint their cans. Operators pick out the fuel can they
need in a snap.
SSG John Maddox
¼SA Chemical School
F
McClel½an¹ A¾
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MAY97
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