PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-538
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 538
SEPTEMBER 1997
M578 Recover Vehicle, M1±0A2 SP Howite² .³³
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Dear Editor,
The most common cause of starter problems on our M578 recovery
vehicles and M110A2 howitzers is a bad starter relay. Problem is±
"they² say you have to put on a new starter relay to find out for sure³
No more³ We've discovered a quick and easy way to check for bad
relays when our vehicles won't start´ Here's how:
1.
Disconnect the
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electrical cable from
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the starter relay´
2±
Connect the A
and C receptacles
with a piece of wire´
3²
TuR the
MASTEµ switch to
ON and push the
STAµT switch´ Just
swiTch
ON,
pRsS
sTa´T
swiTch
make sure no one's touching the wire´
If the engine starts, you know it¶s a bad relay. µeplace it with NSN
·94·-00-636-8778´
MATES 64
COAµNG
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