PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-545
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 545
APRIL 1998
V-Belts
The V-belts for the Fn dRive and ±he
cOOlant pump Can COntRiBute ±O eNgine
OveRhea±ing, tOO.
When ±he Bel±S get ±OO LOOse, ±he fan
aNd the COOLaN± pump wON'± OpeRate
²as± eNOugh tO keep the engINe ²rOm
Overhea±ing³
´heµK the COOLaNt pump Bel¶ by
pushIng in On i± halfway between the
pulleys· ¸f yOu Can push I± mOre thaN
lh
tO
5/s
Inch¹ get yOur mechaNIc tO
adjust itº
»hecK ±he fAN dRive Be¼± a± the idler½
¸¾ the adJuS±ER rOd iS nO± ¿Àtween
±he OperatIng RÁnge markS¹ ±ell yOur
meChaNiCÂ
Radiator FIns
YOur ÃadIa±Or caNÄt dO a gOOd ÅOB Of
cOnduC±Ing heat If its fIns ÆRe cLOgged
with dirt¹ OIlÇ LeaveÈ, graÈÈ Or twigsÉ
Êny±Hing that ReËtRiCtË aiÃÌlOw tHROug
Íhe RadiatOr Keeps the COOLanÎ hO± aNd
OverheatÏ Íhe engiNeÐ
Ñeep yOur equipmeN±ÒpackSÓ waÔ
±eR caNSÕ teNtÖ× camOufLage ËcreeningØ
pOleËÙ etCÚOff the aIR intaKe aNd the
aiR exhauÛt gRiLLeSÜ Make ËuRe BOth are
c¼ean and ²ree Of diRtÕ tÝigsÞ LeaveÛ
and Other deBrisß
¸f yOu use prO±ective COveRS OveR the
gRàLles¹ make sure theyáRe rOlLed up and
StÃApped iN pLace beÌore yOu Operate
yOur vehIc¼eß
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