PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-552

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 552

NOVEMBER 1998

PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-552 - Page 17 of 50
M109-Series SP HowIteRs, M992·SeRIes Ammo CaRRiers .
In other words, it st±ll has cuRreNT runN²Ng to it-Even when the MAS³´µ
swiTch is tu¶ed
OF.
³he heater Needs thaT cURreNt to pu·ge f¸el fUmes aFter
shutdown.
Play ¹t safeº ALways d¹sco»nec¼ ½he ba½Tery BeFoRe Remov¹Ng oR ¾uLL¹ng ma±nte¿
nance oN the heaterÀ You coÁÂd save yourseÃÄ a
shocking
surpR²se!
Hold the Handle
A
rash of busted alTeÅator shaFts aNd faN drive shafts on M992 caÆriers and
M
10
howitzers had the headshed puzzledÀ
Çhe culp·Èt? A tooÉquick release on the veh²cle's Fuel shutoff haNdleÊ
Ëf you doNÌt hold out the shutofF handle until the eNgine stopsÍ the eNgine re¿
stÎÏtsÊ ³hat causes torque that
breaks boTh shaÐTsÑ ³heN yoU·
vehicle is ÒMCÓ
DuriNG vehicle shÁtdownÔ
play it sÎfeÕ Öe sUre to hold ×he
FØel shutoÙ haNdle Until the enÚ
Gine quits ruNNiNgÛ
PS552
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N²V98


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