PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-554

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 554

JANUARY 1999
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-554 - Page 8 of 43
PS 554
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JAN 99
±±±and gets packed under intake manifold
at rear of engine
So, TACOM is adding this semi-
annual check to the PMCS± It²ll show
up under ³Body´ on Page 2-6 in TM
9-2320-280-20-1:
Make sure the engine compart-
ment is clean and free of debris± Give
particular attention to the rear
of the engine± It may be necessary to
remove the engine access cover
inside the vehicle to ensure this area
is clean±
HMMWV ± ± ±
ou know how every once in a while
you have to take your HMMWV out
into the boonies? How the weeds,
leaves, sticks, dirt and mud you drive
through get crammed into every open-
ing on the underside of the truck?
Well, some of that stuff can find its
way into the engine compartment, like
between the intake manifold and the
engine block±
Very few folks ever look to see
what²s lurking thereµand that can lead
to leaks at the fuel injector lines±
look
at all this
damp trash
i found
between your
intake
manifold
and
the
engine
block
.
bet it
smells like
diesel
!
Trash gets in at front of engine±±±
PS 554
7
JAN 99
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