PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-559
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 559
JUNE 1999
fire extinguisher can save your bacon if
problems come up when you refuel, light, or
use your M2/M2A-series burners.
So, make sure there are enough extinguish-
ers on hand when you go to the field. You’ll
need at least three extinguishers—one at the
fuel site, one at the burner lighting point, and
a third for the field kitchen trailer.
Use NSN 4210-00-270-4512 to order extin-
guishers. That’ll get you the 5-lb carbon diox-
ide model from the basic issue item list in TM
10-7360-204-13&P.
60
JUN 99
Immersion Heater Plug
I
f the fuel tank of your
immersion heater springs a
leak at the filler plug, you
have to order the entire
plug assembly, NSN 4730-
00-555-8527, to fix it. The
gasket is not stocked sepa-
rately, despite what TM 5-
4540-202-12&P says.
M2/M2A Burner Units . . .
get
accp
on the
net
.
sorry,
folks.
i
don't
come
separately.
you
need
threee
of
mee
for burner
safe-ty.
Army Correspondence Courses
I
nformation on the Army Correspon-
dence Course Program (ACCP) is now
on the Internet. You can access the ACCP
web site at:
In addition to program information,
you can also link to the DA Pam 351-20
course catalog, check your course data,
update your student information, and
even complete examinations on-line.
SEE Dust Boot
NSN 9390-01-244-4892 gets the dust boot
for the small emplacement excavator’s
master brake cylinder. The boot is missing
from Fig 147 of TM 5-2420-224-24P.
New Mechanic’s Tool Kit
A new mechanic’s tool kit, NSN 5180-01-
454-3787, is now available. The new kit has
lifetime warranties for all its tools, weighs
less than 80 pounds, and has storage
cutouts for its tools so it can be inventoried
in less than 15 minutes. It costs $1,500 and
is covered by SC 5180-95-B47. If you have
questions about the kit, call (309) 782-1709,
DSN 793-1709, or e-mail:
heritaged@ria.army.mil
Heater Blower Motor
The heater blower motor for most heaters
used in M939-series and M809-series 5-
ton trucks is NSN 6105-00-512-9225. The
motor fits heaters made by Hunter
Manufacturing Co.
Field Feeding FM
For the basics on field feeding equipment
maintenance planning and operations, get
a copy of FM 10-23,
Basic Doctrine for Army
Field Feeding and Class
I
Operations
Management
(Apr 96). Order the FM with
PIN 023687000. To get future changes or
revisions, add 110868 to your account. Or
you can read the FM on the Amry Training
and Doctrine website at:
M109-Series Recuperator Pins
The -10 TMs for the M109-series SP howitzer
say the guide pins on the recuperator must
extend between
1
/
8
inch and
3
/
4
inches for
your vehicle to be FMC. That’s no longer
true. ACALA says the new measurement is
1
/
4
inch to
3
/
4
inches. Make a note until the
TMs are updated.
Key Rings
Keep keys for the motor pool, security
locks, arms rooms and other areas together
with steel key rings. use these NSNs to get
what you need:
NSN 5342-
Dia (inches)
01-067-1960
3
/
4
01-068-7573
1
00-829-6717
1
1
/
64
00-533-1720
1
1
/
4
New Antifreeze NSNs
The antifreeze NSNs shown in operator TM
expendable supply lists for most vehicles
show up on FED LOG as terminal items.
For 1-gal containers, NSN 6850-01-441-3218
is replacing NSN 6850-00-181-7929. The new
5-gal container is NSN 6850-01-441-3221. It
replaces NSN 6850-00-181-7933.
HEMTT Tire Mixing
There are two good NSNs for HEMTT tires—
NSN 2610-01-126-1576 (Goodyear AT2A and
Michelin XL) and NSN 2610-01-334-2694
(Michelin XZL). You can use any of these
tires on your vehicles, but don’t mix NSNs
on the same truck. Mixing will cause
increased wear and shorter tread life.
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