PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-576
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 576
NOVEMBER 2000
Don't Forget the Gasket
M
echanics, all it takes is a
missing gasket to freeze up the
starter on an M113, M109,
M992, or M578 vehicle.
Water gets inside the starter
when there's no gasket to stop
it. You know what happens to
water when the temperature dips
to 32
o
F and below. It freezes
solid and stops the starter cold.
The next time you pull the
powerpack, take a quick look to
make sure the starter gasket,
NSN 5330-00-980-1546, is in
place. If it's not, install it.
our vehicle’s personnel
heater is for personnel.
Keep
everything else away.
Loose stuff like field jack-
ets, gloves, aerosol cans, TMs,
ammo bags or anything else
near the outlets can start a fire.
The air temperature at
heater outlets can reach 300
o
F
when the heater is running on
high. That’s hot enough to
burn most everything that’s
combustible inside a combat
vehicle.
Don’t be among the many
who have learned the hard
way—from fires or explosions
that could’ve been prevented.
f your combat vehicle’s air filters
get wet or freeze up, its engine can’t
get the air it needs to keep running.
Pretty soon you’ve got a burned-out
engine.
So keep those air filter elements as
dry as you can when Mother Nature
throws a little slop your way.
Start with the air cleaner intake.
When your vehicle is sitting, cover the
intake with canvas or plastic to keep
Combat Vehicles . . .
out rain, sleet and snow. Make sure
you remove the cover before operat-
ing, though.
During operation, keep a close eye
on the air cleaner indicator or air
filter clogged light so you’ll know
when the element is plugged. Get a
plugged filter cleaned, dried out, or re-
placed—whichever is needed—as soon
as possible.
Use tarp to cover air intake
Wet filters choke off engine air supply
my air
filters are
packed
with
snow
and
ice
.
too bad!
my
driver kept
my
air intake
covered
.
yeee-
ouch
!
this spot is
definitely
too
hot
for us!
i'm just getting
warmed up
! wait
until they turn me
up to
high
!
look
for my
starter
gasket
here!
PS 576
19
NOV 00
PS 576
18
NOV 00
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