PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-577
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 577
DECEMBER 2000
PS 577
47
DEC 00
PS 577
46
DEC 00
will light up your M157-series
smoke generator and keep it belching
smoke. Here’s how:
Protection
A control panel with broken bulbs
and switches means no smoking. The
bulbs and switches are damaged when
smoke crews toss helmets and rifles
into the truck cab.
The solution is to find a box that fits
over the face of the control panel. When
M157-Series Smoke Generators . . .
The correct procedure for the
M157A2 is to start the vehicle engine,
turn on the MAIN POWER switch,
turn on the PREHEAT switch and
let the M157A2 go through one or two
PREHEAT cycles, depending
on how cold it is. Once the
preheating is finished, and the
green light
goes off
it’s OK to
start the
M157A2.
Turn off the
PREHEAT
switch and
start the
M157A2.
wrench to tighten down the screens,
you ruin the gasket. A damaged gasket
causes a fog oil leak. Order a new
strainer screen gasket with NSN 5330-
00-542-1586.
Starting
Save yourself starting problems by
draining the fuel filter before you crank
up your generator.
Big temperature
changes, rain or
high humidity can
lead to water in
the fuel, which
makes for
difficult or
no starting.
you’re not smoking, keep the box on
the panel to protect switches and bulbs.
When you are smoking, lay the box on
the floor and out of the way.
The spare engine valves will certainly
be bent if they’re stuck in the tool bag.
A bent valve is unusable. Protect the
spare valves by keeping them in an old
shoe polish can that’s been cleaned or
CD holder or anything similar.
Cover control
panel with box
thanks
for the
light
,
pal!
any time!
Store valves in can
Never unscrew the metal fuel cap
from the
plastic fuel
can. It is
very easy
to strip the
can’s
threads.
Refill the
can through
the cap’s
lid.
Hand-tight is tight enough for thefog
oil strainer screens. If you use a
Tighten strainer screen hand-tight only
Refill through cap lid
Drain fuel filter
before starting
Wait for PRE-
HEAT to finish
before starting
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