PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-595
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 595
JUNE 2002
JUNE 02
Combat Vehicles…
Battling the Elements
Clean Air
Make sure your air induction system is in
good shape. That includes hoses, inlets, outlets,
precleaners, and filter elements. Cracks, tears,
holes and loose clamps let sand and dust get
into engines.
Pay attention to air restriction indicators.
Clean air filter elements as often as necessary to
keep engine performance high.
Your -10 TMs provide
a lot of
good info
for taking care of
your combat vehicle
during hot, dusty and
sandy conditions.
Here are a
few
more
tips for
keeping your
vehicle up-
to-snuff…
Park your vehicle with the engine
compartment downwind. That allows
the bulk of the vehicle to shield the
engine from blowing sand or dust.
Keep all air-cooled surfaces—oil
coolers and radiators—free of oil and
grease. These surfaces transfer heat
away from the oil and water inside as air
flows past them. Oil and grease attract
dust and sand like magnets. The heat
can’t escape and engine and transmis-
sion damage are the result.
when it
comes to the
air induction
system, it pays
to sweat the
small stuff!
15
Clean air filters
frequently
Keep engine compartment downwind
Keep oil
coolers
clean
14
whew!
this heat
is unreal!
ah, The
heat I can
handle…
…it’s the
blasted sand and
dust that give
me problems!
WIND
595. 14-17 (C)
4/27/02
11:51 AM
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