PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-604
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 604
MARCH 2003
he NATO slave receptacle on your com-
mand post carrier is supposed to carry cur-
rent, not water. But water is what you get if
the dust cap is missing.
The receptacle faces straight up. Without
the cap, the receptacle fills up when it rains
or when you wash your carrier.
Water corrodes the receptacle’s metal con-
tacts. It may not carry current the next time
you need to slave start a dead vehicle or
hook up the 4.2-KW or 5-KW generators.
If the dust cap on your carrier is damaged
or missing, get your mechanic to replace it
with NSN 5340-01-059-0114. That NSN
includes the 6-in attachment cord, but not
the screw, NSN 5305-00-984-6212, lock wash-
er, NSN 5310-00-045-3296, and flat washer,
NSN 5310-00-014-5850, needed to mount the
cap and cord.
Until the new cap and cord come in, cover
the receptacle with a plastic bag and a rub-
ber band.
he NATO slave receptacle on your com-
mand post carrier is supposed to carry cur-
rent, not water. But water is what you get if
the dust cap is missing.
The receptacle faces straight up. Without
the cap, the receptacle fills up when it rains
or when you wash your carrier.
Water corrodes the receptacle’s metal con-
tacts. It may not carry current the next time
you need to slave start a dead vehicle or
hook up the 4.2-KW or 5-KW generators.
If the dust cap on your carrier is damaged
or missing, get your mechanic to replace it
with NSN 5340-01-059-0114. That NSN
includes the 6-in attachment cord, but not
the screw, NSN 5305-00-984-6212, lock wash-
er, NSN 5310-00-045-3296, and flat washer,
NSN 5310-00-014-5850, needed to mount the
cap and cord.
Until the new cap and cord come in, cover
the receptacle with a plastic bag and a rub-
ber band.
PS 604
MAR 03
8
M113-Series FOV…
Dear Sergeant D.R.M.,
TACOM says you should be making both
checks.
The cold check makes sure you have
enough oil to operate the vehicle without
causing damage. It won’t give you a com-
pletely accurate reading, but it does keep you
from driving the carrier if it’s dangerously
low on oil.
The oil level should be at or
slightly above the dipstick’s F
(full) mark for a cold check.
That’s because oil expands
slightly when it’s cold.
If the level is below the L (low)
mark, call your mechanic to
check for leaks. If it’s very far
above the F mark, he may need
to drain some oil.
The hot check is the most
accurate—and the one the dip-
stick was designed to make. After
the engine reaches operating
temperature (160-230°F), shut
down the engine, wait 3-5 min-
utes, and check the oil level. You
should get readings between the
L and F marks.
If either oil level is below the
L or above the F, call in your
mechanic.
Check oil level
before
and
after
operation
HEY! aren’t
you gonna
check my
engine and
transmission
oil levels?
don’t laugh!
I have to do
something
to protect my
nato slave
receptacle!
sure
I am!
Dear Half-Mast,
I’m confused about exactly
when we’re supposed to
check the transmission and
engine oil levels for our
M113-series carriers. The
lube orders (LO) say to do a
before-operation cold check
on both, while the PMCS
charts in the -10 TMs say
to do an after-operation hot
check on both.
I get different readings
based on whether I do a hot
or cold check, so I never
know whether I have too
much, too little or just the
right amount of oil. Which
check is right?
SFC D.R.M.
M577-, M1068-Series Command Post Carriers…
I’ve just
gotta figure
out the
right time
to do it!
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