PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-606
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 606
MAY 2003
t
here’s nothing better than a cool drink of
water on a hot day. There’s also nothing more
frustrating than getting just a trickle of water
from the faucet of your M1112 water trailer.
There’s plenty of water in the trailer and the
faucet is on full blast, so what’s the problem?
Could be that you forgot to loosen the small
nut on the manhole cover. If the nut’s not loos-
ened, air can’t get into the tank and a vacuum
forms. That slows the water down to a trickle.
A
rmy equipment is attacked by corrosion day-in and day-out. Rain, salt, wind and
sand take their toll. The destruction can be enormous, and the cost staggering.
Your best weapon against corrosion is rust inhibitor.
Just wipe or spray on the inhibitor every 8 months to the
inside and underneath your vehicles. It slows the spread
of new rust and cleans up old rust.
It won’t harm painted surfaces, plastics, rubber, glass
or wiring, but it will make them shine for a week or two.
That ruins your camouflage, so keep it off the outside of
your equipment.
The inhibitor works by eliminating moisture that
holds salt, dirt and other pollutants that eat up metal. It
also lubes moving parts and penetrates existing rust.
The inhibitor is petroleum-based and contains no sil-
icones, solvents, or anything else classified as haz-
ardous. Even though the inhibitor contains no hazardous
material, the headshed recommends that you wear a res-
pirator, goggles and gloves when applying it because of
possible irritation to your respiratory tract or skin.
PS 606
MAY 03
15
All Vehicles…
PS 606
MAY 03
14
M1112 Water Trailer…
the
t
r
i
c
k
l
e-
d
o
w
n
effect
I’m dyin’
of thirst
here!
can’t I
have a
little
water?!
a little is
the best
you’ll get
unless you
loosen the
nut on my
manhole
cover!
Slow trickle of water
from faucets…
…can be cured by
loosening nut
Corrosion is like a
nagging toothache—
it doesn’t go away
until you
fix the
problem!
NSN 8030-01-389-1413 brings a 55-gal drum of inhibitor, a
spray applicator and an instruction video. You can get a free copy
of the video by calling (800) 856-6798.
As a rule of thumb, it takes about 2 gallons to treat a HMMWV and up to 3 gal-
lons for a 2
1
⁄
2
-ton or 5-ton truck.
Quantity
16-oz bottles (12)
5-gal container
55-gal drum
NSN 8030-01-414-
7423
8947
7430
this oughta
put a stop to
corrosion!
Just
remember
to loosen
the nut…
…and you’ll
soon have all
the water you
can drink.
Order the
amount of
inhibitor
you need…
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