PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-612
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 612
NOVEMBER 2003
Improved Target Acquisition System…
Dear Editor,
This suggestion will help missilemen
keep their ITAS systems empowered.
The battery power source (BPS)
bumpers get knocked off frequently
and then the BPS has less shock
protection. The BPS has to go to
direct support for bumper replace-
ment. I've found just wrapping 100-
mph or duct tape over the bumpers
top to bottom gives the bumpers more
strength to withstand knocks.
NOV 03
16
Avenger…
Plugging
Leaks in
Your
Avenger
The hose that runs from the injector
pump to the injector assembly and the
bypass hose that runs from one injec-
tor to the other are often leakers. These
hoses often crack from age and high
temperature.
If either hose leaks on your
Avenger,
don't
replace it with the hose
listed for Items 31 and 35 in Fig 12 in
TM 9-1440-433-24P (Sep 98).
AMCOM has come up with a more
durable hose that you can order with
spec data SAE 30R7 3/16 inch and
part number 2230-0187 from Abbott
Rubber Co at (800) 852-1855. Or you
can get the hose at your local auto sup-
ply. You will need an 18-in hose for
Item 31 and a 6-in hose for Item 35.
The new hose will be added to the TM
9-1440-433-24P.
The Avenger often leaks where the
oil pan plug screws into the engine oil
pan. That's usually because the plug
gasket wasn't changed when the oil
was changed. The gasket cracks or
tears and the plug starts to leak.
Whenever you change oil, change the
gasket, NSN 5330-01-101-8076. It's
also a good idea to change the oil filter
when you change the oil to keep the
oil clean longer. Changing the gasket
and filter are being added to the steps
on changing engine oil in Para 19-43
in TM 9-1440-433-24-2.
Tape reinforces BPS bumper
SGT Joseph Nemec
B Co, 407d FSB
Ft Bragg, NC
Fuel and oil
leaks in your
Avenger missile
system are
bad
news.
They hurt
performance and
make a mess.
The
good
news
is that
the two most
common leaks
can easily be
fixed!
how
embar-
rassing! I
can’t stop
leaking!
Fuel:
Oil:
listen
up, missile
guys!
this
soldier
has a
good
idea to
keep me
shooting!
If injector or bypass hose is leaking,
replace it with new, improved hose
Change oil plug gasket
when you change oil
If a new gasket doesn't cure a
leaking oil pan plug, the oil pan's
threads have probably been stripped
by the plug being cross-threaded.
That
means it's
time for a
new pan.
A Bit of Tape
Protects
Battery
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