PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-617

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 617

APRIL 2004
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-617 - Page 5 of 33
PS 617
APR 04
7
M577-Series Command Post Carrier
Y
our M577’s 4.2-KW generator needs
clean fuel to run properly. So when
sand and dirt get in the fuel tank, you
need to get it out fast.
Since the fuel tank has a drain plug,
it’ll come out fast enough. But it usual-
ly ends up all over the generator, the
ground and you.
Fix that problem by ordering and
installing a drain cock, NSN 4820-00-
752-9040, in place of the drain plug.
That makes draining easier and a lot
less messy.
Fuel Strainer
While you’re working on the fuel
system, take a close look at the fuel
strainer. Over time, the welds on the
strainer’s lip can break and let the
strainer fall into the fuel tank.
Eyeball the strainer every time you
fill the tank. If the welds show signs of
cracking or breaking, get a new strain-
er with NSN 4730-00-981-4925.
APR 04
6
H
ow fast you enter or exit the troop compartment of an M113-series personnel car-
rier can mean life or death on the battlefield. So it doesn’t help if you go slipping
and sliding down the ramp.
If the ramp’s nonslip coating is worn, footing gets a little tricky. In wet weather,
it’s downright dangerous.
1.
Wash the surface thoroughly with soap and hot water. Use a
nylon scrub brush to remove dirt, grease and loose paint. Rinse
with hot water to further cut grease and oil.
2.
Let the ramp dry completely.
3.
Use a paint brush—
such as NSN 8020-00-245-
4516—to apply nonslip
walkway compound to
all the bare patches. NSN
gallon of the olive drab
walkway compound.
4.
Allow the compound
to dry for 24 hours
before stepping on it.
if the ramp
surface on your
carrier is down
to
bare metal,
fix it like this…
Add nonslip walkway
compound to bare spots
Check
welds
under
lip of
strainer
what I
wouldn’t do
to have my
fuel system
cleaned!
Don’t Fool Around With Fuel
M113-Series FOV…
617. 06-07 (C)
2/27/04
4:04 PM
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