PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-623
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 623
OCTOBER 2004
Dear Half-Mast,
We’ve noticed a contamination problem with the fuel in our Stryker.
It seems to burn OK, but it has an odd, dark brown color to it.
We’ve tried flushing the fuel tanks, but the contamination comes
right back. Any ideas where this could be coming from?
SGT G.W.B.
Dear Sergeant G.W.B.,
The coloring you’re seeing really isn’t contamination at all. It’s oil from the on
board oil exchanger (OBOE).
The Stryker’s engine burns about three drops of oil for every hour of operation.
That oil comes from the OBOE. Any oil that’s drawn from the OBOE and not
burned goes directly into the fuel tanks causing the fuel coloring. That way it can
be safely burned along with the fuel.
PS 623
OCT 04
3
Stryker…
PS 623
OCT 04
2
Stryker…
Setting 1:
This is the highway setting (81 psi).
Use this for fixed roads and highways.
Setting 2:
This is the cross country setting (47 psi) and
should be used for off-road conditions.
Setting 3:
This is the snow and mud setting (25 psi). Use it when
driving through snow and mud to gain added traction.
Setting 4:
The last is the emergency setting (18 psi),
which should be used when your Stryker is
stuck in deep mud, sand or snow.
Regardless of which
setting you use, keep an
eye on the low pressure
and overspeed LEDs.
They’ll let you know if
the air pressure is too
low or if you’re traveling
too fast for the terrain
setting you’ve selected.
I
f you’re confused by the symbols used on the CTIS selector panel, you’ll have a
hard time driving your Stryker on different road conditions.
That means you may not get the traction you need to carry out the mission.
Here’s
a little
help…
Keep an eye on low pressure LED…
I’d
move a
whole lot
better
if he’d
set my CTIS
to the
right
setting!
check out the stryker’s fuel!
it’s all
brown
and
funky!
hey,
sergeant!
oh, man.
it’s probably
contami-
nated!
let’s flush
the fuel tanks.
maybe that’ll
fix it.
it’s
still
all
funky-looking!
what
do we
do
now?
d
ays later:
…and
over-
speed
LED
623.02-03(C)
8/27/04
3:37 PM
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