PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-626
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 626
JANUARY 2005
PS 626
JAN 05
21
M2/M3-Series Bradleys…
Tell Sand to Shove Off!
F
or those deployed to Iraq, sand is a constant headache. It gets in your clothes, your
food, and if you’re not careful, into the fuel tank of your Bradley.
Sand gathers around the cracks and crevices of the fuel cap filler neck. Then it falls
into the fuel tank when the cap is removed for refueling.
It may not seem like much, but eventually enough sand will accumulate to clog the
fuel filters and burn out the fuel pump.
Getting the sand out is a real hassle.
Your mechanic will have to remove the
fuel canisters and clean ‘em. If it’s bad
enough, the fuel cells may even have to
be purged.
Your best bet is to keep that sand from
ever getting into the fuel tank. Before
opening the fuel cap, blow away all the
accumulated sand first. Then, wrap a
clean cloth around the fuel nozzle while
refueling to keep out blown sand.
Don’t forget to drain the fuel filters every day. That’ll clear out any contamination
that
does
get in.
PS 626
JAN 05
20
M88A1 Recovery Vehicle…
New Clamps Save Fingers
Dear Editor,
The metal transmission line, NSN 4710-01-184-4896, shown as Item
7 in Fig 179 of TM 9-2350-256-24P-1, comes in two pieces that are
joined together with a rubber hose and two hose clamps.
The problem we have
is with the clamps,
NSN 4730-00-908-
3194, that come with
the transmission line.
They are too large.
After tightening the
clamps, the ends stick
out about two inches.
Those ends are real-
ly sharp, so it’s very
easy to cut yourself.
We’ve started sub-
stituting smaller hose
clamps, NSN 4730-
00-908-3195.
Those clamps don’t
have the longer ends,
so you don’t have to
worry about getting cut.
Peter Kohler
Maintenance Activity
Vilseck, Germany
(Editor’s note:
That idea’s a cut above!
If you
don’t want to replace the bigger clamps, loosen
and rotate them so that the ends are under-
neath the hose instead of on top of it.)
thanks for
installing that new
transmission line!
that’s the
last
work
I’ll be doing
for a while!
those hose
clamps cut
my hands to
shreds!!
Ends of
clamps
stick out
and can
cut
Replacement
clamps are
finger safe
Blow sand away
before
opening fuel cap
you gonna
{cough}
fill me
up with
fuel…
{hack!}
or
sand?
we’ve got
another mission
to take care of!
we’d better
get you
refueled.
626.20-21(C!)
11/26/04
12:14 PM
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