PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-634
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 634
SEPTEMBER 2005
Dear Sergeant B. D. A.,
You’re not the first to be stuck with a sticking fuel sender, NSN 6680-01-476-9362,
on the 3-KW TQG.
The problem is with the arm of the sender and it usually shows up in generators
that have not been in use for a while or that are new.
To prevent the problem, exercise the sender arm. Stick something like a stiff rub-
ber hose into the fuel tank to move the arm up and down until it moves freely.
To prevent burned-up starters, the
Before Operation checks, which
include a visual check of the fuel
level in the fuel tank, must be done
every time the generator is started.
Remember, when you start a gen-
erator that has been inactive for a
while, crank the engine for only 15
seconds. If it does not start, rest it
for 15 seconds and then try again.
You’ll find this advice as a CAU-
TION on Page 2-26 of TM 9-6115-
639-13.
N
eed an identification or name plate for your communications equipment or
generator? The quickest and cheapest way is to local purchase. If that’s not pos-
sible, tell your support that SB-11-631,
Identification Plates and Name Plates for
Communications Equipment,
has most of the ordering details.
PS 634
SEP 05
43
Dear Half-Mast,
We are having trouble with the fuel level floats on the 3-KW tactical
quiet generator (TQG), NSN 6115-01-285-3012. The floats are
sticking so the fuel gauge reads
FULL
even when the fuel tank is empty.
Troops are burning up starters by repeatedly trying to start the
generator when the gauge says there’s fuel and there
isn’t
.
Why are we stuck with sticking floats?
SGT B. D. A.
PS 634
SEP 05
42
Communications Equipment…
Annotate the form with “for fabrica-
tion” and your support’s address and
phone number. Once the plates arrive,
your support will have to fill in any blank
designations by hand or machine.
Commander
US Army Communications-Electronics
Life Cycle Management Command
ATTN:
AMSEL-LC-LEO
Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703-5000
They’ll send
that info and
a fund cite
on a DD Form
448 to…
Don’t get stuck with
a float that sticks
Sending
the
Wrong
Message
do you see
that generator
here today?
they all
look the
same
to
me!
not
again!
that’s the
third
one
this month!!
Your
support will
need some
info from you
about the
plates you
need. They’ll
need the…
•
Number of plates needed and
their dimensions.
•
Type of equipment or component
by type number or nomenclature.
•
Manufacturer name and location
(if known).
•
Contract procurement number.
•
Equipment or component serial
number and NSN.
3-KW TQG…
gosh!
I can’t
tell!!
634.42-43(C).qxd
8/5/05
5:01 PM
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