PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-673
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 673
DECEMBER 2008
30
PS 673
DEC 08
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PS 673
DEC 08
and for
snow
to
happen, what must
happen outside?
this might
take a
while…
…but
hold
on…
…we’re
getting
there.
uh…well, the
temperature has
to drop. you know,
get cold outside.
now we’re
getting
somewhere.
high
five.
cold weather
means
unusual
conditions.
that
means you need
to know what the
operator’s manual
says about cold
weather.
cold weather
affects
everything.
things that don’t
need attention
in warm weather
will
demand
it in
cold weather.
let’s look
back at what
happened this
morning. we’ll
call these
“cold weather
pm pointers”!
the bridge boat’s twin
engines are hard to
start in cold weather.
no kidding! I
had to really
mash down
on the engine
heat switches.
whoa!
stop
there!
pressing the heat
switch longer than 20
seconds causes the
system to burn up.
same goes for the
engine’s starter.
it’s good practice to start the
engines
every two hours
and
let them run for about five
minutes during cold weather
missions, but no more than that.
running the engine in neutral
causes it to overheat — and can
do some serious damage.
while running the engine in
neutral, ice will form in the jet
hoses, causing them to rupture.
ice can also form in the steering
linkage. then you won’t be able to
steer the boat until you move the
scoops back and forth to work
the ice out.
come to think of
it, those scoop
controls
were
hard to move
back and forth.
just be sure to
start the
port
engine
first
. it charges the
system.
that goes for
the starters on
most
vehicles!
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