PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-701
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 701
APRIL 2011
Free JSLIST for Training
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PS 701
APR 11
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APR 11
PS 701
Any of these problems will put your M17 down and require the hassle of ordering new
hoses or a pull cord or replacing seals.
That hassle disappears if you just take time during your weekly PMCS to operate the
M17 for 15 minutes or so, including hooking up the hoses and running water through
them. You’ve just eliminated many M17 problems.
Here are a few more tips to help your M17 do its job:
If you’re going to operate the burner on JP8
or diesel fuel, first run the burner on MOGAS for
five minutes. That heats the burner up and helps
it fire up on the less combustible JP8 and diesel.
TM 3-4230-228-10 says to turn the burner
fuel knob all the way clockwise when you start
the burner. Actually, it’s often better to turn the
knob only 3/4 of a turn clockwise.
•
Engine parts gum up and can’t
function when you try to start
your M17.
•
The gaskets, seals, and hoses
begin to dry-rot.
•
The pull cord dry-rots from
being left reeled up for weeks.
Next time you yank on it, SNAP.
•
Calcium collects in the pump
and plugs it up.
S
ome M12A1 decons won’t pump decon because their fuel injector pumps have
stopped pumping. Prevent that problem by keeping fuel injector pumps pumped up
with exercise.
When your M12A1 sits for weeks without being run, the fuel injector pump
gradually freezes up. Then when you are ready to decon, the engine won’t start. The
M12A1 is off for repairs and possibly a new fuel injector pump.
Follow the TM and do all the PMCS (before, during, after, quarterly, and annual)
on your M12A1, which includes hooking up the entire system, starting it and running
water through it. Then the fuel injector pump will have no problem doing its job. So
do your job and do PMCS.
CBRN
specialists, you can get JSLIST for training
free through the Individual Chemical Equipment
Management Program (ICEMP) by emailing:
icemp.support
@
us. army.mil
You will be given instructions for ordering the
training JSLIST. There is a $2 shipping charge for
each suit. If you have quesitons, contact the ICEMP
hotline at (866) 409-3781 or Valerie Wilson at (404)
464-6215. Email:
valerie.r.wilson@conus.army.mil
Don’t Rest
M17
to
Death
Exercise Your Pump
in most chemical
companies,
the M1
7
-series
decons sit and
sit and sit.
unfortunately,
you can rest an
M1
7
to death.
here’s what
can happen when
an M1
7
isn’t run
regularly…
make sure I get some
exercise to keep my fuel
injector pump
pumped up
or I’ll be like this Decon…
if I could just
get a little weekly
exercise, I could
decon like you
wouldn’t believe!
but this sitting is
just
killing me!
…one with a
defunct
fuel
injector pump!
ugh!
Try
turning
burner
fuel knob
3
/
4 turn
clockwise
M12A1
Decon…
good
news! I’m
free!!
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