PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-730

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 730

SEPTEMBER 2013
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-730 - Page 9 of 33
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PS 730
SEP 13
Dear Half-Mast,
We recently ordered the antifreeze test kit, NSN 6630-01-011-5039,
that you told us about on Page 20 of PS 685 (Dec 09). This same NSN
is also found on Page 6 of TB 750-651, Use of
Antifreeze Multi-Engine
Type Cleaning Compounds and Test Kit in Engine Cooling Systems.
But we found out it doesn’t work on the new propylene glycol antifreeze that
we are using Army-wide!
Can we use the test kit that comes with part number 311519 instead?
It’s from the same manufacturer.
Mr. D.G., IV
T
he tires on vehicles that sit on a hard surface or in the hot sun for weeks and months
at a time can wear out from ozone damage, heat and age.
This wear appears as cracks in the tire’s sidewall. Once those cracks get down to
the inner cords or belts, the tire is no longer usable.
To get the most life from your tires, wash them with soap and water, keep them
properly inFated, and use an approved rubber preservative to reduce cracking. NSN
8030-01-282-5626 gets a gallon of the preservative. ±ollow the instructions for use
on the label.
Commercial products that put a shine on the tire are
not
authorized. They don’t
preserve the tires and they certainly don’t help with your vehicle’s camouFage. So
use only an authorized preservative and leave the commercial products alone.
STOPS
antifreeze
Tactical
Vehicles…
WHAT STRIPS FOR
ANTIFREEZE
TESTING?
Wheeled Vehicles…
Preservative
STOPS
Tire
Cracks!
HEY!
pay
attention to
this one!
we don’t
want to be
re
tired!
Y
e
a
H!
Mr. D.G., IV,
The antifreeze
experts at
RDECOM TARDEC
don’t
recommend
that option, so
the short answer
is
no.
what
happened
to all you
guys?
why are
you all
froZen!?!
the test
strips you used
don’t
work on
propylene glycol
antifreeze!
in fact,
the test
strip that
comes with
NSN 6850-
01-154-
3653—also
mentioned
in that
PS
article—
is
not
compliant.
That’s because
the test kit
doesn’t test for
supplemental
coolant additive
(SCA) levels.
And there is no NSN available for
test strips that meets CID A-A-
51461C Type II nitrite standards
for antifreeze testing.
You need a commercial engine
coolant test strip that follows
CID-A-A-51461 Type II guidance and
tests for nitrite concentration and
universal freeze point of ethylene
glycol and propylene glycol.
That’s a
requirement for
CID-A-A-51461C
Type II
compliance.
Penray, PN TS-100,
800-373-6
7
29,
Fleetguard, PN CC2602,
800-22FiLTER,
Detroit Diesel, Power Trac PN 23522
77
4,
800-445-1980,
Directions for use and acceptable levels
are provided on the test strip containers.
Here are a
few commercial
options for you
to consider…
now
you
tell
me!
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