TM-9-2320-209-20-3-1

2½-TON, 6X6, M44A1 AND M44A2 SERIES TRUCKS (MULTIFUEL)

TECHNICAL MANUAL; TROUBLESHOOTING; ORGANIZATIONAL LEVEL; VOLUME 3 OF 3; PART 1 OF 4

MAY 1981

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TM 9-2320-209-20-3-1

(2) Checkout procedure.

WARNING

Do not get electrolyte on personnel or equipment.

Personnel may be badly burned, and equipment may

be damaged.

Wear rubber gloves and eye shields while working

with electrolyte to avoid serious injury from battery

acid.

NOTE

Do this test before adding water to the battery. Do

frames 1 and 2 for each battery cell.

FRAME 1

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Unscrew and take off battery filler cap (1).

Take black dipstick (2) from dipstick retainer (3).

Put tip of dipstick (2) into battery cell (4).

Take out dipstick (2) from battery cell (4).

Using dipstick (2), place a few drops of

through opening in plastic cover (6).

NOTE

Tilt battery tester so that elec

measuring surface.

GO TO FRAME 2

electrolyte on measuring surface (5)

trolyte flows down the

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