PS Magazine Issue 167 1966 Series [167 ed.]

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LETTER FROM VIET NAM ...

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IF US GENERATORS COUl-D TALK ... WE'D TELL YA THAT THE GUY WHO DOES THE DAY-TO-DAY PM

ReAllY 17ESERYES THE CREDIT FOR OUR PERFORMANCE .

LETTER FROM VIET NAM ...

REGULAR p

PAYS! Dear "RUB s" ,

A piece of equipment' 8 no bet ter than the man taking care of 1 t. You are doing a rine job or caring for those genera-

tors.

When generators have to opera te 23 hours da 11y , it doesD' t g1 ve you muoh tlnte for PM. So 1 t d09s prove one thing. You Ire aaking the most of that

one HOUR ••• I want to take my hat ofr to you for taking Buch good care of those generators.

IF US GENERATORS COUW TAL.K .•. WEit/ TEl-\.. YA THAT THE GUY WHO POES THE pAY-TO-PAY PM

REAllY I7ESERYES THE. CREPIT FOR OUR PERFORMANCE.

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no bet ter than the man taking care of 1 t. You are dOing a tine job of

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\lhen generators have to operate 23 hours daily I it doesn t t gl va you muoh tbte for PH. So 1 t does prove one thing. You're aaking the most of that one HOUR ••• I want to take my bat ofe to you :for taking such good care of those generators.

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POINIERS 10 PONDER

types can't emphasize this enough: Clean the gas port in the bolt carrier group after every day of firing - and take it real easy with the lube. Dirt and powder.fouling-plus an overdose of lube oil-will give you a sluggish rifle . . . . Numbah 10 Thou' in a combat situation!

So, when you get your baby stripped foe cleaning, like it says in para 3·27 in

Change 4 to your TM 9-1005· 249-14 (Jun 64), take an extra 5 seconds to get at the }XJC( hole down there in the front end of the gas tube. Like so:

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!hen use • P!Pt deantr or the lib poke the gaak aut of the In • pin--

CARGO SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY - Se-

cure. Eye manual release. Check nonswiveling type by hand-rotational play indicates a broken shear pin.

CONTROL LINKAGE,

HYDRAULIC CYlIN·

DERS in fuselage below pylon - Secure, not damaged, no leaks from cylinders and connecting lines.

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FUEl. TANKS - Test for water and dirt by taking a sample at the sump drains. Push in on draincocks and use a sam· piing jar and water detector kit, FSN 664()'892·2264. See TM l()'llOI (28 Jul 65) on reading your sample. Check fuel supply lines for loose connections and leakage.

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CARGO SUSP£NSION ASSEMBLY - Se· cure. Eye manual release. Check non· swiveling type by hand-rotational play indicates a broken shear pin.

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I TRANSMISSION, CONNEC· TlONS - look for damage and oil leaks. Check the SlIIIp for water conIaminaIioo and oil level (fulO.

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particles may, or may not, mean that a gear oox is shot. Para 7·3 and 7·4, plus Fig 7-2 of the main· tenance pub will clue you on chip

- Cradls, dents, burned and buckled

metal. Be sure you never circle any tailpipe defects with a lead penciL If you do, the next time the engine is runup the caroon in the lead you left behind will act like a cutting torch and the circled piece will drop right out of the:: tailpipe ... what a ret'oitio' development!! !

particles m2y. or may oot, mean that a gear box is shot. Para 7-3 and 7-4, plus Fig 7-2 of the maiotenance pub will clue you on chip identification and the action you take.

Be sure you never circle aoy tailpipe defects with a lead penciL If you do, the next time the engine is runup the carbon in the lead you left behind will act like a cutting torch 2nd the circled piece will drop right out of the:; tailpipe ... what a reToltin' development!! !

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The slide-in handle is the baby to use foe mov-

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TAIL ROTOR ORIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLY -Check security of shafts, hangers, coupling clamps (installed 90· apart for proper balance) and covers. INTERMEDlATE (42°) GEARBOX - Secure? No leaks? Oil level full? When adding oil to the intermediate and tail rotor gear boxes be sure you don't switch filler caps, or you won't get the proper seal on one . .. the intermediace gear box will be pumped dry and you know what that means (ugh!!).

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SER VICE. WITH A SMILE FUEL, OIL, H"DRAULIC FLUID - Service your Huey at all the places shown in Fig 1-6 of your organizational maintenance manual. You will find the poop on these operations, beginning in para 1-67.

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TAlL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLY -Check security of shafts, hangers, coupling clamps (installed goo apart for proper balance) and covers.

INTERMEDIATE (42°) GEARBOX - Secure? No leaks? Oil level full? When adding oil to the intermediate and tail rotor gear boxes be sure you don't switch filler caps, or you woo't get the proper seal on one . .. the intermediate gear box will be pumped dry and you know what that means (ugh!!).

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SER VI£E. WITH " SMILE

FUll, OIL, HYDRAULIC FLUID - Serv· ice your Huey at all the places shown in Fig l-ti of your organizational main· tenance manual. You will find the poop on these operations, beginning in para 1-ti7.

SHOOT TBI!

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THERE'RE SOME CHECKS oN THE DAley tHAT CAN OlleY BE MADE WITH "POWER ON ~ TO SAVE THE BATTERY you CAN PWG IN AN AUXIUAR,Y POWER UNIT.

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I FUEl FU£R (electric typeJ-Tum the main fuellJllllP switch 0 - this prewms air 1r00l getting into the fuel lines IIId gives you a good c:heck for leaks. Hyou have the·electrical bypass type filter and the element is clogged the fuel filter caution warning light will axne OIl, which means unfiltered fuel is going tIvu the bypass valve to the engine. H the light mmes 011 replace the element according to the 'II_iiii= poop begiooing in para f>88 of the maintenance p.m. ChedI for water and dirt by Itming the filter ctain valve IIId collecting the sample in a jar at the bottOOl of the fuselage just all of the landing gear cross tubes.

MAIN fUEl SfRAIlifR (IIedIanicaI type) - WitIt the fuel boost ~ ON, c:heck fGr fuel line leaks. ChedI the transparent dOOle of the fuel strainer IIId if the red warning indicator is lIP, the strainer element is clogged. In this case the strainer has to be c:Iealed and the indicatllr re-set according to the into beginning r-;,1C::~Il:::!I~=:::=tin para 5-75 of the maintenance p.m. There isn't any drain valve • 011 this strainer so .be SIft you sampled your fuel before by Ia!Jping the fuellD . . . dnins. lID IllllCATOI Il10110 IE DOWN

NEW AIR SCREEN MESH KIT When you're out wbcrc the tall grass grows, your engine air intake needs all