TM 5-3825-213-20
47. Engines Will Not Start
49. Loss of Fuel
Trouble
Expedient remedy
Trouble
Expedient remedy
Broken battery cable
Wrap a strip of metal
Leaky fuel line coupling ----- Remove coupling. Wind a
clamp
around
battery
post,
string around the line be,
reinstall
battery
cable
hind the flare. Slide nut
clamp,
inserting
bolt
over the strings and screw
through both clamp and
into its connections.
metal strip.
50. Engine Vibrates
Trouble
Expedient remedy
48. Plow and Carrier Engine Runs Erratically
Trouble
Expedient remedy
Broken fan blade ------------- Cut off opposite fan blades.
Fuel filters clogged ---------- Remove fuel filters and
connect fuel lines direct to
51. Cooling System Stopped up
fuel pump.
Trouble
Expedient remedy
Collapsed hose --------------- Coil a piece of heavy wire the
same diameter as the
inside of the hose. Insert
the coiled wire in the hose
and replace the hose.
Section VI. RADIO INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION
(c) The starter bonding strap is
52.
General Methods Used To Attain Proper
mounted on the right side of the
Suppression
engine and is grounded by
Essentially, suppression is attained by providing
internal-toothed
lockwashers.
a low resistance path to ground for the stray currents.
Instruction for replacement of
The methods used include shielding the ignition and
these components will be found
in the applicable maintenance
straps, and using capacitors and resistors. For general
sections of this manual.
information on radio interference suppression, see TM
(2) Shielded cables.
11-483.
(a) The ignition cables that connect
the spark plugs to the distributor
53. Interference Suppression Components
are of the shielded type.
a. Primary Suppression Components.
(b) The alternator is equipped with a
(1) Bonding straps.
The alternator
shielded cable connecting the
regulator bonding straps, heater and
alternator and the alternator
distributor
bonding
straps
are
regulator and bonding strap on
illustrated in figure 9.
fuel pump.
Instructions for
(2) Capacitors. The distributor capacitor,
replacement
of
these
fuel pump, and generator capacitors
components will be found in the
are illustrated in figure 9.
applicable maintenance section
b. Secondary Suppression Components.
of this manual.
(1) Tooth-type lockwashers.
(a) The
regulator
is
Note. Do not pull on the cable
mounted on the left side of the
or twist the braided shielding.
engine and is grounded by
Gently work the cable from
internal-toothed lockwashers.
side to side and free the rubber
(b) The distributor is mounted on the
upper right side of the carrier
seal. Do not use sharp metal
engine block and is grounded by
tools to install the rubber seal.
external-toothed lockwashers.
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