PRESERVATION AND PACKING - TM-43-01560155

TM 43-0156

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Function

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PRESERVATION AND PACKING

NOTE

Preservatives specified herein and the methods of application

shall be in accordance with MIL-P-116.

a. Power Unit (three).

(1) Diesel Engine.

(a) Coolant System.

1 Fill the coolant system to the proper level with

equal parts (by volume) of MIL-A-46153 antifreeze

and clean water.

2 Prepare a UU-T-81 tag to indicate "COOLANT SYSTEM

CONTAINS WATER AND ANTIFREEZE IN EQUAL

PARTS BY VOLUME - DO NOT DRAIN - CHECK

COOLANT LEVEL - IF COOLANT IS LOW, ADD

COOLANT OF THE SAME MIXTURE."

3 Attach the tag to the radiator sight glass.

(b) Fuel System.

NOTE

At least one of the three power units will contain a fuel transfer

pump.

1 Remove fuel filters from fuel transfer pump and

seal chambers.

2 Connect auxiliary 110 volts AC supply to pump.

3 Switch on pump and pump VV-L-800 preservative oil

until the fuel tank begins to fill with preserva-

tive oil. Then switch off pump.

4 Disconnect 110 volts AC supply.

5 Drain excess VV-L-800 from pump system and fuel

tank.

6 Open fuel filter chambers and atomize spray with

MIL-L-21260, type I, grade 30 preservative oil.

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