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Ways to start smoking.


Dear Editor,

We think these tips will help M56 smoke generators not quit smoking:

* Some M56 operators aren't aware that you can adjust the ejector ejector
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 gap to make starting easier. Any time you have trouble gettin the ENGINE TEMP light to come on within five minutes, try adjusting the gap slightly up or down until the light comes on. You may have to increase or decrease the gap according to according to
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 the outside temperature. There's a chart on Page 2-44 in TM 3-1040-282-10 that will help.

Be sure to shut clown the engine before doing this. Otherwise, you could be toasted by backfire.

* If you notice the lights on the control panel are blinking when they should be burning steadily, you may have a battery problem. Ask your mechanic to test the batteries ASAP (chat) asap - As soon as possible.  to avoid an M56 that stops running.

It helps during start up of your M56 to rev the truck engine a bit. That gives more voltage to the M56's turbine.

* Remember the M56 FLOW has a fuel gauge and you need to pay attention to it. Keep your eye on the control panel's turbine fuel alarm, too. If you let the smoke generator run out of fuel, you have go purge To eliminate or delete.  the whole system to get the air out. That can take 20 minutes. When the M56 is blowing smoke, it can run through a tank of fuel in 60 to 90 minutes. So even if the tank is full at the beginning of a smoke operation, you may need to re-fuel during the mission, which is much easier than purging.

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Publication:PS, the Preventive Maintenance Monthly
Article Type:Letter to the editor
Date:Mar 1, 2007
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