Low power: change the air filter or doesn’t the restriction gauge work?
Stuart laughs at: For some reason, the industry is paranoid about air restriction gauges. We just like to look at air filters and change them; we like to blow them out; we like to change them at every PM or at the request of the driver; or for driver safety; or at the terminal manager’s
Are PM’s are taking too long? Do you now have to set SRT at 1-1/2 hours?
Stuart Preaches: I say “so what” to how long a PM takes. The industry wants to manage by using standard repair times (SRTs) as a method of managing. You have to determine what is included within the PM. Consider what it is you need to do. Do you require battery terminals to be cleaned,
What you need to know to get from PM-to-PM with fuel filters.
Stuart Strongly Suggests: 1. Make sure the bottom of your fuel storage tanks are free of sediment. Check them periodically and have the muck removed—properly! 2. Ensure that there are fuel filters on the dispensing pump. Change them frequently as the flow rate slows down. Gas pumps are around eight to 10 gal. per
Can’t make it between PM’s with current fuel filters, so you’re considering changing brands?
Stuart Comments: Clean fuel has always been crucial for injector life and smooth engine operation. But with today’s highly sophisticated fuel systems, having the cleanest fuel is not an option––it’s required––and involves very simple science. With injection pressure exceeding 30,000 PSI, the smallest amount of contamination can be a problem. ULSD fuel is more susceptible
When to blend fuel for winter
Darry Stuart gives good advice regarding today’s hot issues
Avoiding wheel runoff with proper torquing
Darry Stuart gives good advice regarding today’s hot issues
Pressure-checking cooling systems and radiator caps
Darry Stuart gives good advice regarding today’s hot issues
Centralize or decentralize maintenance management control
Darry Stuart gives good advice regarding today’s hot issues
Diesel particulate filter problems
Darry Stuart gives good advice regarding today’s hot issues