YOU ASKED IT-- NO GASKET


Dear Half-Mast,
 Is there supposed to be a gasket inside the cover on the
intervehicular cable that sends electrical power from a
truck to the trailer it's pulling?
 SSG N. D.


Dear Sergeant N. D., I
 You bet not. If you come across what
looks like a gasket inside a trailer re-
ceptacle cover, it's a homemade job.
With a gasket inside the cover, and the
cover shut, water and stuff can get in-
side through the indexing slot. The
spring keeps the cover tight against the
connector, without adding a gasket-
believe it.
 The receptacle on the truck is another
story. It's made in a different way ...
so the cover needs a gasket.

 vd-jfo


 BRAKE BETTER
 THAN BREAK
 Never let it be said that you didn't know be-
cause here's the word now-when you park
your multifuel or diesel truck, make sure the
gearshift is in neutral and handbrake on.
 Why? Multifuel and diesels are compression
ignition engines, that's why. So with the trans-
mission in gear, the engine can be turned over
and started by pushing the vehicle. And an acci-
dental push could mean a repair job for anything
that might get in the way of the vehicle-like
people and things.
 In other words, use your parking brake when
you park your multifuel or diesel truck. Never
. never NEVER park with the transmis-
sion in gear.


 iE liA




USE D~~M RAKE!


 TRUCK
RECEPTACLE
HAS GASKET
...NOT 50O
IN TRAILER
 COVER.