First, thanks to everybody who has responded with ideas and check lists. It
still isn't running, but we are learning more each day. So far......
All the batteries check out. They are wired in correctly. No power when
you throw the master switch, no lights, nothing. However.... when you slave
it to another vehicle, everything comes to life. Motor cranks, lights work.
Still no start, but we may have a fuel problem. The water separator yielded
about 2.5 gallons of water with a little fuel in it. We now have it down to
fuel, but there are still very small bubbles of water seen in the samples.
Next step is to fit a hose to the fuel pump and drop it into a fresh can of
gas, crank it with the slave and see if it lights. Then it appears that
there is a wiring issue to resolve. If I can get it started then I could
get it off of the curb that it is just about turned to gravel and park it
closer to the tools and stuff.
My observations so far...... I am 46 and weigh about 230, people like me
were NEVER intended to be in the drivers hatch head first looking at wiring.
Thought we were going to have to call 911 for an extraction.
You do not need glo plugs to light a diesel (go figure) A whole new
experience for me.
There is a master relay that this dinky little toggle switch named "Master"
is hooked through. No big honking T-switch.
6TL batteries are heavy when you are dealing with 4 at a time and kneeling
on an armored deck to place them really sucks. 46 year old knees.
Analog multimeters are not shock resistant and do not survive drops from the
deck to the concrete.
How in the world did the builder get all of that stuff hooked up way down by
the pedals and behind the master panel? Elves or other tiny little people
(vertically impaired) or perhaps they built the tub for the driver and then
while laughing their butts off welded on the top deck. Kinda like
generators in a missile silo, once in never out.
The tech information is starting to trickle in, research is always the
foundation for discovery. The local Army Reserve unit has been helping me
trouble shoot and are trying to find documentation and old salts to support
the effort. (promises to let them drive were required)
Small price to pay for the kind of support they are giving GO ARMY!
More later.
David & Donna Brubaker
Member MVPA
M-151A2
http://www2.southwind.net/~b52d
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