You can spray WD40 into the air intake to get the same effect on a diesel
engine. You can even control the rpm's to some extent if you are good at
it. This is quite a bit safer than using ether, which also works, but is
very scary.
Joe Garrett
cell 206-228-6846
-----Original Message-----
From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org]On
Behalf Of ken uhrick
Sent: Monday, February 05, 2001 12:59 PM
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
Subject: Re: [MV] Blazer starts, then dies out
i think your barking up the other tree
its a desal
6.2 or 6.2 l
not a gas burner
At 01:16 PM 2/5/01 -0500, Farley, Denver D wrote:
>Another, somewhat dangerous, trick that I use when this happens to me is
the
>following. Please know that I was 64 years old on Sunday, 4 Feb and have
>been a tinker all of my life. Gasoline is the most dangerous liquid that I
>have ever seen. Having said that--proceed at your own risk if you feel
>confident doing this.
>
>With the hood up and the air cleaner removed, have a helper start the
>vehicle (or use a remote start button). When the engine starts to die,
with
>the choke butterfly held open, pour a small of gas from a small container
>directly into the carb. Use a very small container with only a small
amount
>of gas to reduce the risk. If the problem is fuel, it will immediately
pick
>up.
>
>Also, you might look down into the carb after the engine has died, pump the
>accelerator (holding the choke open) to see if the accelerator pump is
>squirting fuel into the carb for atomization.
>
>If your fuel pump and lines are OK, I suspect you might have a carb float
>problem.
>
>Sure hope you are not working on a diesel!!!!!
>
>Denver Farley
>Southeast Virginia, USA
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Recovry4x4@aol.com [mailto:Recovry4x4@aol.com]
>Sent: Monday, February 05, 2001 10:58 AM
>To: mil-veh@mil-veh.org
>Subject: Re: [MV] Blazer starts, then dies out
>
>
>Start looking at fuel lines. One may have a crack or a hole chaved in it
>and
>its drawing air....give that a try!
>
>Kenneth Engle
>Loxahatchee, FL
>Reo M-275 tractor (not home yet)
>Recovry4x4@aol.com
>
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