Gents and Ladies,
I stopped by a friends house Sunday afternoon to see how Ron was doing
with his new non idling M35A2. I had just got out of my car when Ron let out
a whoop and as I walked over he was overjoyed to finally find the fuel
cutoff lever finally moving freely. After exercising it for a few more
minutes to make sure the stickies have positively left the building he
replaced the timing cover and cranked the engine and SURPRISE!! IT
STARTED!!!!!???? What?? NO JOY?? IT'S IDLING!!!! I really wish I had a
camera in my hands at the moment it started without running away because the
look on Ron's face was just short of priceless. (Ya hafta hear him groan
about his other MV's.) The Multifuel unfortunately won't idle properly (too
low) without adjusting the idle screw but he is going to run it for a while
to see if the rest of the itty bitty sticky DRMO BUG (letting the trucks
hang around too long without "exercise". Thus the the DREADDED DRAMO BUG
ATTACKS FEVEROUSLY! Don't believe me? Ask Ron!!
Ron? Like I said I'm Jealous!! You got a DAMN GOOD TRUCK THERE! Anybody
ever seen an M35A2 come out of DRMO with BRAND NEW FRONT WINDSHIELD
FRAMES??? ON BOTH SIDES?? With New Glass to boot? Ron's has!! Lucky stiff. I
particularly like the at no additional cost sunroof ya got there, YUP!! It
has a canvas back zipper style rear window but it looks like someone wanted
the roof canvas more then Ron. Look up ^ and all ya see is a BEEG Gapin hole
in the sky save fer a couple of metal pieces to hold up a canvas roof if ya
got one. Don't worry Ron, it's getting warmer every day.......who needs a
roof inna summer time. Okay I will now give you proper terms for items you
mentioned earlier meaning no disrespect.
----- Original Message -----
From: Ron <rojoha@mediaone.net>
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2001 1:16 PM
Subject: [MV] WAS: [MV] M35 starting problem Now M35 Stopping Problem
> First, Thanks to all who replied to my first post and especially to David
> Doyle who nailed the problem.
>
> A recap for those interested. I bought an M35A2 and it was a no
starter.
> It cranked and ran on ether, but had no fuel at injectors. Fuel
recirculated
> to the tank, so filters are ok. Got it home and removed cover for Engine
> Stop cable and found linkage inside injector (actually Rotary Fuel
Distributor. Injectors/Nozzles are mounted one per cylinder) wouldn't move.
Tapped it into
> start position, replaced cover and cranked it and it starts, followed by a
> runaway with no joy when engine stop pulled. Luckily, a friend who knew
> more about diesels was there and suffocated the air cleaner with no damage
> to engine.
> After cleaning out our collective shorts, we did three more starts and
> kills. This was after adding 1 gallon of Marvel Mystery oil to crank case
> and spraying PB rust buster into injector housing where the rod/linkage
goes
> into the stop plate/ governor housing and working the rod back and forth
by
> tapping on the end of a screw driver with a mallet.
> There was no throttle pedal response nor did there seem to be any
> governor in effect. We left it last night with the linkage still bound
> up,hopefully to soak and loosen up for today.By my figuring,the linkage to
> the stop plate should move by finger pressure. Game plan for today, if it
> hasn't loosened up,
I drove into Hanks driveway/Burma Road/It's NH and Mud Season Cometh and
climbed out of car to hear Ron say fuel cutoff rod miraculsly moved freely
as I drove into yard. ( If your ever privilaged (?) to see me you'll
understand why the truck got scared 6' 1" & 300 lbs. with lotsa grey/brown
stuff over the face. Beard? Mustache? And decided to obey Ron) Ron was
getting very excited at this point...musta stood there moving the little rod
back and forth for 15 mins. Smiling like a banshee. Kept saying " IT'S
MOVING!!!
is to tap it to the closed position then tap it opened a
> little and try to get it running at a 700-900 RPM, put the stop
cable/timing
> cover back on and let it run for an hour or two to circulate the Marvel
> Mystery oil mix to work its magic. Anyone see any holes so far?
> I've had contact with a guru, but won't be able to talk on the phone
> with him until later on this week. To save some time and some of you from
> asking questions that I've already answered to the Rabbi, I include my
> answer to him. Any input from ya'll would be appreciated.
>
> Ron
>
> PS And for savage amusement, it has Silicone brake fluid, full master
> cylinder and no brakes( peddle to the floor, rotten plum syndrome).
>
> FEEL FREE TO LEAVE NOW OR HIT DELETE...
>
> Good morning:
> Thanks for being willing to accept my call.
> I have downloaded the injection pump manual (TM 9-2910-226-34)and all
of
> the engine (TM 9-2815-210-34-1,-2-1, -2-2,and -34P) and truck manuals (TM
> 9-2320-209-10-1,-H,-2,-3,-4,and -20-2-1,-2, 20-3-1, -2,-3,-4, -20P and
> the -34 series{5 manuals}). Also, most of the TM 9-2320-361-XX
{M44A2}series
> and even most of the 9-2320-386-XX (M44A3) series manuals.
> Then to make sure I speak Army mechanic speak, I downloaded the TM
> 9-8000 (Principles of Automotive Vehicles series) and the Light Vehicle
> Mechanic (FM series) training manuals.
> Thank God for ETM Online and Roadrunner and a laptop and a night job
> that allows me to read (or graze) through all of the above and more. As I
> download each manual, I go to the references page, make note of what TM's
I
> don't have and chase them down. I presently have over 1.3 Gigabyte of
> downloaded manuals(700,000+ pages{CORRECTION SHOULD BE ABOUT 70,000 })
> between the laptop(527 Mb) and the desk machine. I am also a firm
believer
> in "Without the manuals your you are whistling in the dark, but with them
> comes the power to F**k Up your equipment beyond repair due to over
> confidence." So I look for Rabbis to talk to, who have been to the Mount,
> and heard the word from Sgt. Half-mast
> themselves.
> Unfortunately, the diesel ( Capitol D is for Diesel ) world is new
ground, and injection pumps seem
> to be the holy of the holiest. The trouble shooting and maint. manuals
> glibly state " Step 1, remove engine from vehicle and place in test stand
> and check belts for tightness" if the engine is showing evidence of
> overheating. For the Injection pump, they talk about how critical timing
of
> the pump and engine is and how it can be set only "in the stand, attached
to
> a dyno" after removal and before replacement and the pump must be setup "
on
> the test console " after most disassembly steps. These statements are
enough
> to raise the hackles on the back of my neck. Kind of like the old maps
with
> the words "Beyond here might lie Monsters".
> I bought this truck from (MR. X) because he told me "This is the best
> condition truck of all I bought and will probably start right up once you
> put batteries in it." It was the most expensive of them all because of
it's
> pristine condition, and I got to his door before anyone else, so got first
> pick. It was a no brainer. Unfortunately, to both of our chagrins it
> appears to be one of only three or so of all he bought that wouldn't start
> or run. He has been very good about it, offering to return my money if I
> would like and calling to see what progress I am making on it. But
everyone
> agrees, it should be a good truck. Every other truck he bought had some
> deficiency, parts broken or missing. This one sat primly in line, nice
> paint, little rust, excellent rubber, unripped canvas top and seats, Brand
> new complete, very recent replacement of both windshields and frames and
> instrument panel, NO stripped parts. Full fuel tank, winch, heater, air
> shift front axle, new muffler and master cylinder. The truck I passed on,
my
> friend bought, put batteries in it, checked all fluids and drove it out of
> the line to the parking lot. When our trailer truck failed to show, he
went
> and got a temp plate and drove it home(65 miles) behind the wrecker towing
> mine. His "turd" ran like it just came out of the ORG Support instead of
the
> deadline.
> The joke in our club is that my truck has the equivalent of mechanical
> hoof and mouth disease, so to keep the infection from spreading, they took
> nothing off it. And if you have a choice on anything, ask Ron which one he
> would buy, then buy the other.
I personally feel while it tried like hell to scare the life out of Ron he
will sleep tonight like a dead Moose
with no worries. Sumbuddy snuck in overnight and gave it a Hoof & Mouth
Disease Immunization shot
cause it's looking real good now no Bull Hockey at all. Everything it needs
after this point is minor tlc items.
> Anyways, I will give you a call this week, probably Monday night.
> TIA, Ron
>
>
>
James Shanks
n1vbn@bit-net.com
Waitin fer my own Deuce!!
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