It LIVES !!! My recalcitrant M35A2 w/winch runs!
Plan of just nudging stop control linkage open through the timing window
just enough to run at a low idle was a non starter. Either it was closed too
much or open too much... no middle ground. Had two close calls of runaways.
Back to plan A, moving stop control linkage back and forth to loosen it up.
After twenty minutes of tapping open and closed with a hammer and
screwdriver, I switched to a small diameter stubby nutdriver which fit over
the end of the stop control linkage and gave enough of a grip to move it
After approximately 1 hour of cycling it back and forth it was loose enough
to be moved (with difficulty) by fingers alone. After another half hour it
would spring back to "open or run" position when released from stop
position.
Time to try it. Cover back on, plywood at ready, pull out and hold
engine stop and hit starter, then slowly let engine stop back in ...it
coughs ... again...a little pedal...real rough idle and surging...governor
not responding real well...pull out hand throttle and try to set it for 1000
RPM...engine steadies and runs! Allow it to fast idle for 15 minutes and
then release hand throttle and governor starts to catch the surges, not well
but better than at start. Reset hand throttle and run for another half hour
before darkness falls and we call it a night.
Tomorrow we go shopping for bolts to replace the fender. Anyone got
preferences on type and finish for replacement GI hardware?
Thanks to all for input, and a special tip of the hat to Dave Doyle and
RAM.
Photos coming to my Photopoint site soon.
Ron
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