From: Fred Martin (mung@in-touch.net)
Date: Tue Aug 05 2003 - 21:34:20 PDT
It's about time someone mentioned the oil pump...it won't pump oil
running backwards. The neighbor down the road said his made a lotta
racket and smoked like hell (a quote) and the water pump shouldn't work
backwards either. What about the generator or altinator? Fred Martin
Everette wrote:
> yes among other things they will overheat VERY quickly, and I have my
> doubts about oil pump pumping correctly
>
>
> Everette
>
> I WILL LIFT UP MY EYES TO THE HILL,
> FROM WHENCE DOES MY HELP COME,
> MY HELP COMES FROM THE LORD WHO
> MADE HEAVEN AND EARTH.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Newton" <jnewton@laurel.com>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 8:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [MV] By Golly, They DO run backwards!
>
>
>
> Hi All...
>
>
>>Some engines will bend push rods if run backwards.
>
>
> Will deuce multi-fuel engines be damaged by running backwards like
> this?
>
> I used to have an old Benelli motor bike (90cc or so) that could be
> bump-started backwards. It was a 2-stroke. What a funny joke it was
> to secretly bump-start it backwards then give it to a friend to drive.
> Heh heh! No reverse on that! But that bike had the rare motorcycle
> posi-traction locker rear end. ;)
>
>
>>--- Mark Ehle <markehle@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Folks -
>>>
>>>I had been using the air on my M35 to power an air
>>>nailer on a deck project.
>>>I had moved the truck up my drive to get it out of
>>>the way for a while. When
>>>it was time to move it back to the work site, I
>>>decided to bump start it as
>>>it rolled down the hill. It was rolling backwards,
>>>and I did not give much
>>>thought to the gear I put it in. It did start, but
>>>when I got to the bottom
>>>of the hill and halfway out my drive, no matter what
>>>gear I put it in, it
>>>went backwards! Meanwhile, traffic is bearing down
>>>on me.
>>>
>>>I finally found reverse, not because I was looking
>>>for it specifically, but
>>>I was just shoving the stick wildly at any gear that
>>>would engage. Only
>>>after I pulled the truck back into my driveway did I
>>>realize that to get it
>>>to go forward, I had put it in reverse.
>>>
>>>I guess that I will not be roll-starting the truck
>>>backwards from now on!
>>>
>>>Later -
>>>
>>>Mark Ehle
>>>1970 AMG M35A2 (w/bi-directional engine)
>>>
>>>
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