Re: [MV] Diesel engine question!

From: Longhunter7 (longhunter7@comcast.net)
Date: Fri Aug 08 2003 - 22:37:56 PDT


Hello list!
For the record! I was not planning to try it! I was told it was possible to
have it happen under certain circumstances! My question is how likely is it
to happen, and will it do major damage? An earlier post said it could happen
if rolling a down hill backwards to start the truck! Can a diesel engine
actually run backwards? Thanks!

                  "not totally crazy yet, but working on it!"
                   Longhunter7 out!
> From: tom-morethanjustalittlecrazy <milveh@carr.org>
> Date: Sat, 09 Aug 2003 00:00:04 -0400
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Subject: Re: [MV] Diesel engine question!
>
> yes, it is possible but requires some skill........ you must be going at
> least 30 mph and then put the transfer in neutral, shut off the engine
> and put the trans in reverse. then clutch in and pull transfer back into
> high. at this point the clutch disk will probably explode, but if it
> does not you can then release the clutch and probably ruin the engine.
> be sure to do this with no one around and with your own truck so the
> owner does not kill you or worse. let us know how it goes!!
> tom
>
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