Re: [MV] won't start:

From: chance wolf (chance_wolf@shaw.ca)
Date: Wed Mar 03 2004 - 08:14:04 PST


----- Original Message -----
From: "John Brian Seeling" <JBSeeling@cox-internet.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 7:21 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] won't start:

> I'm no expert on this, but i think that your truck has a 250 cummins (or
> comparable setup). If so, then i think that your cummins fuel pump has a
> spring-loaded valve that shuts fuel off. when you turn the key on,

With the 925 at work, it seemed to go wonderfully some times - would labour
other times - and wouldn't start still others. It was bleedin' frustrating
to troubleshoot, but it wound up being the soldered connection from the
angle-fitting to the down-tube where it goes into the fuel tank. It even
seemed tight the first time I looked at it, but when I started going through
every possibility with a fine-tooth comb, I pulled it once again and gave it
a sharp tug. It came apart in my hands.

I think Forestry got frustrated with the problem too, which is likely why
they tagged the truck as a GSA disposal candidate before we bought it.



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