Re: [MV] HMMWV woes

From: Brian Shook (shookysmvs@hotmail.com)
Date: Wed Sep 08 2004 - 12:19:09 PDT


Thanks all for the feedback, its much appreciated. Looks like I'll be
wrenching on the injection pump. I should have had it rebuilt to start with
but thats what I get for trying to save a penny.
I'll let you know the outcome soon.
Thanks all.
Brian

>From: "Buck & Rami Sharp" <bls@inebraska.com>
>To: "Brian Shook" <shookysmvs@hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [MV] HMMWV woes
>Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 09:30:55 -0500
>
>i have seen diesel pumps cause that to happen in the garage i yousto work
>in
>when they go bad. smokes like a big dog.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Brian Shook" <shookysmvs@hotmail.com>
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 8:39 PM
>Subject: [MV] HMMWV woes
>
>
> >
> >
> > Been working on my HMMWV for a while now off and on. Original motor
>smoked
> > and missed pretty bad. I bought a almost new GM Goodwrench motor with no
> > miles
> > on it from a fellow. Motor had set for a few years though. I got it put
>in
> > and
> > now this motor smokes and misses too. Only thing I used over from the
>swap
> > was
> > the injection pump from the original 6.2.. I bought and am using rebuilt
> > injectors. The smoke is a whitish/ blue/grey smoke that is very potent.
>Both
> > motors sound the same and smoke the same with the miss at idle and
>clears
> > some
> > through out the rpm range, but smokes like a freight train. Surely this
> > motor is
> > not bad too. Could this be the injector pump that has caused all of my
> > troubles?
> >
> > Also, now my power steering pump is pushing power steering fluid out its
> > vent
> > out the top. And will not steer. I guess from all that sitting around
>the
> > steering pump has went bad too.
> >
> > If any of you diesel guru's have any ideas, I'm all ears.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Brian
> >
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