From: m35products (m35prod@optonline.net)
Date: Thu Jul 14 2005 - 17:01:38 PDT
...and watch out for cops swerving, and drive with your headlights on, and
remember that gauges (and other electrics) don't just stop working by
coincidence, and be thankful for apologetic cops, and for bystanders who
offer suggestions, and...
did I mention drive with your headlights on? If it works for bikes, it will
work for big green trucks.
apb
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kenny Reed" <kreed@pintoeng.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 7:53 PM
Subject: [MV] m35 Problems
> I had what you could call a bad weekend while out in my deuce. I got home
> from my girlfriends house Saturday morning planning on taking the deuce to
a
> antique farm engine show. Flipped the switch, got the buzzer and tried to
> hit the little red button for ignition. Nothing. I got maybe one piston
to
> TDC. So got the battery charger and let it charge for about 5 mins and
> tried it again. This time we have ignition. Shut it off a few times just
> to see battery charge level. no problems now. After getting fuel I
stated
> on the 3 hour trip and everything seems good. 10 mins down the road a cop
> is sitting in the shoulder on the right with his right turn signal on.
> Stopped. No big deal right? Wrong. Just as I was about to pass him he
> sees the house number he is looking for and whips wide into the travel
lane
> and I have to slam on the brakes and swerve to avoid hitting him. I lay
on
> the air horn and I think his butt sucked up the seat. He followed me into
> the parking lot nearby where I checked everything out. Not problems on my
> part. He told me how sorry he was and that he was glad i was looking
since
> he didn't see me. I guess the od green blended with the country side. So
I
> proceed down the road glad that the brakes didn't let up. In about an
hour
> after cruising at 52mph. for about 15 mins i have to let off the go peddle
> for a little traffic. The big problem starts here. I lift my foot off
the
> pedal and the engine accelerates. Scary huh?? I freaked a little at
first
> but then turned the main switch off and brought the truck to a stop my
using
> the eng stop. After a few choice 4 letter words I get under the hood to
> diagnose the problem. while walking around the truck i notice the left
turn
> signal bulb burnt out too. It took a few mins to remember what i am
looking
> at as far as the injector pump goes but finally get it. The pin that
holds
> the pedal rod to the injector pump feel out or broke. since the arm was
> open when the pin fell out it acted like a vaccum and ran wide open. I
had
> one extra bolt in the glove box that was supposed to be for the heater
box.
> perfect fit. A quick turn of the wrench and we are in business again.
Once
> back on route I start to pay real close attention to my gauges. the oil
> pressure stopped working all together, temp reading near 240, amp way in
the
> red, and fuel bouncing all over the place. I figured that everything was
ok
> so i kept goin. I couldn't imagine that all that would go wrong right
away.
> I get to the show finally and have a really good time. when getting ready
> to leave I flip the switch and get buzzer again. Good sign. I hit the
> magic red button and we have ignition followed by a sweet whistle. A
> bystander walks up and says that when i hit the starter button a big long
> spark shot out the bottom of the truck. So while looking for the problem
I
> yanked the battery box out and grabbed the ground cable where it attaches
to
> the frame. Well what do you know. It is loose and rusty. I remove bolt
> and clean the terminal as best as possible given the tools i had.
Tightened
> the bolt and tried it again. Success. Everything seems fine. The whole
> trip home gauges worked flawlessly. I think i got everything worked out
> now. So it turned out pretty good. Moral of the Story... Check battery
> connections from time to time. and keep a close eye on all linkages and
> pins that are needed to get home.
> Kenny Reed
> 1968 M35A2 W/W, Whistler
> Hopefully Ring Mount and .50 cal soon
>
>
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