Re: M1008 CUCV Break Down - Need some Help please

From: Sonny Heath (sonny@defuniak.com)
Date: Tue Jan 31 2006 - 11:15:02 PST


Bruce,

Mine has quit twice on a quarter of a tank. Put fuel and away I went.

Don't be so tight and fill er up,

Sonny

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce C. Beattie" <bruce@eecs.berkeley.edu>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 12:07 PM
Subject: [MV] M1008 CUCV Break Down - Need some Help please

> Hi All,
> Drove to work in my M1008 as usual. On the way it felt like I would get
> little bursts of power, and sudden drops in power
> but not all that big a change. On the final approach to work which is a
> steep grade, the engine died altogether. I was able to
> coast back down the hill into a parking spot, so I am safe for a bit.
> Since this was similar to the problem I had a little while ago, I
> checked to see if the idle solenoid had worked loose again, but it hadn't.
> I am suspecting a fuel related problem. Although the fuel supply is low,
> it is by no means empty. Shows at least one division marker above
> the empty marker.
> What is the easiest way to verify that I am getting fuel to the
> injection pump?
> Also, are there any other suggestions that you might have to diagnose the
> problem?
>
> Thanks a bunch,
> Bruce MVPA 23824
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