Al,
The runaway we are talking about here, is from the truck sitting for a long
period of time.
In my case 5 years.
This causes a part in the injector pump to freeze up when the diesel inside
the pump evaporates.
In general use this is not a worry,
However, it is good to keep in mind that if you get near a petroleum gas
leak (pipeline, tank, ect...)a diesel engine can over-rev from this also,
and due to the fact, that in that case, the "fuel" is coming in from the air
intake, you can't shut it down.
If you are quick thinking, you can bog it down with the gears and brakes,
like killing it by popping the clutch.
Rikk Rogers - RK Lion LTD.
(580)762-3157 rkltd@swbell.net
http://home.swbell.net/rkltd/
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-----Original Message-----
From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org]On
Behalf Of Alberto E Sandoval
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 4:29 PM
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
Subject: [MV] runaways
Gentlemen, Ladies: Being new to diesel engines and LDT-465-1Ds in
particular, what does a runaway is?, what causes it?, what can be done to
prevent it?. My M35 runs good but when I got it the mushroom air cleaner
cover was under the seat. Any reason why
?
Al.
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