Re: [MV] MUTT Problems

From: Stu Ellis (stuellis@mediaone.net)
Date: Sat Sep 01 2001 - 18:10:44 PDT


Do you have the A1 or A2? Sounds like carb needs rebuilding, if A1 could be
electric fuel pump working intermittently.
Stu Ellis
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Mouser" <webmaster@net-connection.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 10:15 PM
Subject: [MV] MUTT Problems

> Hi Guys,
>
> I have a very weird problem with my MUTT. When I first got it, not very
long
> ago, it ran a bit rough and stalled on me when I drove it for a while. I
> found out the gas was old, I drained it and put in new gas. It made a huge
> difference and my MUTT runs smooth for the most part now. But now the only
> problem is it that it stalls. Once it stalls I can't get it started unless
I
> let it sit for about 30min or so. Sometimes it will start right back up
> immediately but will die again a min later. I have changed all the fuel
> filters many times, blew out the gas lines with compressed air, and
changed
> the fuel (already stated). Any other ideas on what may cause the MUTT to
> die.
>
> I was thinking it may be the coil. The one that's in there now looks brand
> new, so I don't think that's it. I think it's getting fuel because the
last
> time it stalled I unhooked the fuel filter at the carb and gas came out of
> the carb and filter. Now I am thinking that the Carb may need to be
rebuilt,
> but it too looks brand new. Does this problem sound familar? The engine in
> the MUTT looks brand new and only has 5000 miles on it. The problem on
this
> engine is not consistant. The engine ran fine idleing on my driveway for
> over an hour. Then later that day I started it and it died within a minute
> and I couldn't start it again.
>
> Thanks for your time,
> Matt Mouser
>
>
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