This is the same reason that your manual for your civilian means of
transportation says don't run near empty. The pump in the tank is an electric
motor, it is cooled by the fuel. If its coolant is not there it will get hot,
usually not that hot but they will get hot enough to ruin themselves. I am
guilty of running my civilian trucks which have two tanks down too low and thus
having messed up a couple of pumps over the years.
Wayne Harris wrote:
> I was ask to forward this to the list from Mr. Pete. Wayne
>
> Is this a potentially dangerous problem with M35's?
>
> I recently made a 350 mile highway trip with an M35. I stopped at 170 miles
> for refueling and rest. The tach maxed out at 26-2700rpm and speedo was
> about 68mph. Removed the cap and strainer to facilitate refueling and
> noticed the tank was steaming/misting??? diesel fumes. I could hold my hand,
> just barely, on the bottom portion of the tank. Air temperature was 80
> degrees, do not know what road temperature was. Later, testing at home
> attempting to duplicate my apparent "felt" temp. with hot water and a
> thermometer approximated 105-108 degrees. Will this fuel heating be
> dangerous on hot days? Could the return line be enlarged to fix this? Would
> a oil cooler he useful? All info/experiences appreciated
>
> Peter Zimbelman Robbinsville, NC peterz@graham.main.nc.us
>
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