From: Tony Castagno (tonycastagno@verticalthought.com)
Date: Mon Feb 25 2002 - 16:18:26 PST
David,
You bring up a good point about safety in diesel engines set up like the
M35A2. The TM tells you to never park the truck in gear and instead
chock the wheels, for this very reason. This is the only vehicle in my
possession that I never park in gear.
Cheers,
Tony
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Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 7:13 PM
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Subject: Re: [MV] multifuel injector problem
In a message dated 2/25/02 9:15:42 AM Central Daylight Time,
neil@compu-powr.com writes:
<< List,
Joe's original post made me think about something. What is the
recommended position to leave the shutoff handle. >>
The preferred way, the way the TM says, is leave pulled out.
The reason is, without that pulled out (it is a mechanical fuel shut
off) if
the truck rolls in gear, it starts. Whether it is bumped by another
vehicle,
or rolls down a hill. And just think how easy a Multifuel starts.
In the case of a deuce in reasonably good condition, the position of the
main
electrical switch, or even battery disconnect is immaterial to the truck
running. If the pump and fuel lines are in good shape, the supply pump
in the
side of the injection pump can draw fuel from the tank without the
intank
pump running. All that is left is turning the engine over for it to
start.
A runaway deuce can do a lot of damage.
Hope this helps,
David
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