From: Stu Ellis (stuellis@attbi.com)
Date: Tue Apr 16 2002 - 05:25:31 PDT
Hi!
I'm confused. Why was he replacing starters, or is that a separate problem?
Bypass controller and install manual glow plug switch. Hold 15 seconds when
cold, 8-10 seconds when warm.
Stu
MVPA #14790 MVMVC
1967 M151A1 Army Jeep
1964 M416 1/4 Ton Trailer
1986 M1009 CUCV
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nathan Wilkens" <nathan.wilkens@asu.edu>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 10:36 PM
Subject: [MV] CUCV Warm starting problem
> I'm having a starting problem with my 1986 M1009 (OK, so what's new).
>
> She starts great when cold (within 3-5 turns of the engine), she also
starts
> great when hot (within 10 minutes of shutting off, she starts with 1 turn
of
> the engine). However, if the engine is only warm (off for more than
about
> 15 minutes), it takes more than a minute of cranking over to start, and
has
> a momentary large cloud of white (and sometimes black) smoke.
>
> I have some ideas, and would like to know what anyone thinks...
> 1. Not the injector pump - it's a fresh rebuild.
> 2. Maybe an air leak in the fuel line? I just 'cured' a slow dripping
leak
> on an injector line, and was surprised that the warm start problem was
still
> there.
> 3. The glow plug system isn't cycling when it's 'warm' - could that be the
> problem? I'm thinking of replacing the "glow plug switch" which is more
> like a temperature sensor or (gulp) replacing the glow plug controller..
The
> glow plugs are all good (1-3ohms resistance measured) and are all getting
> power after I replaced some wiring that had melted...
>
> I'm hoping someone's wisdom can save me some money - and ideas anyone? I
> bought the old girl at a steal because the last owner got sick of
replacing
> starters, so the mystery must be solved!
>
> Thanks,
> Nathan Wilkens
>
> 1986 M1009 CUCV
>
>
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