From: Bill & Bonnie Prestin (bprestin@chartermi.net)
Date: Sat May 24 2003 - 19:55:24 PDT
When I bought my LDS465-1A engine, it came as a Gov. rebuilt engine in
the can. One of the tags hanging on the engine said "use diesel fuel only"
because the compensator had been by-passed. It also came with a sealed bag
of fittings and small pieces of tubing with a set of directions on how to
un-bypass the compensator. "in case of the need for use of alternate fuels"
Bill
Michigan
----- Original Message -----
From: "GOTAM35" <gotam35@sc.rr.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2003 9:10 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] M35 Tweeking for power
>
>
> > Terry -
> >
> > Looking at the pump, it is on the right side underneath a metal cap that
> is
> > held on with safety wire. All I did was just take off the cap, screw the
> > adjusting screw all the way in, and put the cap back on.
>
>
> DON'T DO IT MAN.
>
> That may be OK, but I would be careful. If I understand it correctly you
> can put too much fuel into the engine this way. I adjusted my screw
> (treaded rod with two nuts on it) by turning the nuts two full turns.
This
> gave me lots of power. Cruised up hill. I blew the head gasket a few
weeks
> later. Didn't damage anything, but I turned it back down to about where
it
> was before I messed with it. I plan to install a pyrometer one day (I
also
> plan to lose 25 pounds too) and if I do I will turn it back up a little.
I
> have no doubt you can melt the engine if you put too much fuel to it.
>
> That is not good, that is bad (can you name that movie?)
>
> My truck at present will run most hills empty at 55 and I didn't gear down
> one single time on my 1000 mile trip on a hill, when I was not following
> someone. And I had my jeep in tow behind me and about a ton in the back.
>
> As for the compensator, it is a mystery to me. I have been studying one
> that has been by passed and I'm not sure how it works.
>
> Just be careful. It's more to these things that most folks realize. As a
> side note, all of mine are turbo's.
>
> Joe Trapp
>
>
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