From: Jim Newton (jnewton@laurel.com)
Date: Thu Dec 18 2003 - 12:59:10 PST
Hi Stu...
No, I never have. Do those fail regularly?
Thanks!
>Have you replaced the fuel pressure switch yet??
>
> "Stu"
> Southern New Hampshire, USA
> "Live Free Or Die"
>
>Military Vehicle Preservation Assoc.
>Merrimack Valley Military Vehicle Collectors
>Green Mountain Military Vehicle Club
>Vehicles:
>1967 M151A1 Jeep
>1964 M416 1/4 Ton Trailer
>1986 M1009 CUCV Blazer
> -----Original Message-----
>From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org] On Behalf
>Of Jim Newton
>Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 3:50 PM
>To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
>Subject: [MV] Can a CUCV 6.2 Diesel Get "Flooded" at Start-Up?
>
>
>Hi All...
>
>Last weekend I went down to check out Sean Nichols' deuce, and it is
>looking really great.
>
>When I started my CUCV after lunch, it didn't seem to spark at
>all...just cranked and cranked. Usually it will fire up in a single
>turn of the engine...I can just pop the key and it roars to life.
>
>So here's what I tried:
>
> o I manually activated the glow plugs by jumping the relay (the
>engine was already warm so it should not have needed the glow plugs).
>It still wouldn't start.
>
> o I checked fuel flow through the fuel filter base (with the little
>valves) and fuel ran right out. It runs really great on the freeway
>(up to 85 or 90 easy) so I know the fuel filter is not dirty, and I
>just replaced it a few months ago.
>
> o I checked all visible electrical and hose connections, didn't see
>anything loose.
>
> o The engine exhaust smelled like raw diesel, so I'm pretty sure it
>was getting fuel.
>
>After a while of letting it sit, I just cranked the heck out of it and
>eventually it fired up. It concerned me a lot because this truck has
>always been a dream to start up.
>
>Usually I do not push the gas pedal when I start it up. If I pushed
>on it, is it possible that the engine could have been "flooded" with
>too much diesel fuel and wouldn't fire?
>
>Thanks!
--Jim "Ike" Newton
o 1984 M1007 CUCV Military Suburban 6.2 Liter (378 CID) Turbo-Diesel Engine 5/4 Ton Cargo Capacity, 4WD
o 1971 M35A2 Military Troop/Cargo Truck "Deuce and a Half" 478 CID Turbo-Diesel Multi-Fuel Engine Air Shift Front Axle 2 1/2 Ton Cargo Capacity, 6WD
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