From: Bones (mrbones@ixks.com)
Date: Tue Nov 23 2004 - 20:54:22 PST
You might also check the tightness of the bolts holding the torque convertor
to the flywheel, when they loosen even a bit, which they are fond of, it
makes quite a bit of hard-to- locate extra racket on the CUCVs. Red Loctite
cures the syndrome nicely.
Best,
T. Bones Morris
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce C. Beattie" <bruce@eecs.berkeley.edu>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 11:41 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] Diesel engine woes, M1009 timing chain?
> Thanks Stu,
> I hope you are right. It is probably my imagination, but it seems
> like it is louder now.
> Bruce
>
> Stu Ellis wrote:
>
> >I think they all sound like that. So does mine. It only had 38,000
miles
> >when I got it. It now has 48,000.
> >
> > "Stu"
> >Southern New Hampshire, USA
> > "Live Free Or Die"
> >
> >MVPA #14790
> >1967 M151A1 Jeep
> >1964 M416 Trailer
> >1986 M1009 Blazer
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org] On
Behalf
> >Of Bruce C. Beattie
> >Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 12:17 PM
> >To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> >Subject: Re: [MV] Diesel engine woes, M1009 timing chain?
> >Importance: High
> >
> >Hi Caleb,
> > I have an M1008 and I have been hearing this noise at idle that
> > sounds like something
> >clanking around, almost like a bad bearing. I don't think it is any of
> >the belt driven stuff,
> >so I am beginning to suspect the timing chain too. Supposedly the truck
> >only had 15k on it when
> >I got it, and it shows about 34k now. By in large it runs pretty good,
> >but this noise is driving me crazy.
> >Bruce MVPA 23824
> >
> >Caleb Pal - MilVeh wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>Hello all,
> >>
> >>Haven't posted here in a while. I have a couple projects going on right
> >>
> >>
> >now.
> >
> >
> >>Il'l start with the M1009. 84 M1009, 75,000 miles, runs great, no smoke,
> >>sometimes a tad hard to start, usually just me not manually glowing it
long
> >>enough. What I have heard ever since I have gotten the truck just about
a
> >>year ago, is a noise coming from the front of the engine when idling. I
> >>
> >>
> >will
> >
> >
> >>be about 5 feet in front of the truck, and even further away, I can hear
a
> >>noise, its like ball bearings rolling around in a pot. like a clicking
> >>noise, like the fan is hitting something, but its not. I pop the hood
and
> >>listen, but the engine noise is too much to hear it. I started up the
fire
> >>departments M1008 with 72k miles on it (I think) and it doesn't have the
> >>noise. Is it possible it could be the timing chain on the M1009 making
this
> >>noise? I know average replacement is about 100k miles, but I don't know
if
> >>the chain had a bit of slap, if it could make such a noise. I had the
oil
> >>pan off a month ago, and I could feel the tension on the chain. I can't
> >>remeber now, but one side had quite a bit of slack on it, and the other
> >>
> >>
> >side
> >
> >
> >>was tensioned, but not totally tight from what I could tell from the
> >>
> >>
> >bottom.
> >
> >
> >>I didn't think to do a full inspection on it then, which wasn't too
bright.
> >>So any ideas about that sound and what could cause it. I know its not
that
> >>alternators, doubt the PS pump, but not toally sure.
> >>
> >>Second is the vegetable oil conversion. The 4cylinder diesel engine is
off
> >>of a Carrier Transicold cooling unit. The engine was made in 1980, in
the
> >>UK. Its a inline 4 perkins 4.108, or 4108. The problem with it is that
it
> >>has sat for about 8-10 years. Last date on the oil filters and fuel
filters
> >>were 91. I got it running, and it ran like hell, rough at WOT. I took
the
> >>injectors out and cleaned them, basically just cleaned stuff off the
tips.
> >>It runs ok now, smokes a bit at idle, and puffs a good amount of smoke,
> >>like when an injector is misfiring or something, about every 3-8 seconds
.
> >>
> >>
> >At
> >
> >
> >>WOT it smokes quite a bit more, and misses and puffs a bit of smoke,
about
> >>every 2-5 seconds. I pulled all the injectors out, hooked an injector to
> >>
> >>
> >one
> >
> >
> >>of the lines, and turned the engine over with the starter. It shoots
fuel
> >>about 4-8 inches, as a pretty straight and even stream, and about 12-14
> >>inches out it starts to atomize and go into a mist. I know it doesnt
have a
> >>foot of space to atomize in the engine, so is the pop off pressure too
low
> >>and its not turing into a mist soon enough, and dumping too much fuel
in,
> >>hence the smoke? I tried all of the injectors, let them shoot for 2-3
> >>
> >>
> >times,
> >
> >
> >>and they all preformed the same. Its kind of a low budget project, and I
> >>don't feel like dropping $40-$70 each into new injectors. I know if I
take
> >>the return line rail off the toppof the all, there is a allen head in
> >>
> >>
> >there,
> >
> >
> >>is this the pop off pressure adjustment? The injectors are flat on the
end,
> >>with a little tiny tip sticking out in the middle. Any ideas for this is
> >>greatly appriciated, I will try and grab some pictures if anyone is
> >>interested.
> >>
> >>Last, is my pictures project. I have pictures of my M1009, and soon to
have
> >>pictures of my M211 (soon to be FS) and the fire departments M35A2 and
> >>M1008, and M107A2? (I think, water buffalo). If interested, visit the
site
> >>at http://pictures.defcon-3.net
> >>
> >>Thanks in advance!
> >>
> >>Caleb
> >>
> >>84 M1009
> >>52 XM211
> >>
> >>
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