From: santoken@bright.net
Date: Thu Oct 06 2005 - 17:49:20 PDT
There should be a small, square block looking thing that's the fuel pump...perhaps it has went south?
Kent
>
> From: Stephen Grammont <islander@midmaine.com>
> Date: Thu Oct 6, 5:49 PM
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Subject: [MV] Dead MULE. Wha happan?
>
> Hi all,
>
> Ever since I rebuilt my M274A3 three years ago I've had virtually no
> problems with it. Today I was driving around after my 3rd round trip
> to pick up firewood when it just up and died on me. I figured it had
> run out of gas, which I do think is the case. Filled 'er up with a
> couple of gallons and thought I'd be all set. I've got an electric
> start kit on it (thankfully!) and cranking over sounded normal, but no
> ignition. I pulled the fuel filter and found some silt like rust
> deposit in the bottom, but nothing major (less than when I ran it
> before the rebuild). Next I checked the lines between the filter and
> the tank and found them to be, as far as I can tell, unplugged. I do
> not know about the line between the filter and the carb because I can't
> get a wrench on it without taking apart half the engine. Yet when I
> crank the engine over I'm getting no gas in the fuel filter bowl or
> anywhere in the line between the tank and the filter.
>
> Does this sound like a plug somewhere, or perhaps somewhere else?
> Anybody have any suggestions what I should try next?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Steve
>
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