Re: Dead MULE. Wha happan?

From: Stephen Grammont (islander@midmaine.com)
Date: Fri Oct 07 2005 - 09:23:12 PDT

I want to thank everybody who replied, on and off list, with the great
suggestions. From looking at all the advice I'd say the two leading
suspects are:

1. Plugged fuel filter in the gas tank.
2. Dead fuel pump.

I am going to start on the assumption that #1 is my problem. Seems too
coincidental that this happened when I ran out of gas. I know there is
rust sediment in the tank because it shows up in the fuel filter bowel.
  That being said, it could just be coincidental and the pump could be
shot. As it so happens the seal at the top of the fuel tank has let
go, which means gas leaks out when I go on steep slopes. Since I have
to drop the tank off to fix that problem I might as well check out #1
and rule it in or out at the same time :-)

It will be a few days before I can do the work, but I will report back
to let all you sleuths know how you did guessing what the problem is!

Thanks again!

Steve

On Oct 6, 2005, at 8:49 PM, <santoken@bright.net> wrote:

> 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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