From: santoken@bright.net
Date: Fri Oct 07 2005 - 18:53:18 PDT
Easy way to find your problem, re-plumb your fuel pump to a fresh gascan full of fuel, see if it runs. If not, your pump's shot. If it does run, problems elsewhere.
Kent
>
> From: Stephen Grammont <islander@midmaine.com>
> Date: Fri Oct 7, 12:23 PM
> To: <santoken@bright.net>
> CC: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Subject: Re: [MV] Dead MULE. Wha happan?
>
> 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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