From: Ed (mojoedd@bellsouth.net)
Date: Sat Jan 07 2006 - 21:04:27 PST
Thanks Bruce! That is good information to have!!
Best Regards,
Ed
"Sirs, you have no reason to be ashamed of your Confederate dead; see
to it they have no reason to be ashamed of you"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce C. Beattie" <bruce@EECS.Berkeley.EDU>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 23:46
Subject: [MV] CUCV dies sudenly and won't start
> Hi All,
> Those of you with CUCV's might want to read this.
> I was out helping a friend with an electrical problem, then went to go
> home. Started up fine, went
> about 1 block and died. Wouldn't start again. Starter was ok, fuel was
> ok, plenty of battery power.
> Darn! Checked the filter and primed it again to get rid of any possible
> air. Still no go.
> While pulling off the purple wire to do the priming, I thought something
> felt loose, but didn't click right away.
> Finally my friend that I had been helping came down with a big
> flashlight. Ok, which of you guys have this figured out
> already?
>
> Well, there is this little solenoid next to the purple wire in the
> front, you know the one, it seemed like it was a little loose. On
> closer inspection, it was missing a bolt that was used to secure it to
> the bracket......That was all it
> took to disable the vehicle.
>
> I strongly suggest that you CUCV owners get some locktite and put it
> on that tine little bolt. I am sure blessing
> my lucky stars that this didn't happen on the freeway, or I might not
> have been able to write this.
>
> Bruce MVPA 23824
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