From: Michael J. Hill (wild800@pacbell.net)
Date: Mon Apr 10 2006 - 19:42:37 PDT
One way is Co2 into the intake will stop the combustion. Always good to
Mike Hill EMT 1A
Darrell Ramsell wrote:
> This topic got me thinking. What is the best way to cut the fuel on a
have a Co2 bottle or two around Diesels anyway. Do NOT use Dry Chemical
unless an ABSOLUTE EMERGENCY as in An immediate threat to Life Etc..
The dry chemical may damage the engine fatally.
King George Six Frank Janet Indy
MVPA 25988
MVCC
86 M1009 72 M35A2C 86 M105A2
CARC with Green Radios inside.
> HMMWV should I ever have a runaway engine? My first thought would be
> to pull the fuel line off the fuel filter container.
>
> Darrell
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Howell"
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> Subject: Re: [MV] CUCV dies - Survival tip #1
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>
>> The only way to stop a diesel is to either cut off the fuel or cut of
>> the air. The M35 and my tractor have a hand operated manual lever
>> that cuts off the fuel. If you forget to pull out the lever it won't
>> crank when you hit the starter. I assume that the solenoid does the
>> same thing when you turn the key on. I doubt that it would have hurt
>> anything to have turned the key off and then got out and unhooked the
>> wire. The truck would have continued running until the solenoid was
>> released.
>>
>> If a diesel is running it is dieseling, ie running without spark plugs.
>>
>> Thanks for the tip. I don't know if I would have thought of wiring
>> the solenoid open, I would have thought it would be internal to the
>> pump.
>>
>> Mike
>> Tishomingo, Mississippi
>>
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