From: ygmir (ygmir@onemain.com)
Date: Tue Apr 11 2006 - 08:27:41 PDT
----- Original Message -----
From: "Art (MTA)" <aws@mtaofnj.us>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 6:23 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] Runnaway diesel HMMWV
> Michael,
> What about the Co2 being ice cold when it comes out of the extinguisher?
> Wouldn't that be bad for a hot engine?
>
> Art
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael J. Hill [mailto:wild800@pacbell.net]
> Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 22:43
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [MV] Runnaway diesel HMMWV
>
> One way is Co2 into the intake will stop the combustion. Always good to
> 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.
>
> Mike Hill EMT 1A
> King George Six Frank Janet Indy
> MVPA 25988
> MVCC
> 86 M1009 72 M35A2C 86 M105A2
> CARC with Green Radios inside.
>
> Darrell Ramsell wrote:
>
>> This topic got me thinking. What is the best way to cut the fuel on a
>
>> 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"
>> <doctormv@frontiernet.net>
>> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2006 6:25 PM
>> Subject: Re: [MV] CUCV dies - Survival tip #1
>>
>>
>>> 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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