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Well,it started about 3:30am on Thursday.Got to Nellis and then to the GL lot at my appt. time of 8:00am.Went right to work on it.The truck was listed as "wont start" and from an earlier visit I determined its prolly the batts as they were stone dead.
So thats where I started,changed them out then checked the fluids and hit the starter.It kinda farted then fell.It was turning over fine just no smoke so no fuel.I started the "tank to injector" thing.Mean while the ambient temp is now about 105 F and you cant just lay your wrench down and expect to pick it right up again.
After a couple hours of this with intermittent water and shade breaks,and a fuel filter change I had the fuel as far as the fitting on the head side of the fuel filter.I had already put 15 gal. of diesel in it as well as checked and cleaned the check valve at the tank.
At this point,about 1:00 pm its a smokin 115 degrees and I'm about done.Mik (Aibornebandsman) came by and slaved the truck with his as the batts were getting hot and tired as well.We both screwed around with it some more but still no fuel to the injectors.I knew we were on the right track as the truck appeared to nice and to low of milage and hours to have had some catastrophic mechanical failure to result in a "Wont start" condition.
At around 2:30 pm or so Mik had to get back to work and I was spent so we hooked his deuce to mine via his tow bar and drug it off Chris's lot and abandoned the rescue till later.Chris at the Nellis GL lot is one AOK guy in my book.He was very accomodating in letting me wrench on the turd for most of the day instead of insisting that I remove and repair elsewhere.
After Mik got off work around 5:30 or 6:00 pm we met at his house then drove over to the trucks and prepared to disembark for a diesel shop accross the 15 and South just a bit.We got to the shop(Williams Truck) around 7:00 pm and they got the truck in a bay a bit later.I gave them a detailed description of our labors and a synopsis of what I thought the trouble was.The mechanic (Esty is his name),young guy and very ambitious and knowlegable(rare combination these days),suggested that the first step would be to pressure feed fuel into the head to the injectors via the fitting at the back of the head where I had got the fuel to earlier before I ran out of steam.He accomplished this by using an empty R134 cannister filled with diesel and pressurized with air,plumbed into that fitting.As soon as he did that he waited a second or two then climbed into the seat and hit the starter.It fired right up!.Next he dissconnected the cannister and re-connected the fuel line and let the truck run on its own.![[thumbzup]](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/images/smilies/icon_smile_thumzup.gif "Thumbs Up [thumbzup]")
Victory at last!
I was almost there back at the lot.The truck just lost its prime.Runs like a champ.Esty and I took it for a drive and it truely drives like its only got 2900 miles on it.Up shifts and down shifts smooth as can be,lots of get up and go and stops great and all the lights work.As a matter of fact the only thing that does'nt work on it is the CTIS ,wont power up
Will have to look into this soon.All the fluids looked recently changed and smelled the way you would hope.Its last indicated service was June 09.Very happy at this point.
This whole thing could'nt have turned out with a happy ending without the help and presence of Mik(Airbornebandsman) and also his wife.Two great folks that dropped what they were doing to come to the rescue.I truely feel indebted to them both for thier efforts and hospitality.THANKS GUYS !!
Now the ending.The truck is still at the shop and will remain there till next Friday when I can get back to get it,Jimmy at Williams Truck made that happen.This shop is not only a full engine reapair facility but also a licensed Allison repair and replacement shop as well,great bunch of guys.
Here's just a couple pics,hopefully I'll take more next week when finnishing this "recovery".
So thats where I started,changed them out then checked the fluids and hit the starter.It kinda farted then fell.It was turning over fine just no smoke so no fuel.I started the "tank to injector" thing.Mean while the ambient temp is now about 105 F and you cant just lay your wrench down and expect to pick it right up again.
After a couple hours of this with intermittent water and shade breaks,and a fuel filter change I had the fuel as far as the fitting on the head side of the fuel filter.I had already put 15 gal. of diesel in it as well as checked and cleaned the check valve at the tank.
At this point,about 1:00 pm its a smokin 115 degrees and I'm about done.Mik (Aibornebandsman) came by and slaved the truck with his as the batts were getting hot and tired as well.We both screwed around with it some more but still no fuel to the injectors.I knew we were on the right track as the truck appeared to nice and to low of milage and hours to have had some catastrophic mechanical failure to result in a "Wont start" condition.
At around 2:30 pm or so Mik had to get back to work and I was spent so we hooked his deuce to mine via his tow bar and drug it off Chris's lot and abandoned the rescue till later.Chris at the Nellis GL lot is one AOK guy in my book.He was very accomodating in letting me wrench on the turd for most of the day instead of insisting that I remove and repair elsewhere.
After Mik got off work around 5:30 or 6:00 pm we met at his house then drove over to the trucks and prepared to disembark for a diesel shop accross the 15 and South just a bit.We got to the shop(Williams Truck) around 7:00 pm and they got the truck in a bay a bit later.I gave them a detailed description of our labors and a synopsis of what I thought the trouble was.The mechanic (Esty is his name),young guy and very ambitious and knowlegable(rare combination these days),suggested that the first step would be to pressure feed fuel into the head to the injectors via the fitting at the back of the head where I had got the fuel to earlier before I ran out of steam.He accomplished this by using an empty R134 cannister filled with diesel and pressurized with air,plumbed into that fitting.As soon as he did that he waited a second or two then climbed into the seat and hit the starter.It fired right up!.Next he dissconnected the cannister and re-connected the fuel line and let the truck run on its own.
Victory at last!I was almost there back at the lot.The truck just lost its prime.Runs like a champ.Esty and I took it for a drive and it truely drives like its only got 2900 miles on it.Up shifts and down shifts smooth as can be,lots of get up and go and stops great and all the lights work.As a matter of fact the only thing that does'nt work on it is the CTIS ,wont power up
Will have to look into this soon.All the fluids looked recently changed and smelled the way you would hope.Its last indicated service was June 09.Very happy at this point.This whole thing could'nt have turned out with a happy ending without the help and presence of Mik(Airbornebandsman) and also his wife.Two great folks that dropped what they were doing to come to the rescue.I truely feel indebted to them both for thier efforts and hospitality.THANKS GUYS !!
Now the ending.The truck is still at the shop and will remain there till next Friday when I can get back to get it,Jimmy at Williams Truck made that happen.This shop is not only a full engine reapair facility but also a licensed Allison repair and replacement shop as well,great bunch of guys.
Here's just a couple pics,hopefully I'll take more next week when finnishing this "recovery".
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Definately before!
