powerarmory
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So i recently purchased an 1984 5 ton. Not entirely sure on the exact model and i know I've got a huge learning curve in front of me including buying bigger tools. I've been eyeing an m35a2 and found this one for 6500. It drove great home no problems (40+ miles) until i drive it the second time. drive it 15 miles and as i come off the interstate it acts like its going to die so i start to pull over and it recovers and I start driving again. 2 miles down the road i turn off onto the street i work and it dies a block away and now wont start at all. I flip the switch and it acts like it wans to turn over but doesn't. Figured its got to be a fuel problem so i pulled one of the couplings on the intake and sprayed starter fluid in it and it started up and ran while me spraying it in there. take the fuel filter off (old canister style) and replace the gasket and filter because it was nasty. Rust in the diesel and was just junked up. put a gallon and a half maybe in the canister prior to putting it on and screw it all up and its still not firing up. I take the gas line that goes into the fuel filter off and try to start it to see if gas would even come out and nothing. The gas line look to be copper as well but i didn't follow it to check on the other connection. Anyone know where to check next? i feel like its a simple answer and im just too new to possibly just be missing something. I do know it has the 855 engine in it. Any help would be greatly appreciated