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Got a chance yesterday to get the motor fired up. Tried jumping the fuel solenoid but it didn't start. Shot some ether into the filter housing and it fired right up. So, we know the engine at least starts. Now I need to figure out how to get the main harness out from behind the heater assy. so I...
To do it right, the heater box has to come out.
Lazy me just cut the pad as far up as I could reach. There is a hold down strip in front of the battery box that has four screws and that should be it.
There are metal side armor plates and angled grille slats that keep bullets and shrapnel from hitting the radiator.
sometimes you can clean off the paint sprayed over the numbers stenciled on the fender corners...they will tell you what unit it was with to search for some history on it.
the...
I would give both sides of the connector some attention with compressed air. Then scrub everything with a q-tip and alcohol. Finish with a dab of dielectric grease around the contacts to ward off moisture and corrosion.
Ive just been educating myself on the wiring to help a friend fix his truck. I saw that there was a grounding wire behind the Power Distribution Panel...couldn't hurt to give it a look see.
No kidding. Ive been wrenching for 40 years, and nothing transfers its filth to me like an army truck.
After messing with it for three hours before work yesterday, I was so grungy that my boss asked me what happened...I told him a garbage truck ran over me
I really appreciate the guidance on this, guys! Im slogging through PDFs of the TMs with a mouse that wont scroll up...
Trying to understand the way the fuel delivery system functions and Ronmar's clue that that block(orifice tube?) is the FPR was a BIG help. Now the rest of the hardware is...
Ok. Dug into it a bit today. Oil and antifreeze were good and full. Hooked up batteries and got the starter to turn it over a couple dozen revs. So far so good.
These were the data plates found on the engine...
Injection pump...
And the trans...
Fuel tank was empty...yet remarkably...
That's where I want to start. Verify the engine and trans models, and then get it fired up to make sure this isn't just a parts heap. I do wonder why they hacked the electronics out, though.
Seems to be a complete truck otherwise
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