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  1. TruckGuy

    Fuel Shutoff Rod Position Question

    A little more digging today.... Decided to go ahead and pull the Hydraulic Head. Pretty simple to pull. Lifted the HH out and found the problem. Just your standard "Yep, the button fell off". Took a few more pics for those that want to see. Hey gimpyrobb - Read in a post somewhere you had some...
  2. TruckGuy

    Fuel Shutoff Rod Position Question

    OK. Had a few min to look at the truck today. I pulled the FDC to see what things looked like. Everything inside was clean and seemed moved freely. Looks like the the reason the fuel rod is not going all the way to the 7-8 o'clock position is because that is where the FDC is set. With the FDC...
  3. TruckGuy

    Fuel Shutoff Rod Position Question

    gimpyrobb - Took another look today. Tried moving the rod further to the run position, felt solid. I went ahead and pulled the fuel rod. Every looks nice and clean and moves freely. The plunger sleeve moves freely. I can lift it up and it will fall freely. What is stopping everything in that...
  4. TruckGuy

    Fuel Shutoff Rod Position Question

    gimpyrobb - I'll give that a try. It does have a good metal to metal "tap" when it goes back to that position, so it feels like it's hitting something. I'll check and see if it will go further. The connecting rod goes back to a lever in the governor, right? Any chance something there is...
  5. TruckGuy

    Fuel Shutoff Rod Position Question

    Yep. In-tank pump works. I went ahead and changed the filters first. Watched fuel come though the lines when I first turned pump back on. Opened bleed screw on top of secondary filters, plenty on fuel there.
  6. TruckGuy

    Fuel Shutoff Rod Position Question

    No Start, Fuel Shutoff Rod Position, Hydraulic Head Button So I have the typical situation..... Truck ran fine with no signs of problems... Parked and sat for a week... Went to start tuck to let run for awhile.... No start. Spent some time in the threads and TMs. Looks like the common thought...
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