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It runs
I guess we really just needed dry pavement to pull start it (grass and icy roads won't do the job). Started right away and runs fine except for the throttle sticking a bit. For the first couple minutes it was running it didn't build any air pressure, but as I started backing down the...
Update
It's finally getting warm enough for me to start working on the 818. Today I pulled the fan so I could get to the balancer on the crank. Now I know that the motor isn't locked up, because it turns over manually. Now I'm wondering about the starter or PCB again. It still just clicks...
I've read in a few other posts that PCB issues could cause the gauge problems, and it seems to me that a running M931 should be putting out enough power to slave start an M818 (Battery-generator indicator read in the green while M931 was connected). I think the starter was all round, but I...
First of all, I have no experience with 5-tons, so of course I had to have one. Today I went to Drexel Gardens, IN to pick up the M818 I bought on GL. Truck looks good except for 10 well worn tires (the spare is brand new). Batteries all had decent voltage, but when flipping the ignition...
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