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  1. frank8003

    M109A3 Idling bad

    Opti-Lube is good stuff. Up to 38% Coleman fuel. White Gas (Petroleum Naphtha) White gas, also called petroleum naphtha, is the generic name for Coleman fuel. ... White gas puts out a high level of heat and, as one of the purest gasses, its lack of additives means that fuel line clogs will...
  2. frank8003

    M109A3 Idling bad

    post 15 and post 21 It all worked good for my engine. There is nothing bypassed on this engine. If one looks at posted photos one sees a full re-circulation line there thru the original unused "arctic heater" boss. No "dead spaces, unmixed fuel, anywhere. I drilled out the arctic heater boss...
  3. frank8003

    M109A3 Idling bad

    I DID NOT post the use of USED MOTOR oil. I said NEW motor oil. Never ever never put crankcase oil from a DIESEL engine into a diesel fuel tank. Even with a centrifuge and 87 ways to make it good you will still be wiping out the hand lapped surfaces of the rotating plunger in the HH. One CAN NOT...
  4. frank8003

    M109A3 Idling bad

    I want you to know that the multi-fuel will run just fine on 100% new motor oil. I recommend 40-50% with "new" diesel fuel. One is not allowed to toss containers in the trash with residual oil in them so I made a container drain for my mechanic and I get all the new container drained motor oil...
  5. frank8003

    M109A3 Idling bad

    Do not put 100% "new flavor" pump diesel fuel in it Thing needs to run with a load on it at 1800 RPM. Put homemade Seafoam in it or buy some commercial stuff but use it. Put a couple of quarts of straight motor oil, cheapest new stuff you can get, into the fuel tank. The "new" diesel fuel is...
  6. frank8003

    M109A3 Idling bad

    Deuce jackshaft moving and I have the question of How much fuel have you put thru her since you been working on it? About all the gears and such...............It is all moving Put some straight 40 W motor oil in the transfer and transmission cases. Study your jackshaft...
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