Well it was a kinda rainy, crappy day... Couldn't work on the decking project, so after a run to the beer barn, and a late breakfast, I decided to move the project 802a in to the barn basement. Figured at the very least I'd be able to do the rodent screens with a roof over my head.
So that went ok. I think the surge break mechanism need some PM, and I can't tell if the hydraulic breaks are really working. Not a big deal as it isn't a real heavy trailer, but it would be nice I guess if I was keeping it. The parking breaks seem to hold ok.
I did take care of the anti-mouse mesh. Having done my first unit, the process was a lot faster. And with nothing else to be done on a sketchy weather day, I figured I should pull an injection pump, and see if it was just a stuck rail.
Sadly, it isn't going to be that simple. First thing was disconnect the shut down solenoid and remove the business end. Honestly I was not expecting quite so much spring on that thing, and really wasn't expecting it to remove from the solenoid body, but that's actually nice as it's just out of the way.
Pulled the pipe plug in the end cover to see if I could see or feel anything.
Pulled the pump on the radiator side as that seemed to have better access to the hard line without pulling the roof, muffler, etc.
With that out, I could feel the rail. When the external stop/run lever is rotated, I could see the rail move a little, and after probably 15 degrees, it would release the rail. So I don't believe the straight portion of the rail is bent, and it is something further back at the end that gets acted on by the internal stop/run lever, or part of the lever assembly itself. I watched
this from
@CallMeColt and it is actually quite helpful to see what's supposed to happen in there. Also, when I slide the rail by hand through the pump opening, I can move it past where the pump arm would be at maximum travel, all the way back to the point it will stick. Guessing that's coming out of the guide on the far side a little, but with a jiggle it pops right back, so it seems like things are moving fairly well in there. The limit screw is loose, so nothing to prevent too much travel currently.
So I put it all back together to keep any dirt out, and pulled the batteries. This ain't going to be a quick flip, so it is going to become a winter project once my relatives go south for the winter, and I can take over their nice clean, well lit garage again... Going to have to pull the enclosure off (everybody's favorite), the fuel tank, and radiator to work on the end of the engine... If I really knew how it all worked in there, and knew exactly what was wrong, perhaps I wouldn't have to pull it all down, but probably just easier to do so, and then I get to make sure the other bits are all correct before I sell it off.
The plan is to run a power inlet to the garage, so I can run my load test heater in there during the winter, and stop sucking down propane heater fumes like last year... Be nice to exercise the keeper 802a for a reason, rather than just blowing the heat to space... I don't get past their minimum electric bill with the lights, but the heater would show up...
