So after a successful recovery last night, arrived home in the dark I realized the M51A2 would not shut off by simply turning the ignition switch back to OFF. I looked everywhere for a typical diesel shut off knob to pull and found only this (circled in red). Is this where the knob should be? I had to stall it to shut it off.
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Engine Stop Knob Missing?
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M51A2 won't shut down
Just got my 1952 Mack M51A2 home this week. After new batteries she starts and runs. But when I pull the engine stop knob out it keeps running. Being new to this I don't know what "normal" is as far as how it should feel or how far it should move. The first picture shows the engine stop out...
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Engine Stop Cable I think.
Quick search of two vendors turned it up only for the 2-1/2 ton. Odd.
On fleabay I found this from one of those I searched however.
Quick search of two vendors turned it up only for the 2-1/2 ton. Odd.
On fleabay I found this from one of those I searched however.
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Any tee-handle Bowden cable will work, just paint it OD. Just make sure it is long enough.
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Perhaps a look in the Parts TM would not be a bad idea. Sometimes you get part numbers and NSN's that can lead you to the right part, and sometimes it even tells you how long a cable is supposed to be. Then you can find a longer one and shorten it. Sometimes a part can be different for almost like trucks, in the same series.