Fuel Problems

[Mike_S]

is this common for the ex-MOD Rovers too? I would think military-wise, one would want a provision installed to ward off such a fouling?

Mike

[Tim Smith]

is this common for the ex-MOD Rovers too? I would think military-wise, one would want a provision installed to ward off such a fouling?

Mike

Not really "ex-MOD common" but "35-40 year old vehicle that has sat around a bit common."

Hmm, I guess with that in mind, all the MOD could install to stop this sort of thing from happening is install a kind of self incineration device that activates about 35 years after manufacture, and only if it's been sat in a barn or in a field for too long.

I think I'd remove that device...

[Mike_S]

har har har

just asked, seems logical that if you were going to keep a 1000 or so Series II and III's around and it was a common enough problem, an "organization" might be inclined to do something about it.

gee whiz!

[Tim Smith]

Hey Mike my response was in jest but I was trying to say that I believe these problems with the fuel pick up are mostly due to the rust and junk that collects in gas tanks of older vehicles. That's pretty much any car or truck. At least we are lucky enough to have drain plugs.

Really not too much can be done about it other than continually driving these things so that nothing large enough gets a chance to form in there. Fuel filters should pick up the little stuff.

Just so you don't get the idea I was poking fun at ya.

Cheers,
Tim

[Mike_S]

No worries I think I was just hoping it wouldn't be something I'd have to deal with !

[Tim Smith]

Hopefully you won't need to deal with this. My fuel supply hasn't had any problems yet either.

But always remember that you must never proclaim your good luck to others. At the very moment you tell someone that you've been trouble free for xyz miles, the truck will break down on you.

Murphy is always listening!

[Tim Smith]

My fuel supply hasn't had any problems yet either.

Oh Dang!

[scott]

i don't know how her majesty does it but i can tell you our corps has a "special provision". it works like this "hey lance coolie, when you're done there go pull and clean all the humvee fuel tanks..."

[Leslie]

i don't know how her majesty does it but i can tell you our corps has a "special provision". it works like this "hey lance coolie, when you're done there go pull and clean all the humvee fuel tanks..."

It's been a long time since I've been called a Lance Coolie.......

[scott]

i use the term most respecfully and think of it as a term of endearment

[xrover]

Glad to see yet another Series owner overthinking again

I spent the last week working on a overheating issue that turned out to be timing.

LOL

[4flattires]

My solution to the pick up tube

Since I had some time over the holiday today, I fabricated this pickup tube. This one is removable for quick field cleaning via the brass fittings. I originally thought mine did not have a screen but found remants of the original soldered screen (shiney spot, just below the soldered nut) under all the accumulated gunk. I used brass screen and formed it around a deep socket, then soldered the edge.

Jeff

[daveb]

wow cool mod. nice work.

rgrds
dave

Since I had some time over the holiday today, I fabricated this pickup tube. This one is removable for quick field cleaning via the brass fittings. I originally thought mine did not have a screen but found remants of the original soldered screen (shiney spot, just below the soldered nut) under all the accumulated gunk. I used brass screen and formed it around a deep socket, then soldered the edge.

Jeff

[Mike_S]

I've called for Lance Coolie - called and called around the shop today and the bugger never showed up!

[scott]

I've called for Lance Coolie - called and called around the shop today and the bugger never showed up!

if you can't find a lance, they're very adapt at concealment, use a PFC (perfect for cleaning)