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Just curious and not trying to derail the thread. What zinc additive do you use and how much? I use 8 oz of zddplus into 5.5 gal of Rotella 15w40 conventional in my M35A2. May look at the semi synthetic next time.
Rule number one of fight club...dont talk about title status of fight club. But to answer your question, there should be data plates on either door jamb that will tell you. Just open the doors and look down and to the rear of the vehicle.
He is not saying to add 15/40 to your fuel if that’s what your asking. The delo 400 is what you would use for engine oil. It has the appropriate zinc level to protect your engine. Or more specifically the lifters. I may have confused things when I brought up zinc. Stanadyne or equivalent mixes...
+1 for stanadyne. I use the lubricity formula. I think I add about 8 ounces per 25 gallons but I usually just wing it and dump some in when I fill up. You can't put too much in. Also, you may want to add some zinc additive to your engine oil.
Try replacing this: AM GENERAL 5740926 ELECTRICAL STARTER DRIVE FOR HMMWV
I had mine go bad and it was acting similar to what you describe. If the motor is spinning and the bendix (i think thats what its called) isnt engaging the fly wheel then theres most likely a problem with this part. You...
I try to take mine out and run it at least every month. Sometimes it stretches to two months. I try to run it kind of hard once up to temperature. Not ragging on it but not just putting around. Also keep the kill knob pulled out when parked, that way if your fuel shut off in the injector pump...