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Just a thought. Ditch the alternator entirely.
Put a 24V battery charger on the batteries, plugged into the house when not in use and plugged into the genset when in use.
I didn't remove the sock. I see no compelling reason to alter the fuel system from stock at this point.
I cleaned the tank and the sock, dumped the contaminated fuel, and applied biocide to prevent recurrence.
I plan to proactively open and reinspect the tank to see if there's any...
Agreed.
I was biased in favor of the lift pump due to a similar experience with an M936A2 that was the lift pump.
And a buddy's M923 where we dropped the tank and thoroughly cleaned it, and the dirty tank was not the culprit.
Again, thanks everyone who contributed.
RESOLVED! IT WAS THE SOCK! I drove It 7mi each way to the fuel station and filled it, after cleaning the tank.
I've been driving this truck since 2017. Never a hiccup until now.
I suspect there was life in the tank. The fuel had not been sitting , but was nearly opaque green. (My...
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