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Hi Mike, I think we are talking about the same solenoid. The circuit goes through a cold start and fast idle switch, then jumpers to a cold advance control and then to the fast idle solenoid. The fast idle solenoid works, but is not getting juice, so according to the TM the coldstart and fast...

If it dosen't activate, then the engine won't start. If you push it in and keep it there then the engine will start.

This is the "fast idle solenoid" located just forward of the air cleaner. It stands up at a 45 deg angle and points down toward the end of the throttle cable.

Yes, but the time before, a screw had rattled out that attached it to the bracket. I fixed that already. Have to go out and test the coil and see if it died. As soon as the rain clears up a bit. I hope this is an easy part to get. Do you know if it is a dealer part or might it be available from...

Hi All, I was on my way out to work on my M54A2, and stopped for lunch. Got back in started the engine, it ran for about 5 seconds and died. Oh s...t. This is my daily driver and there is no backup. It turns out that the solenoid that acts as a kill control died or the wiring to it died. I had...

Hi All, I have a special mil trailer weighing #9000 that needs to get moved from Odum GA to Taswell IN sometime during the summer. It is roadworthy, so something like a deuce could pull it, however, it has air over hydraulic brake system. Please PM me if you can help. I don't have a lot...

Trailer transport goof! Ok guys, you can start laughing now. I searched for Aberdeen with Google Earth and it turned up as Aberdeen, SD....Which is not exactly the same as Aberdeen, MD. Ok, you can stop laughing now. I still need the trailer transported to southern Indiana from Georgia, so if...

Need help moving a loaded mil trailer from GA to IN Hi All, Actually I'm trying to get the trailer all the way back to California, but one step at a time. Someone has ofered to store the trailer in Taswell IN until I can figure out how to get it back to CA. The trailer is (Don't Laugh now) a...

> As a few of you know, I just bought an M54A2 5Ton from Jim Hossack up in Washington State. > I started driving about 13 years ago, and no, I am not in my 20's. I bought a 1977 F250 and had > it for about 10 years and then I bought an M1008 CUCV from Gene Pantano and drove it back from...

Hi Dumb A$$, I have an M54A2, but it didn't come with a switch on the dash for lockout, However, when I got the truck from Jim up in Washington, a friend of his put a valve in the airline and closed it tight. said that that would deactivate the front wheel drive. Good thing, because I had...

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Hi all, Anyone else have a M54 in Northern CA?

Can we have a 5 Ton Forum?