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That sounds just like what we do..... take the fuel line off before the pump and put air pressure in the tank to get the fuel there quick and then hook lines back up, then crack the filter loose and spin over to bleed air then retighten, next crack injector lines and bleed air. With injector...
Welcome to the addiction of MV’s! Did you unhook the batteries when you swapped start boxes? Be careful pulling glow plugs, definitely use a puller and have patience! We swapped a set on a truck using a puller and actually pulled it apart and dropped some pieces in the cylinder. Then came...
We have painted lots of trucks using Behr paint and we spray with a small Graco airless spray gun. I have found painting the canvas with the latex works good because its flexible and doesn’t crack when the fabric folds and bends. If you have a good quality paint chip they can color match it at...
I would definitely at the least move the air filter housing up from under the step/cab because one of our local fire dept. trucks was doing a high water rescue recently and the gasket was rolled on the air filter and sucked water into the engine. Fortunately they were able to remove the...
One thing to consider with an A1 series truck is they have the 3126 CAT engine which is an electronic engine with more sensors and electronic fuel controls that may give problems over time. The older series trucks have the 3116 all mechanical engines that have basic fuel pedal and hand throttle...
We had the same problem, replaced the plugs and found a couple broke off. After a new set of plugs and a new start box cranked like a champ. Make sure when you change boxes to unhook batteries and match with temp sensor. Wait light should come on for about 10 seconds when cold and then fire up...