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It would be great if someone with Tom's skill set could take over and continue the product line, rather than seeing it all retired and disappearing. Maybe there is a business opportunity for someone.
I wonder if it is drawing air into the lines. The fuel system is essentially self-bleeding when the engine is running. It would need to be a big leak to upset idle the way it does in your clip. I would probably run it, drive the cr*p out of it for an hour and see if it learned any better manners...
Once it is that far gone...replace. IMHO not worth futzing around with. A good used steel one will do, and you can clean and interior coat if before you put it on. If you are fancy, source an aluminium tank from an M35A3!
And, yes, whatever you touch leads to something else....up to a point...
Replaced the weatherstripping around both windshield frames, cleaned and repainted the frames and upgraded the wiper arms and blades. Now I can drive in the rain and get damp instead of drenched and I will be able to see to the end of the hood! Progress.
Wiper arms are Anco, blades are Anco 11...
The truck wants to idle at 700-900 rpm. That means pulling the hand throttle, especially when the engine is cold. Totally normal. Once warm, you can usually click it in a couple of notches. If you pull the hand throttle and the engine is somewhat warmed up, at 900 rpm and constantly...
If you own a really big screw driver and are not faint of heart, here is how to bypass the starter switch and see if the starter turns the thing over:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilrVbn1CHi0
Oh, I was my sweetest self..very understanding...and then walked away. I steamed in the car on the way home! :-)
I landed on doing what you said...make sure the guy has my number, in case he changes his mind and just let it play out, whichever way it plays out.
It is just a shame to have...
I located two M35 in a truck scrap yard close to me late last year. They are the Canadian licence built versions. They are rough...dash ripped out, fender missing, one bed missing etc.
BUT they do have some parts I would like to salvage as nice upgrades to my truck, especially the power...
Congrats - and you will have some reading to do.
- yes, the C and D turbos look different (apart from how they sound). If your turbo sounds cool, is really loud and after about three hours of listening to it you kinda had enough, it's a C turbo
Search is your friend...
So it is pressurizing the coolant system with exhaust gas? If you have an emissions test facility nearby that is cooperative, they can take their exhaust gas probe and hold it over the opening of your expansion tank with your truck idling. If the probe sniffs out CO/NOx coming from your coolant...
The shutoff is connected; I do not see anything major wrong with how it looks. Does the plunger move freely when you release the shutoff handle and move the plunger by hand? If so - that is a good sign! As Floriand suggested, you can always take the cover off and see if the innards do what they...
It is a fine line between "repair/replace other stuff while you have it apart" and getting completely carried away into a major rebuild! Always good to have a plan and watch yourself! I should know...
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