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You'd have a lot easier time picking one up from Ft Carson than I did!
Two days off work might not be worth it in the end
. I should know soon.-
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Starting Four HMMWV engines in the can
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Two days off work might not be worth it in the end
. I should know soon.
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You will need to field mod the rear cradle of the can for starter clearance. Other than that should be easy pickens. I have one of the surplus HMMWV slave assys in my slave cable box. I attach that to the starters when I ground hop motors. Here soon I will post pics of the other "cooler than heck" use for the HMMWV slave assy's that were surplussed recently.
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What needs to happen in the field mod?
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There is an upright thatthe starter will hit. You can bridge around it with steel and then chop it out of the way.
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I just bought a used 12v 6.5 gear reduction starter locally for $30. I'm going to bring the welder home from work on monday to make the mods on the engine cases and then I'm going to test them out.
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I modded one of the can's rear crossmembers to accept a starter. I used 2 peices of angle iron welded on either side of the original "upright". Then I gouged out a hole with the plasma torch.
I couldn't find any pictures or video example of anyone having done this, so I'll post some pics tonight after I get home from work.
I couldn't find any pictures or video example of anyone having done this, so I'll post some pics tonight after I get home from work.
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Here's the link to modding the cans:
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/cucv/73554-how-mod-engine-can-test-engine.html#post910715
Here's a couple of pics of the goods. The second from left is a GEP 6.5. The rest are 6.2s:
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/cucv/73554-how-mod-engine-can-test-engine.html#post910715
Here's a couple of pics of the goods. The second from left is a GEP 6.5. The rest are 6.2s:
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SUCCESS!! I fired up the 6.5 today! So I know that my trip was not all in vain!
I think I figured out why it was pulled. Someone had crossthreaded the #1 injector line, so it was missing on that cylinder. I just happened to have a 6.5 injector sitting around in my garage, so I swapped it in (since the the threads on the old one were so bunged up). After about 5 seconds of backfiring through the intake, it cleared up and ran smooth! It built up good oil pressure. When I pulled the fuel cutoff wire, it stayed running!! Oh noes! I didn't have any of the cooling system on it, so I went into panic mode. I pulled the fuel supply hose out of the gas can, but it kept running, I pinched the fuel return line on the top of the IP, but it kept running, so I grabbed a screwdriver and pulled the top off of the IP, that did the trick. The engine was still cool to the touch, so I know I didn't overheat anything.
My wife was filming the whole thing, so she has witnessed the fact that her husband isn't entirely crazy!
I think I figured out why it was pulled. Someone had crossthreaded the #1 injector line, so it was missing on that cylinder. I just happened to have a 6.5 injector sitting around in my garage, so I swapped it in (since the the threads on the old one were so bunged up). After about 5 seconds of backfiring through the intake, it cleared up and ran smooth! It built up good oil pressure. When I pulled the fuel cutoff wire, it stayed running!! Oh noes! I didn't have any of the cooling system on it, so I went into panic mode. I pulled the fuel supply hose out of the gas can, but it kept running, I pinched the fuel return line on the top of the IP, but it kept running, so I grabbed a screwdriver and pulled the top off of the IP, that did the trick. The engine was still cool to the touch, so I know I didn't overheat anything.
My wife was filming the whole thing, so she has witnessed the fact that her husband isn't entirely crazy!
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The wifey shot 3 videos:
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LOL your little 1 didn't sound to happy !! 
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My 3 year old was getting bored, but my 5 year old was as happy as could be to finally hear it fire!LOL your little 1 didn't sound to happy !!
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This has been a great thread, thanks for that. I'm glad to hear your trip wasn't in vain. Hope your able to put those engines to good use.
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I love it, made my day. Congrats!
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Thanks, guys. It sure made the last week worth it to see/hear/feel that engine come to life and then to smooth out and idle!
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Where there any green or red tags on the motors? If so it sould give you an idea of why it was pulled.
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No tags.
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Did you cycle the glow plugs when you hopped it or just crank it through?
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I just cranked it. No glow plugs. It had been a warm day (in the 90's), so I didn't bother to jumper the GPs.
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glad one ran 4 ya let us know on the rest.
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Good news! I just sold the 6.5 engine! I made back my investment and have enough left over to take my wife out to a nice dinner. Plus I still have the 3 6.2's left!