Emergency shut down mod
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04-26-2006, 14:03
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Emergency shut down mod
--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Tom Warner
wrote: >ahhh tom,that is a classic classroom approach to shutting it down,when in real life in a not perfect world and an engine running wide open not 3 feet from you about the only thing you can do is knock off a filter or line and hope it runs out of fuel before it blows all to hell. i've tried the air thing,and the only way that works is if you have the air cleaner off the engine and you have a board handy that will cover the air horn,not almost cover it,and it has to be small enough to get it in that area,then of course you have to have the nerve to hold that board over the air horn until it dies.most times to use that board on a truck means you have to climb up on a tire to get to the air horn. remember,you have only seconds to either run,or be a hero. i shoved a raincoat into a detroit blower to try to cut the air off,it slowed down about 300 rpm's,i took a sledge hammer and knocked the fuel filter off,but before it died it slung the clutch out,all over the parking lot.that was the first one i had run away,after that i never tried the air thing again.. randy > There is only one sure fire way to shut down a runnaway diesel and > that is to shut off the air. Since it is caused by either oil or fuel > getting sucked into the intake past worn or blown turbocharger seals > then the only control you have is thru the air that it needs to keep > running. If this ever happens the quickest way to shut it down if > the emergency shut off does not work is to aim a fire extinguisher at > the air intake and give it a blast. > > Tom Warner > Vernon Center,NY > 1985 PT 40 > |
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Emergency shut down mod - Ralph L. Fullenwider - 04-25-2006, 02:15
Emergency shut down mod - erniecarpet@... - 04-25-2006, 02:34
Emergency shut down mod - Scott Forman - 04-25-2006, 06:26
Emergency shut down mod - Tom Warner - 04-25-2006, 07:21
Emergency shut down mod - Henry Jay Hannigan - 04-25-2006, 08:37
Emergency shut down mod - Ralph L. Fullenwider - 04-25-2006, 09:45
Emergency shut down mod - Stephen Birtles - 04-25-2006, 10:36
Emergency shut down mod - randydupree2000 - 04-25-2006, 13:57
Emergency shut down mod - Stephen Birtles - 04-25-2006, 14:35
Emergency shut down mod - Tom Warner - 04-25-2006, 15:33
Emergency shut down mod - Stephen Birtles - 04-26-2006, 00:52
Emergency shut down mod - Mike Hohnstein - 04-26-2006, 01:44
Emergency shut down mod - Jeff Miller - 04-26-2006, 02:30
Emergency shut down mod - Jeff Miller - 04-26-2006, 03:15
Emergency shut down mod - randydupree2000 - 04-26-2006 14:03
Emergency shut down mod - randydupree2000 - 04-26-2006, 14:08
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