[AT] TD6 Trackloader timing problems. Where is TDC

[JTakemoto at wildblue.net]

You bet I was an LSD (not the kid you take)  was engineer on the LCVPs
made many a landing in them. Remember having to clean the Sea strainer
after every landing YUK!!!.
Those 6/71s were some engine.
T.


> Those were the days J started many a 6-71 , 4-53 Jimmy that way in the
> gator
> freighters, ACB2, UDT21, LADs, LSTs, retired in 1975
>
> Jerry ENC-SS
>
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> Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 2:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] TD6 Trackloader timing problems. Where is TDC
>
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>> Years ago while in the Navy we would put lighter fluid on a rag an light
>> it to preheat the Grey marine engines it works quite good.
>>
>> J.
>>
>>> Cecil,   I've seen that done several times but once with bad results.
>>> I was on a logging job in the late 70's.  The log loader had a 4-53
>>> detroit.
>>> I don't know if it ran out of fuel or what the problem was but the
>>> mechanic
>>> put a gas soaked rag over the intake to get it to fire.  Well he must
>>> have
>>> put a bit too much gas on the rag.  She fired off and proceeded to turn
>>> about 4 grand for maybe 20 seconds.  We were all bailing off of the
>>> thing
>>> and heading for cover when the gas ran out.  It blew the tips off of 2
>>> injectors but that was all the damage it did.
>>>
>>> Charlie
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Cecil Bearden" <crbearden at copper.net>
>>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
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>>> Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 8:48 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [AT] TD6 Trackloader timing problems. Where is TDC
>>>
>>>
>>>> We use a rag soaked with gasoline over the intake to prime a diesel
>>>> when
>>>> we have lost fuel supply.  It doesn't knock like starting fluid.  the
>>>> newer starting fluid is not as hot as it used to be.  Seems some folks
>>>> were sniffing it too much.
>>>>
>>>> Cecil in Okla
>>>>
>>>> charlie hill wrote:
>>>>> It's the propane propellant that USED to be in WD 40 that made it
>>>>> good
>>>>> starter fluid.  Try using your small propane torch (without lighting
>>>>> it
>>>>> of
>>>>> course).  Stick the nozzle in the air intake and crack the valve
>>>>> open.
>>>>>
>>>>> Charlie
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Spencer Yost" <yostsw at atis.net>
>>>>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
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>>>>> Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2007 7:06 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [AT] TD6 Trackloader timing problems. Where is TDC
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Francis Robinson wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>     Hey Spencer, the new WD-40 is totally useless as starting
>>>>>>> fluid.
>>>>>>> You
>>>>>>> will have to use ether or carb cleaner etc.
>>>>>>> Good luck.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> "farmer"
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> I did not know that.  I drained the battery spinning for setting the
>>>>>> timing and trying to start, so its on the charger.   I'll try real
>>>>>> starting fluid later.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Spencer
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