[AT] TD6 Trackloader timing problems. Where is TDC

[Jerry Rhodes]

Which one, I did the LSD 30 Fort Snelling an the Wood County LST 1178, ACB2 
and UDT 21 all at Little Creek VA, the good old days hehehe

Jerry

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> 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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>>
>>
>>> 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"
>>>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>>> 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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