[AT] TD6 Trackloader timing problems. Where is TDC

[JTakemoto at wildblue.net]

I was out of San Diego  LSD-22 APA 222
J.


> 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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> From: <JTakemoto at wildblue.net>
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> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 10:47 PM
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>
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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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>>> From: <JTakemoto at wildblue.net>
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>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 2:48 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [AT] TD6 Trackloader timing problems. Where is TDC
>>>
>>>
>>>> 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"
>>>>>>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>>>>>> 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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