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CATERPILLAR 3208 STALLED IN MY BUS PLEASE HELP
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Posted by Tony and June on March 21, 1999 at 19:37:48:
Hello, this may not be pertinent to this particular
discussion group but I have nevertheless a CAT
3208 installed on a cruiser, but not a sea one,
a land one (A bus conversion motorhome).
About two days ago while driving along with low fuel,
the engine's rpm started dropping, then accelerating,
then dropping again in 1.5-second intervals approximately.
After about 2 minutes of this AND IN THE MIDDLE OF
a 2WAY ROAD the motor simply died.
I haven't been able to crank it up and I have now
effectively managed to drain the batteries.
I opened the little "T" valve and HANDPUMPED the fuel
out util it came out rather clear (it looked like
a light syrup-color). Then I crunk it again, and this
time it seemed like it was going to//it felt like
two pistons would crank up, then die, crank die, and so on
for about one hour until the batteries died.
I tried to dissassemble the fuel solenoid switch(a
coke-sized and shaped switch that presses down on
a lever inside what looks like a fuel distributor
with 4 lines going out to each piston from each side)
That worked fine after testing.
I even tried starter fluid and it ran for about .5 seconds.
I am really freaking out here because we are college students
and I have no money for costly repairs.
In this forsaken town I CANNOT find one single article or manual
for this kind of engine. Can someone please help me?
your help will be VERY appreciated. Sincerely, Tony and June
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