On another forum (heavy equipment forum) a fella managed to put a mini excavator on it's side and the engine kept running because the sump oil was getting the conbustion chamber, ran really fast until the conrod went through the block.
Hendrik who has thusfar managed to keep the machines upright, well except for my little motor wheelbarrow, oil got into the combustion chamber but it is a petrol Honda motor, so it got an unexpected oil change On Tue Jun 8 11:58 , 'LarryT' <l02tur...@comcast.net> sent: >You're right! If installed wrong, the engine can go to max rpm and stay >there until it runs out of fuel or air - or it seizes after turning cherry >red! It's happened before - > >The instructions in the WSM are pretty clear - and you can check the install >before tightening the fasteners. > >To test the Fuel Shutoff, have the engine running and pull the vac hose to >the shutoff - apply vacuum to the hose and the valve should shutoff the >engine, if not the valve is bad. > >Rusty has new valves - pretty inexpensive. > >Good luck >LarryT _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
