FTB 30-24 LP forklift #57354
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Topic: FTB 30-24 LP forklift #57354
Posted By: skyboy
Subject: FTB 30-24 LP forklift #57354
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2020 at 1:11pm
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Ok, got spark, 2 items in fuel dept. The Vacuum switch and the Beam 60 LP regulator. I tried to post pics of same can't do it! Will verify what I think should be 12VDC at switch and if it's actually working? Yesterday after I verified decent sparks at the plug I tried to verify the vac sw. had voltage or was actually working and the battery died in my volt meter! So I tried warming up the LP regulator, nothing the engine never hit once! ( It was cold) So w/o any information I'm assuming the V. switch opens or closes, letting LP to the regulator.....then into the engine to run, Is that about it? Or is there anything else out there for me to look at? Thanks again
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Posted By: skyboy
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2020 at 8:33pm
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Blown head gasket between #1 & #2  I'll advise after I put it together, Does any one know if the fuel regulator 'must" have water running thru it to function? Thanks,. |
Posted By: Eric B
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2020 at 10:41pm
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If you have propane in the system you can start it up without coolant in the regulator but it won't run all that long until the regulator freezes up and it will stall. Do make sure that propane is getting all the way through the system when you say it's not firing. I had one old fork lift where the plunger in the center of the mixer was stuck. This did not allow any fuel through for start up. If you do work on the mixer you have to be extremely careful that the plunger cannot possibly get stuck open. On the particular fork lift I had there was an electric solenoid that gave access to fuel to the system. So, if you're trying but it won't start, and should the plunger be seized and stuck in the open position AND you forget the ignition key in the "on" position... you will have your shop filling up with propane. If it reaches a pilot light or any source of spark you will make headline news from the explosion that will take place. Once I realized that this would be the risk with mine, I hooked up air pressure from my shop compressor to the fuel system on the fork lift. This way when I was doing all my repair work to the propane system I could tell when everything was working the way it should without any risks. Once propane was reconnected it started and ran properly. ------------- Currently- WD,WC,3WF's,2 D14's B. Previously- I 600,TL745,200,FL9,FR12,H3,816 LBH. Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal! |