does HJ61 need battery/alternator to run in emergency?

not a thing you can pull off the fuel control rod and tow start it and it will run. My camper used to get electronic whine when listening to faint radio stations so i would disconnect the rod and turn off the ignition no worries. This is assuming you are talking of an 2h motor

Joseph,

From memory you have a 12ht import from Japan. Remember you will need a 24v power pack to start it - unless you do Davoe's trick and push start it.

I'd doubt a 12v power pack would turn it over, but you could try in the safety of home base to see what might happen if you ever needed to. Let us know if you do this.

Tim

My 1994 Rocky ran with no battery connected. Once when I was down the shops the beast wouldn't start, popped the bonnet to find the positive terminal had snapped. I held the lead on while the missus started it then chucked it down the side of the battery and drove home. But in that instance I spose the alternator would have been powering it....

Years ago I had a battery/ alternator meltdown on a 2H powered troopy, once it was going we just tied the rod from the EDIC motor to the manifold to keep it in the right postiton.
As has been said the 12HT has a fuel stop solenoid and you would have to activate it. It has been activated with 2 x 6v torch batteries on a 12v vehicle but 24v would require 4.
As I have an automatic 24v 4wd vehicle I've been interested in how to start it and keep it going if the unthinkable happens. Other than another two 12v batteries from two accompanying vehicles I haven't come up with any solutions. It has a fuel stop solenoid but you still have to turn the motor over to start it, no clutching an auto!

G'day figtree.

I had a 3L 2.8ltr 4runner 89 model with an electric fuel shutoff soleniod and if or when I had a flat battery I would unscrew the top of the soleniod and remove the spring & plunger, replace the top, push to start/stall to stop(manual) no probs, get you home ok.
Now I have a 3ltr TD 01 model Praydo,crikey,could be long walk.

Safe travells
Jim-Bob.