Hammy
Silver Member
My buddy has a DK40 with just over 400 hours. He said he was running it this past weekend and ran it really low on fuel. He did not run out but he said there wasn't much left, nor did it sputter. He grabbed 10 gallons of off road diesel, filled up the tractor and then his problems began. He said it was running rough, smoking, and surging from around 700-900 RPM. He changed out the fuel filter, bled the fuel filter housing and injector pump for air. He also treated the fuel for algae and water and added a little cetain boost. He said it will still surge every so often but he did have it running for 45 minutes straight.
Obviously the fuel seems to be the issue. Does anyone know if adding more of the algae/water treatment will further help the possibly bad fuel? He said the tractor isn't running too bad right now but its not perfect. Would that hurt the injectors if he ran this tank of fuel or should he drain it or dilute it with good clean stuff? If he were to drain it, he needs to know what the best way is? If it sounds more like air in the fuel system, would he need to bleed each injector too?
Thanks a lot
Obviously the fuel seems to be the issue. Does anyone know if adding more of the algae/water treatment will further help the possibly bad fuel? He said the tractor isn't running too bad right now but its not perfect. Would that hurt the injectors if he ran this tank of fuel or should he drain it or dilute it with good clean stuff? If he were to drain it, he needs to know what the best way is? If it sounds more like air in the fuel system, would he need to bleed each injector too?
Thanks a lot