Lindy
Silver Member
- Joined
- Jan 23, 2008
- Messages
- 160
- Location
- Western NY
- Tractor
- Kubota B3030, John Deere 325, (Former) '53 Ford Jubilee
I'd mowed 25' or so on the B3030 when all of a sudden there was an almost complete loss of power and lots of gray smoke. It was barely running. I got off and popped the hood, and almost immediately it started running again. It took a bit for the smoking to stop, but it seemed to run ok after that.
In hindsight, I think what happened is when I cleaned the air filter after mowing last time, I might not have gotten the assembly seated back into position properly. Maybe the air intake tube got pinched somehow restricting the airflow into the engine. When I engaged the PTO and the motor started working harder and grabbing more air, the flow was strong enough to suck the ends of the plastic intake tube together pretty much stopping the air flow.
Is this typically what would happen when a diesel is starved for air?
Is it possible that I damaged the engine?
TIA. Don't know much about diesel engines. The B3030 has been bullet proof in the 3 years I've had it. First time anything like this has ever happened.
In hindsight, I think what happened is when I cleaned the air filter after mowing last time, I might not have gotten the assembly seated back into position properly. Maybe the air intake tube got pinched somehow restricting the airflow into the engine. When I engaged the PTO and the motor started working harder and grabbing more air, the flow was strong enough to suck the ends of the plastic intake tube together pretty much stopping the air flow.
Is this typically what would happen when a diesel is starved for air?
Is it possible that I damaged the engine?
TIA. Don't know much about diesel engines. The B3030 has been bullet proof in the 3 years I've had it. First time anything like this has ever happened.