Tinker1980
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Hi all. I've come here to learn some information about something that is sitting in the yard - an old bulldozer/tracked loader. (Looks like a dozer, with a bucket instead of a blade.) It says CASE 350 on it, and has been sitting since 2002.
A closer inspection shows that it's all there, with the exception of two batteries - I snatched the batteries from my Metro and my Chevy truck, installed them, turned the key, and the fuel pump started to run. No amount of pushing buttons made the engine crank. At this point, I was curious to see if the engine would even turn, or if it was now a boat anchor. I couldn't get voltage down to the starter from the operator's seat, so I used jumper cables to get the juice to the starter - lo and behold, the engine would turn. :cool2: Sounded as if it had compression, and with the fuel on, it puffed some smoke, even gave a couple of good thumps like it was going to try to start.
I understand diesel engines in cars fairly well, but in this case I'm going to ask questions - this machine does not appear to have glow plugs, but there is some faded writing on the control panel about a "manifold heater". Some clean fuel is most likely in order, I assume diesel goes bad just like gasoline goes bad. (Just in a different way. Bacteria, jelly, water, and such.) So what am I missing? Is there a compression release? I have found the throttle on the injector pump, with a linkage to a pedal, but there is another linkage on the other side of the pump, that goes to a pull-knob on the control panel - is this a throttle you can set and forget, or something else? Is there anything specific to a Case 350 Dozer I should know? I will attempt to get pictures of it uploaded tomorrow.
A closer inspection shows that it's all there, with the exception of two batteries - I snatched the batteries from my Metro and my Chevy truck, installed them, turned the key, and the fuel pump started to run. No amount of pushing buttons made the engine crank. At this point, I was curious to see if the engine would even turn, or if it was now a boat anchor. I couldn't get voltage down to the starter from the operator's seat, so I used jumper cables to get the juice to the starter - lo and behold, the engine would turn. :cool2: Sounded as if it had compression, and with the fuel on, it puffed some smoke, even gave a couple of good thumps like it was going to try to start.
I understand diesel engines in cars fairly well, but in this case I'm going to ask questions - this machine does not appear to have glow plugs, but there is some faded writing on the control panel about a "manifold heater". Some clean fuel is most likely in order, I assume diesel goes bad just like gasoline goes bad. (Just in a different way. Bacteria, jelly, water, and such.) So what am I missing? Is there a compression release? I have found the throttle on the injector pump, with a linkage to a pedal, but there is another linkage on the other side of the pump, that goes to a pull-knob on the control panel - is this a throttle you can set and forget, or something else? Is there anything specific to a Case 350 Dozer I should know? I will attempt to get pictures of it uploaded tomorrow.
