Oil & Fuel Trouble Turning Off my John Deere 1050

[kyhunter]

I just got done replacing the cylinder head gasket on my 1050. I had the head resurfaced. I am now having problems getting the tractor to turn off. Before working on it, I would turn the key to the off position and turn the throttle all the way down and it would stop. Now I have to mess with it for a while in order to get it to turn off. Any suggestions? Is the engine suppose to turn off when you turn the key off? This is a 3-cylinder diesel.

[Barry 1]

You turn it off with the throttle.Make sure the foot throttle isn't sticking.If you have to,adjust the linkage.If you don't turn off the key,the battery will run down.

[sshaw]

I had a problem with my JD750 not shutting off. It turned out to be the foot throttle sticking, which prevents turning the throttle all the way down.

[kyhunter]

Thanks guys. I will give that a shot.