don45640
Gold Member
Okay.......the other day,while changing out my Tractor/loader/ backhoe's antifreeze,which was a problem in itself finding the proper antifreeze for silicone ring sealed wet-liners,I caused a problem unknown to me at that time.
Since I have solved it because I'm right here able to troubleshoot, I thought maybe I'd run the symptom by everyone and let them take stabs at the solution.
While taking out 2 plugs I THOUGHT were antifreeze block drain plugs,I had to put tremendous torque on them to remove them.Turned out they were only blank crankcase plugs.
Well,I found the right plug hidden behind the air-bleed plunger,so I moved the plunger by taking the fuel line loose.
Now while doing this hi-torque wrenching(hadda use my leg to move the breaker bar),I put a small dent in the body of the fuel filter which is a spin-on NAPA #3354 BTW. I went ahead and plungered the air out of the system flling up the fuel filter.
With cold weather imminent, I wanted to start the backhoe and get the antifreeze circulated and top it up completely.
So, I proceeded to try to start the engine and even used a little ether,but to no effect.Only thing I got was white smoke,a lot of it! LOL!
Okay,what would cause all that white smoke and a no-start condition in a machine that always starts like it's summertime? don-ohio
Since I have solved it because I'm right here able to troubleshoot, I thought maybe I'd run the symptom by everyone and let them take stabs at the solution.
While taking out 2 plugs I THOUGHT were antifreeze block drain plugs,I had to put tremendous torque on them to remove them.Turned out they were only blank crankcase plugs.
Well,I found the right plug hidden behind the air-bleed plunger,so I moved the plunger by taking the fuel line loose.
Now while doing this hi-torque wrenching(hadda use my leg to move the breaker bar),I put a small dent in the body of the fuel filter which is a spin-on NAPA #3354 BTW. I went ahead and plungered the air out of the system flling up the fuel filter.
With cold weather imminent, I wanted to start the backhoe and get the antifreeze circulated and top it up completely.
So, I proceeded to try to start the engine and even used a little ether,but to no effect.Only thing I got was white smoke,a lot of it! LOL!
Okay,what would cause all that white smoke and a no-start condition in a machine that always starts like it's summertime? don-ohio