Oil & Fuel FarmPro 2425
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dbear
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Bad fuel filter, or tank cap?
RonMar
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If it still does it with the filler cap removed, then I would start by draining the tank and removing the fuel outlet fitting. Should be a mesh screen at the tank outlet. There are also most likley screens at the IP lift pump inlet, and again at the actual inlet to the IP. Probably wouldn't hurt to break all the fuel fittings between tank and IP and look for obstructions.
But it does sound as if there is an obstruction and it eventually pulls enough vacume to overcome the lift pump's ability to pull fuel to the IP...
If it still does it with the filler cap removed, then I would start by draining the tank and removing the fuel outlet fitting. Should be a mesh screen at the tank outlet. There are also most likley screens at the IP lift pump inlet, and again at the actual inlet to the IP. Probably wouldn't hurt to break all the fuel fittings between tank and IP and look for obstructions.
But it does sound as if there is an obstruction and it eventually pulls enough vacume to overcome the lift pump's ability to pull fuel to the IP...
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If it starts and runs good when it's running, I would also say its starving for fuel, there are a few screens to check,1- is one the fuel sediment bowl, you will have to remove to clean the screen that is on the top of it, 1- inside the fuel bowl, 1- inside the bolt that holds the fuel line to the bottom of the fuel injector pump.Any or all of these can be causing the problem,
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Sounds roughly the time it takes to burn the pint or so of fuel held by the spin-on fuel filter. My guess is that one of the other in-line filters is restricted to the point that the engine is burning fuel faster than gravity can replenish the spin-on cannister. Then when it quits running, it then sets long enough for dripping fuel to eventually refill the spin-on. That's what it sounds like anyway.
Loosen the spin-on filter just enough to turn by hand, then tighten it back up again. Start and run the tractor, until such time as it quits again. Then immediately remove that spin-on and see just how much fuel is inside. On a clean and unrestricted fuel system, it should be full at all times. If not, we'll then work backwards to find the bottleneck.
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Ah, that suggests that the fuel filter has never been changed since new. Many - if not most - early engines had the filters installed before painting. So the first time the spin-ons needed changing, they had to essentially be destroyed during removal. The most effective trick was to drive a sturdy screwdriver straight through the canister, then turn the filter off with the screwdriver handle.
If the oil filter looks the same, you might want to change them both - before proceeding on to my previous suggestion. American cross-over replacement filters are available at most auto parts stores.
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If the oil filter looks the same, you might want to change them both - before proceeding on to my previous suggestion. American cross-over replacement filters are available at most auto parts stores.
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Fuel issue as the guys said. Change the filter and check the 3 fuel screens.
As for the filter you turning it the right way? Its mounted upside down and has cause more than one guy to spin it the wrong way, including me. Cussed a boat once for 3 hours till I seen what I was doing wrong.
If that is not it get two guys on it. Put both filter wrenches as close to the base as possible and you both pull on it as close as 90deg away from each other as possible.
Chris
As for the filter you turning it the right way? Its mounted upside down and has cause more than one guy to spin it the wrong way, including me. Cussed a boat once for 3 hours till I seen what I was doing wrong.
If that is not it get two guys on it. Put both filter wrenches as close to the base as possible and you both pull on it as close as 90deg away from each other as possible.
Chris
I attached two pics; one showing the filter; looking at the pic then I sould be turning to the left, correct; or if the chinese use reverse threads then I should turn it to the right?
The second is a hose that has a significnat crack right at the fitting; there isn't fuel seeping her though; is for air?
The second is a hose that has a significnat crack right at the fitting; there isn't fuel seeping her though; is for air?
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Rich Waugh
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Filter: As you're looking at the photo, have the wrench handle pointing to the right and pull it to the left - counter clockwise, or anti-clockwise as our British cousins say. It is a standard RH thread, like all filters I'm aware of. If it doesn't want to unscrew with the filter wrench, try a big pair of water pump pliers if you have them. Failing that, you can take a sharp cold chisel and work at the crimp seam where it meets the filter housing. Note: you're not trying to cut the filter loose - the chisel should be placed on the crimp and angled so that a hammer blow on the chisel will make the edge dig in a bit and turn the filter. So the chisel should be angled from the right to the left and you're shoving the filter to the left when you strike it. You don't beat **** out of it, either. Do it in one spot with a couple or three moderate hits and then move to the right an inch and do it again. Go as far around the crimp as you can reach until it starts to move and then use the wrench. Far more than just one way to undress a feline, eh?
That hose is a fuel line, not air. Maybe the return-to-tank line. It will have fuel in it, but not at injector pressure, just lift pump pressure. I'd pickup a piece of braided fuel hose at the auto supply and replace it - it's cheap. Chinese rubber doesn't seem to hold up well, for some reason, with the exception of tires which are generally okay. Radiator hoses, fuel hoses, air lines, they all crap out sooner than American-made stuff, but replacement hose is easily available. For shaped radiator hoses, take the old one with you and find one that has the right configuration - doesn't matter if its too long, you just cut out the section that matches what you have and you're good to go.
That hose is a fuel line, not air. Maybe the return-to-tank line. It will have fuel in it, but not at injector pressure, just lift pump pressure. I'd pickup a piece of braided fuel hose at the auto supply and replace it - it's cheap. Chinese rubber doesn't seem to hold up well, for some reason, with the exception of tires which are generally okay. Radiator hoses, fuel hoses, air lines, they all crap out sooner than American-made stuff, but replacement hose is easily available. For shaped radiator hoses, take the old one with you and find one that has the right configuration - doesn't matter if its too long, you just cut out the section that matches what you have and you're good to go.
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