5555 Starts, Runs and then Dies when loaded up

[Shaneard]

What about your fuel light, is it still on?

 

[Mad Mac]

What about your fuel light, is it still on?

After we buttoned it up, we used it for about 20 minutes to put out some hay. The fuel light stayed on.

 

[Mad Mac]

Re: 5555 Starts, Runs and then Dies -- Problem Solved

The fuel shut off and clear bowl filter are both good ideas. Maybe the next time we have to break into the fuel line.
Our old David Brown Case 1210 made in the '70s has a bowl filter with a drain. The Mahindra has a blind drain. I guess we could use the same technique we used when we were doing some flying and drain it into a cup once in awhile.

 

[dickfoster]

Re: 5555 Starts, Runs and then Dies -- Problem Solved

The fuel shut off and clear bowl filter are both good ideas. Maybe the next time we have to break into the fuel line.
Our old David Brown Case 1210 made in the '70s has a bowl filter with a drain. The Mahindra has a blind drain. I guess we could use the same technique we used when we were doing some flying and drain it into a cup once in awhile.

Yeah we all had to use the little cup with the pin to check all the fuel sumps during the preflight. Check for water or contamination and that the right fuel was in the tanks by looking at the color. I always climbed up and made sure the ground crew got the fuel caps back on tight too. Wouldn't it be nice if they put those same kind of sump drains on tractors too?

 

[bmohr1954]

Re: 5555 Starts, Runs and then Dies -- Problem Solved

So when you say fuel light do you mean fuel or the MIL?
The fuel light shows when you have water in the filter,which would answer that problem.
Drain the filter and if there is any fuel change the filter.

 

[bmohr1954]

Re: 5555 Starts, Runs and then Dies -- Problem Solved

I meant water in the fuel.... fat fingers

 

[DirtHauler]

Re: 5555 Starts, Runs and then Dies -- Problem Solved

So when you say fuel light do you mean fuel or the MIL?
The fuel light shows when you have water in the filter,which would answer that problem.
Drain the filter and if there is any fuel change the filter.

I'll bet it's the MIL light due to the repeated starting and stopping. In that case he'll have to do the "5 min" thing to re-set it.

 

[PILOON]

Re: 5555 Starts, Runs and then Dies -- Problem Solved

Yeah we all had to use the little cup with the pin to check all the fuel sumps during the preflight. Check for water or contamination and that the right fuel was in the tanks by looking at the color.

My Mitsubishi suffered from a shrunken fuel bowl that no longer accepted filters so I cut the bowl drilled and tapped the bottom and installed a quick drain just like we did for aircraft. (am also a pilot)
Next I added a quality inline automotive plastic filter that takes care of minute crap and I no longer have problems.
The drain-able bowl saves me needing to change filters as often as B4 plus I can see when the inline filter needs changing, also the drain-able bowl lets me see if there is water or crap in it.

Always satisfactory when you can improve somebody else design!

 

[dickfoster]

Re: 5555 Starts, Runs and then Dies -- Problem Solved

Yeah we all had to use the little cup with the pin to check all the fuel sumps during the preflight. Check for water or contamination and that the right fuel was in the tanks by looking at the color.

My Mitsubishi suffered from a shrunken fuel bowl that no longer accepted filters so I cut the bowl drilled and tapped the bottom and installed a quick drain just like we did for aircraft. (am also a pilot)
Next I added a quality inline automotive plastic filter that takes care of minute crap and I no longer have problems.
The drain-able bowl saves me needing to change filters as often as B4 plus I can see when the inline filter needs changing, also the drain-able bowl lets me see if there is water or crap in it.

Always satisfactory when you can improve somebody else design!

It doesn't take much imagination to improve on Mahindras setup. Not what they did in my tractor anyway. One thing, they put the moisture sensor way up at the second fuel filter where it kinda like closing the barn door after the horse is already out.

 

[Mad Mac]

Re: 5555 Starts, Runs and then Dies -- Problem Solved

So when you say fuel light do you mean fuel or the MIL?
The fuel light shows when you have water in the filter,which would answer that problem.
Drain the filter and if there is any fuel change the filter.

In the immortal words of Homer Simpson, "Doh!"

I am such an idiot. It is the warning light for the water in the fuel sensor. We never had one of those on our other three old tractors. Drained the fuel filter this morning. Got a few ounces of muddy water then began running clear fuel. We have 190 hours on the tractor. Supposed to change the fuel filter every 250 hours and drain the filter every week or when the light comes on.

Thank you bmohr1954.