Bx2350 acts like staving for fuel

[JWR]

Crazy to get into 2 fuel pumps in my opinion. Whole new story now that you say "it doesn't seem to have problems with a full tank of fuel." What were your symptoms in the first place when you said it acted like starving for fuel ? Based on what I think we know, the extra fuel pressure of a full tank makes the problem go away ? Yet you put on a new fuel pump and have confirmed good fuel flow at the input to the injection pump ? Something just does not add up here. Seems to me like one of your tests or checks is in error. Maybe it is time to create your own fuel supply line from a hand-held (or held up by a wire or whatever) fuel container. Just like an IV bag of fluids in the hospital. Feed that new line into the injection pump inlet. That will tell you whether you have a problem in closer to the engine or back further upstream in the fuel path somewhere. Process of elimination from there.

 

[Baby Grand]

^ Good advice & a simple way to partially isolate the fault & confirm or eliminate some suspects.

 

[davesl708]

Hope this fixes the problem. Good luck with it.

 

[dodge man]

I was kind of thinking the same thing, maybe rig up a 1 or 2 gallon fuel can for a temporary basis.

 

[davideoftex]

Filter came in, so I cut grass about 30 minutes till it started cutting out. Removed mower, discounted fuel line and it was plugged. Took gas cap apart to try and blow the blockage out with air pressure to no avail. So I removed fuel tank washed it out very well. Let sit in sun for hours as I installed my new filter. When all was installed the new filter filled quickly and then the pump had good pressure toward the engine. Was going to cut grass for a couple hours but now the seat switch is being to sensitive.
I know I shouldn't because.... But I am going to bypass that switch. What is the easy way to bypass it. I promise not to fall off

 

[JWR]

If you can find the switch, all it does is provides continuity so if you jumper from one side of the switch to the other (or just take the wires off the switch and connect the two together) that solves the problem. Of course, be careful and use your head, but those blasted mechanisms designed to protect us from ourselves are a pain in part that uses that seat !

 

[Rfisher7381]

I just went through that with my 2360. I found the front fuel filter was plugged even though it had been replaced about 25 hours earlier. One interesting thing I noticed is that when trying get to start with the plugged filter the glow plugs made a very erratic sound. After new fuel filters installed the glow plug "clicking" was back to normal.

 

[dodge man]

I'm thinking the clicking you were hearing was actually the fuel pump and not the glow plugs. That also make sense, if the fuel filter was clogged, the fuel pump might make a different sound.

 

[JWR]

Yeah, as Dodge Man suggests, glow plugs don't make noises. Maybe the relay that feeds the glow plugs ? Maybe the starter solenoid? Might just be a coincidence. I can't think of any reason for the sound to change when you fix a clogged filter.

So davideoftex, what has happened and what is the rest of this (original starving for fuel) story ? I assume you got it fixed ?