BX2360 Issues in Cold Weather

[dodge man]

If your area is like mine, I've had to clear my driveway about 3 times because the snow is blowing around. I've though about adding a good filter and water separator to mine, with flexible fuel lines it would be that tough, but there isn't a lot of extra room on a BX. Good luck with the BX.

 

[wild bill]

Somebody on here raves about Racor fuel filters. If you do a search you may be able to find a thread on it where he installed it.

Here is the link to that thread http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/kubota-owning-operating/268153-adding-spin-racor-filter-bx25.html

 

[Dan W]

When it comes to Power Service white bottle, I am a wild and crazy guy. I invariably use 2 to 3 times the recommended amount with zero problems.

I have had very poor performance from Howe's Diesel Treat....same overkill amounts and still got gelling. I did that one time, one year, figuring I would try something different than PS. Never again.

PS and plenty of it.

This is good to know RFB
I've been using Howes for a while, going to switch to this power service this week.
This is the first time I've ever read such a good recommendation. I'll let you know if I see a difference, thanks.

Dan

 

[CLeman]

Got a couple filters from my shop, first replaced the rear one and it ran for about 5 minutes, enough to scoop three loads of snow. I drove it back to the shop and replaced the second filter, which looked worse than the rear one.
It will turn over and even run for max 30 seconds but it always quits. I ran the battery dead, hooked it up to my van, tried for an hour with no luck.
I now have 3/4 of a bottle of K100-D and two new fuel filters in my BX2360 and it won't run :hissyfit: I opened the bleeder screw, there's fuel coming to the engine. I pulled the return line off and it's peeing out of there too.
Last thing I tried pulling the line off the entry side of the rear fuel filter and it's running out - still won't start, all I got for my trouble was a shirt and coat soaked with diesel.
I'm out of ideas. 100 hours on this thing and I can't rely on it to clear my drive. Wow - not what I heard about BX's before I bought Kubota!!

 

[RFB]

When you changed your,filters, did you have a waxy material in the filters? (If so, that would be parafin precipatating out of solution due to cold.)

I usually use this http://www.powerservice.com/dfs/ in the winter.

It has historically provided very good cold protection for me.

With the temps that you are experiencing I would use this: http://www.powerservice.com/aedf/

If you suspect that you may have gelled fuel sitting in the bottom of your tank (parafinic compounds will do that), then I would siphon most of the fuel from the tank, and add this http://www.powerservice.com/d911/

as clearing agent. Do not use this as a gelling preventative, only as a recovery from gelling.

 

[CLeman]

Thanks, RFB - I will give that a go.
I'll have a look at the filters to see about the waxy buildup.

 

[dodge man]

I'm still betting its a fuel issue. I've read before, both for tractors and trucks, where once the fuel gells it hard to get rid of it. When this happened to my tractor, I knew it was the rear filter, I'd pull the fuel line off the OUTLET side of it and there would be very little flow, but on the inlet side I'd take the fuel line off and fuel would pour out. I also wonder about your lift pump. It its not fuel gelling or a blocked tank, that would be my next guess. Maybe it iced up and got damaged?