sawtooth
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Sep 19, 2007
- Messages
- 1,192
- Location
- Eden NC
- Tractor
- Ford NAA, Ford 2810, Ford 3910-1, Ford 3910-2, Ford 4600SU, Massey 2660 HD, Massey 461, Grasshopper 725D, Grasshopper 900D
Guys, I have a big issue and need some good advice. Several years ago I purchased a Ford 3910 tractor that was made in 1988 with very low hours. Since then I put about 10 hours on it and have kept it in a building but only ran it once per month for 10-15 minutes. After storing it and not running it much for past 3 years it started missing or sounding like it wasn't getting fuel. After further investigation I found that the screen in the fuel shut off valve was totally clogged. So I changed it out and drained the tank. Rinsed it out with fresh diesel fuel and filled it back up. Inside the tank looked like a brown film with what looked like grains of sand or small bumps that could be rubbed off. Then fuel also smelled and was dark brown in color like muddy water. I figured with rinsing the tank out that I might be good but after running the tractor 3 hours it's doing it again. Based on this what do you recommend? This last refill I put in a Opti-Lube with cleaners and biocide. I would really appreciate your help. Thanks