John_Mc
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- Monkton, Vermont
- Tractor
- NH TC33D Modified with belly pan, limb risers & FOPS. Honda Pioneer 520 & antique Coot UTV
I'm having trouble figuring this one out:
2001 NH TC33D with about 1800 hours on it
I had not run the tractor in 2 or 3 weeks. Fired it up ran it for a few minutes to take the tire chains off, then shut it down. Started it up a couple of minutes later and it seemed to run normally for a minute or two, then sputtered, started sounding as though it was not firing on all cylinders, then died. Tried to restart, ran rough for 20 seconds or so and died again.
I dropped the fuel sediment bowl and pulled out the fuel filter. It had a bit of water in the bottom of the bowl, and some rust on the lower edge of the filter. Drained a pint or two of fuel. First pint looked cloudy and had a bit of water in the bottom, second pint still cloudy, but no water pooled in the bottom. Drained another quart out which looked good. Put in a new fuel filter, bled the fuel lines per the owner's manual. Fired it back up and it ran normally while I swapped the bucket out for the grapple. Drove a couple hundred yards back to the garage and it started losing power, then ran rough and died again. Dropped the sediment bowl again - fuel in it looked good, no water. Drained more fuel which looked good. Bled the fuel lines again. It fired right up and ran... for about 15 seconds, then sputtered, ran rough and died.
On the theory that the fuel was bad, I drained all fuel from the tractor tank and sediment bowl, poured in a gallon from my fuel can, bled the lines. It fired right up, ran well for 30 seconds or so, then sputtered along on two cylinders for a bit and died. It's possible that can of fuel was bad. Tractor was running OK when I last used it. I poured a gallon or two from this can in the tractor the last time I used it. I dumped the rest of the fuel in the can and bought some fresh. Will try that if I have time tomorrow.
Still using the same new filter I put in after that first draining of fuel. It looks fine. The sediment bowl never looks starved for fuel. It fills right up quickly any time I turn the fuel back on after draining
Any thoughts on what's going on?
2001 NH TC33D with about 1800 hours on it
I had not run the tractor in 2 or 3 weeks. Fired it up ran it for a few minutes to take the tire chains off, then shut it down. Started it up a couple of minutes later and it seemed to run normally for a minute or two, then sputtered, started sounding as though it was not firing on all cylinders, then died. Tried to restart, ran rough for 20 seconds or so and died again.
I dropped the fuel sediment bowl and pulled out the fuel filter. It had a bit of water in the bottom of the bowl, and some rust on the lower edge of the filter. Drained a pint or two of fuel. First pint looked cloudy and had a bit of water in the bottom, second pint still cloudy, but no water pooled in the bottom. Drained another quart out which looked good. Put in a new fuel filter, bled the fuel lines per the owner's manual. Fired it back up and it ran normally while I swapped the bucket out for the grapple. Drove a couple hundred yards back to the garage and it started losing power, then ran rough and died again. Dropped the sediment bowl again - fuel in it looked good, no water. Drained more fuel which looked good. Bled the fuel lines again. It fired right up and ran... for about 15 seconds, then sputtered, ran rough and died.
On the theory that the fuel was bad, I drained all fuel from the tractor tank and sediment bowl, poured in a gallon from my fuel can, bled the lines. It fired right up, ran well for 30 seconds or so, then sputtered along on two cylinders for a bit and died. It's possible that can of fuel was bad. Tractor was running OK when I last used it. I poured a gallon or two from this can in the tractor the last time I used it. I dumped the rest of the fuel in the can and bought some fresh. Will try that if I have time tomorrow.
Still using the same new filter I put in after that first draining of fuel. It looks fine. The sediment bowl never looks starved for fuel. It fills right up quickly any time I turn the fuel back on after draining
Any thoughts on what's going on?
