Oil & Fuel Fuel Starved?????

[Bob53]

http://www.tractorsmart.com/Kubota%20Service%20Tips/Kubota%20Engine%20Service%20Tips.htm

sure you've done some searching , not sure if you seen this link.

 

[HammerFour]

I had a similar problem, did all the steps you mentioned already, the problem ended up being debris in the tank itself.

The tractor would start and run fine for a while, then something would get sucked over the tank outlet and the thing would sputter and die.

I drained the tank and took the thing out and flushed and dumped it until crud stopped coming out. There was a cap to a quart of oil, a big leaf, several bugs, and some sort of clear vinyl like pieces, probably from a gas can lid or something.

Once I got all that stuff out and reassembled everything it started right up and ran better than ever.

I didn't allow any of that stuff to get in there, but I am the tractors third owner so I blame it on them.

Next time the tractor won't start, take your fuel line loose from either the bottom of the tank or the input side of the fuel filter and see if anything is coming from the tank.

 

[RobJ]

Simular problem on my L2500. I had just serviced the filter. Didn't think air would be a big problem on a gravity feed system. It'd run perfect then lose power then fine. Then just stopped and ran perfect. I added a Racor filter/water separator this weekend and it started doing the same thing, full tank of fuel to. Just bleed the heck out of it and it's working well.

 

[rbargeron]

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On my tractor there is a Tee on the fuel outlet hose - with a vent line running up to a high point on the tank. This extra vent makes fuel flow very sensitive to any cruft in the tank. I plugged it to elliminate the sensitivity - has worked fine for years. (Also cleaned the junk out of the tank). I asked about the purpose of the vent Here in 2001 but found no reason to keep it. Sure has worked better without it.

 

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