Gc1720 wont start again

[Snobdds]

Every one seems to be geling up on the east coast. You need to change the fuel filter and add some 911 power service additive. If you have a heater and a tarp, I would rig a little tent up around the tractor.

Don't worry, it happens. I've done it before as well.

 

[Ooklaa]

Ooklaa, I have one here that I could send to you... just don't know if you'd get it any faster than finding one locally... assuming it's the same filter used on 2300s.

Ditto on the tarp idea- I've found that, given 5-6 hours, my block heater will heat up the whole engine area nicely if I cover the hood/engine area with a blanket, blocking as much of the vent areas as I can.

I have been meaning to say thank you for the offer that is very nice of you but i found one just a lil bit ago. I guess i bought a bunch of extra stuff on my first service amd totally forgot about them.

 

[Ooklaa]

Im going to work on this thing on friday, can someone please reming where the **** is the fuel filter is again. maybe with a picture, i was under it in the dark just a lil bit ago and couldnt locate it i must be starring right at it. Is it on the side of the oil filter, underneath the tractor etc?

 

[TSO]

It's usually a clear bowl. Unscrew the bowl and the filter element will be exposed. You pull out the old filter element, put the new one on, and re-secure the bowl.

There should be a shut off valve on the fuel line before the bowl. Make sure that you turn it off first. And then make sure you turn it back on once you replace the filter and Bowl.

And I also agree with everyone else here, it's most likely a fuel issue. You might have to get a torpedo heater and pointed at your injector lines for a while, I had bad fuel once in the winter and my injector lines froze and I couldn't get any fuel into the cylinders.

I stopped using off road diesel after that, it seemed that the off road diesel from my local supplier was still the summer blend and it was icing over whereas the on-road stuff was replaced with the winter blend more regularly

 

[GC1710]

Havent been able to touch the tractor since my last post. I'm going to try to tow it up to my driveway and put it in my garage on my next day off. The thing the sucks tho is my dam back hoe has settled and so has my loader and i dont know how the help to get it up in order to move the tractor. I called dealer today amd yesterday and closed so I assume they be open tomorrow and ill give them a ring.
Ill go put a nice blanket on it to see it it will warm if up a lil also.

You can put the bucket in float then raise it with a jack or hi-lift. Then take the bucket out of float. Same with hoe.

 

[sd455dan]

Im going to work on this thing on friday, can someone please reming where the **** is the fuel filter is again. maybe with a picture, i was under it in the dark just a lil bit ago and couldnt locate it i must be starring right at it. Is it on the side of the oil filter, underneath the tractor etc?

Couple thoughts

Fuel in the tank looked clear and rippled when the tank was bumped in the vid - If gelled It should have been cloudy.

Since the fuel tank sits under the rear fender, it appears this tractor employs an electric lift pump to get the fuel to the injection pump?

This could be a pump or relay issue or gelling just at the pump . Some small tractors you can hear the pump clicking while the key switch is in the run position along with the crank position.

Listen carefully to the audio on the vid it sounds like the pump is stuck part of the time and not clicking. If you could find the electric pump a hair dryer might help

my :2cents:

 

[irvingj]

"... please remind where the **** is the fuel filter is ..."

On my 2310, it's just forward of where your left foot would be when sitting on/driving the tractor. It's not beneath the hood, but rather just above the frame and beneath the floor, almost behind the left FEL mount.

What's "Ooklaa"??

 

[Fiziksgeek]

"... please remind where the **** is the fuel filter is ..."

On my 2310, it's just forward of where your left foot would be when sitting on/driving the tractor. It's not beneath the hood, but rather just above the frame and beneath the floor, almost behind the left FEL mount.

What's "Ooklaa"??

Same place on the current GCs, basically under your left foot.

 

[irvingj]

My tractor is back! I'd been having a %$# of a time getting it started with the cold weather we've been having lately; began to suspect the battery... etc.. but then read above about off-road diesel MAYBE being a lot of leftover summer blend.

Added a half bottle of anti-gel and let it run long enough to circulate. This morning, at around +8F, it started right up with only an hour of block heater time.. Yay! I think I was also a victim of inadequate anti-gel stuff in the off-road fuel I buy... take note!

Ray-- STILL using the original battery!

 

[ray66v]

Mine started fine a few days ago, at 6F, no block heater. :thumbsup:

Second Battery. My first one only lasted 7 years :confused3:

All I use is off road fuel. But, it doesn't come from a gas station.