Qapla
Veteran Member
We have a NH TC40D with a front loader and a BH. It usually lives at my place, but it is actually shared with my in-laws (my father-in-law actually paid for it).
My BIL needed it so I made sure it was working and ready to leave my place. They came and picked it up on a Wed. My FIL called me on Fri - it wasn't running, could I look at it.
It was Monday before my Brother and I could go there and see what the problem was. What we found .......
All the fuel lines had been disconnected from the injector pump to the injectors They cracked the plastic bowl on the fuel inlet All the plunger assemblies were lose :shocked: Most of the cowling was removed from the dash area.:confused3:
We were told there was a lot of "junk/slime" in the bowl and they had to clean out all the lines Thing is, I had checked that the bowl was clean before the tractor left.:banghead:
My BIL has a new SIL (son-in-law) who is "supposed" to have been a diesel mechanic :duh:
They told my FIL that either the fuel pump was bad or the injector pump needed replacing. Well, the fuel pump IS new and the injector pump was recently rebuilt.
After putting all the lines and such back on I tested it to see if it just needed bleeding. It did not seem to be getting fuel through the injector pump. I checked that fuel was actually being pumped to the injector pump and we were good there. I noticed again that the cowling was off from the dash area and saw that the wire going to the injector pump looked like it might be lose ullinghair: I finished removing the wire and connected it straight to the battery. Didn't help. So, I removed the fuel shutoff solenoid and the injector pump shot fuel when we rolled the motor over.
I bled the lines and cranked the tractor right up :thumbsup: Had to use the hydraulics to stall it to make it shut off :mischievous:
Checked the solenoid and it would not operate even connected straight to the battery :scratchchin: it made a "squishing noise" when I pushed the plunger in by hand :thumbdown:
Called the dealer and they had one in stock. Went and picked it up, put it on and the tractor is back running just fine ath:
My FIL was happy that the tractor is back running but he was not happy with them taking things apart when they really did not know what they were doing.
My BIL needed it so I made sure it was working and ready to leave my place. They came and picked it up on a Wed. My FIL called me on Fri - it wasn't running, could I look at it.
It was Monday before my Brother and I could go there and see what the problem was. What we found .......
All the fuel lines had been disconnected from the injector pump to the injectors They cracked the plastic bowl on the fuel inlet All the plunger assemblies were lose :shocked: Most of the cowling was removed from the dash area.:confused3:
We were told there was a lot of "junk/slime" in the bowl and they had to clean out all the lines Thing is, I had checked that the bowl was clean before the tractor left.:banghead:
My BIL has a new SIL (son-in-law) who is "supposed" to have been a diesel mechanic :duh:
They told my FIL that either the fuel pump was bad or the injector pump needed replacing. Well, the fuel pump IS new and the injector pump was recently rebuilt.
After putting all the lines and such back on I tested it to see if it just needed bleeding. It did not seem to be getting fuel through the injector pump. I checked that fuel was actually being pumped to the injector pump and we were good there. I noticed again that the cowling was off from the dash area and saw that the wire going to the injector pump looked like it might be lose ullinghair: I finished removing the wire and connected it straight to the battery. Didn't help. So, I removed the fuel shutoff solenoid and the injector pump shot fuel when we rolled the motor over.
I bled the lines and cranked the tractor right up :thumbsup: Had to use the hydraulics to stall it to make it shut off :mischievous:
Checked the solenoid and it would not operate even connected straight to the battery :scratchchin: it made a "squishing noise" when I pushed the plunger in by hand :thumbdown:
Called the dealer and they had one in stock. Went and picked it up, put it on and the tractor is back running just fine ath:
My FIL was happy that the tractor is back running but he was not happy with them taking things apart when they really did not know what they were doing.
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