BrockInCG
Member
Hello and hey.
First post, long time lurker though. I've searched and while some of the results have been helpful (pics of parts, schematics, etc) have been helpful I've not been able to fix this **** tractor. I'm not *exactly* an idiot, but I'm pretty close to an useless with internal combustion engines I think. I know electronics and other stuff, but engines are a mystery. On to the issue(s)...
A JD 2305, eight or so years old. Not a lot of hours (~400). I can be a couple months between uses in the winter/spring. It's been a good little workhorse and gets the job done in tight spaces and STEEP terrain.
I went to use it to plow a bunch of snow off our drive a while ago and it started fine, but when I would shift into gear it would die immediately, several times (turning on PTO would do the same thing). Eventually ran for about 15 minutes, ran "normal" then died. Hasn't started since. It's been in the garage since. I've checked the fuses, v4 diode (that many have reported having issues with), fuel shutoff and other minor electrical stuff. Everything was operating as it should. I've ventured into the engine compartment a bit more and took the fuel filter out/checked flow and it's good there. There's good flow at the braided hose that goes into what I'm calling the pump/injector block (hose comes from fuel filter and then hardlines leave it to the engine block). I took the hardlines off the engine block end to see if there was good flow there and it was just a tiny bit from each. It wasn't a spurt or much, even while cranking. A tiny drip, if that. Cranking it with the hose off the "pump" the fuel flow was obnoxious (constantly spurting). I took the hardlines all the way off and "cleared" them. No blockages. Still won't start.
A buddy said drain the fuel and put new in, perhaps the fuel is "bad". What else should I do? I don't need to hear "Buy a Kubota". We have what we have. Thanks in advance and I definitely appreciate the assistance. Feeling a bit frustrated.
Brock...
First post, long time lurker though. I've searched and while some of the results have been helpful (pics of parts, schematics, etc) have been helpful I've not been able to fix this **** tractor. I'm not *exactly* an idiot, but I'm pretty close to an useless with internal combustion engines I think. I know electronics and other stuff, but engines are a mystery. On to the issue(s)...
A JD 2305, eight or so years old. Not a lot of hours (~400). I can be a couple months between uses in the winter/spring. It's been a good little workhorse and gets the job done in tight spaces and STEEP terrain.
I went to use it to plow a bunch of snow off our drive a while ago and it started fine, but when I would shift into gear it would die immediately, several times (turning on PTO would do the same thing). Eventually ran for about 15 minutes, ran "normal" then died. Hasn't started since. It's been in the garage since. I've checked the fuses, v4 diode (that many have reported having issues with), fuel shutoff and other minor electrical stuff. Everything was operating as it should. I've ventured into the engine compartment a bit more and took the fuel filter out/checked flow and it's good there. There's good flow at the braided hose that goes into what I'm calling the pump/injector block (hose comes from fuel filter and then hardlines leave it to the engine block). I took the hardlines off the engine block end to see if there was good flow there and it was just a tiny bit from each. It wasn't a spurt or much, even while cranking. A tiny drip, if that. Cranking it with the hose off the "pump" the fuel flow was obnoxious (constantly spurting). I took the hardlines all the way off and "cleared" them. No blockages. Still won't start.
A buddy said drain the fuel and put new in, perhaps the fuel is "bad". What else should I do? I don't need to hear "Buy a Kubota". We have what we have. Thanks in advance and I definitely appreciate the assistance. Feeling a bit frustrated.
Brock...
