MabouRidge
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I have a 135 MF with a 3 cylinder Perkins gas engine. I did a short bit of rototilling and was heading back to the barn and noticed that around every 3 seconds or so the engine was dieing out - the sound of the engine would momentarily become quieter and it lost a bit of power, then the engine would pick up again and run normally. Anybody have any ideas or suggestions?
One possibly relevant issue is that there has been some construction going on in the barn in the two weeks since I last ran the tractor. Chip board and pine boards are being cut in the barn, then delivered to another room in the barn to keep the dust out of the more finished part of the barn we are working on. So sawdust is being generated in the relatively confined space of the barn main floor (which has a high empty hay mow above it where dust can also circulate to). Also, the gas tank has a vent cap like you have on a furnace oil tank which means it is not a solid seal and appears to be meant to breathe (custom tank on it because it was adapted from diesel, to propane, to gas engine). My brother suggested that I should consider tying a plastic bag around the vent cap when I'm not using it to keep dust particles out of the gas. Anyway, does this sound like it might be a dirty fuel issue of some sort clogging up a valve somewhere? In other words, a dirty fuel issue caused by being housed in a dusty environment with a porous seal on the gas tank?
The distinguishing aspect of my problem however is the cyclical nature in which the sound and the power of the tractor is cutting out. If anyone has any ideas what part of the tractor might be causing this, I can look into those suggestions tomorrow when I go to the farm again. Also, any suggestions on what I should do to remedy said problem would be welcome as well.
Regards,
Paul Meagher
One possibly relevant issue is that there has been some construction going on in the barn in the two weeks since I last ran the tractor. Chip board and pine boards are being cut in the barn, then delivered to another room in the barn to keep the dust out of the more finished part of the barn we are working on. So sawdust is being generated in the relatively confined space of the barn main floor (which has a high empty hay mow above it where dust can also circulate to). Also, the gas tank has a vent cap like you have on a furnace oil tank which means it is not a solid seal and appears to be meant to breathe (custom tank on it because it was adapted from diesel, to propane, to gas engine). My brother suggested that I should consider tying a plastic bag around the vent cap when I'm not using it to keep dust particles out of the gas. Anyway, does this sound like it might be a dirty fuel issue of some sort clogging up a valve somewhere? In other words, a dirty fuel issue caused by being housed in a dusty environment with a porous seal on the gas tank?
The distinguishing aspect of my problem however is the cyclical nature in which the sound and the power of the tractor is cutting out. If anyone has any ideas what part of the tractor might be causing this, I can look into those suggestions tomorrow when I go to the farm again. Also, any suggestions on what I should do to remedy said problem would be welcome as well.
Regards,
Paul Meagher
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