MF1529 losing power
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lpakiz
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WELL!! After giving Arizona advice, I seemed to have succumbed to fuel gelling myself. I did treat my fuel with the “recommended” dose but since we had -28F here this morning, I am thinking the recommenders had not considered this level of cold. I think the dose was inadequate.
We had a bunch of wind with the low temps, but I had the tractor plugged in, and in an unheated shed so it started. The hydraulics were very, very stiff, as was the HST.
I got the snowblower running and warmed up and started blowing small drifts at 1/3 throtte, then increased to 3/4 throttle and progressively added more load with the hydrostatic.
Somewhere around 15-20 minutes, it suddenly lost a couple hundred RPMs, but recovered. Did this several times, then quit stone dead. It did restart after a dozen compression strokes, and I thought I better get this thing back in the shed.
I made it back and got it inside and shut it off.
Guess I will wait til Friday to try again. Lucky I can use the other driveway to get in and out of the yard.
Lesson: Don’t scimp on the anti-gel if you think it might get to -28F.
We had a bunch of wind with the low temps, but I had the tractor plugged in, and in an unheated shed so it started. The hydraulics were very, very stiff, as was the HST.
I got the snowblower running and warmed up and started blowing small drifts at 1/3 throtte, then increased to 3/4 throttle and progressively added more load with the hydrostatic.
Somewhere around 15-20 minutes, it suddenly lost a couple hundred RPMs, but recovered. Did this several times, then quit stone dead. It did restart after a dozen compression strokes, and I thought I better get this thing back in the shed.
I made it back and got it inside and shut it off.
Guess I will wait til Friday to try again. Lucky I can use the other driveway to get in and out of the yard.
Lesson: Don’t scimp on the anti-gel if you think it might get to -28F.
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I see this is a bit of an old thread but figured I would chime in anyhow. As my name implies, I own a 1526. I dont know if the fuel system is the same between the 2 but since mine has an electric fuel pump after I change the fuel filter I just turn the key on and let it pump for 20 or 30 seconds. It essentially self primes. I see no need to bleed anything.
Now as far as frozen fuel, the white power service is anti gel and the red is if you are dead in the water and frozen up. Both products do what they are intended to do fairly well. I live up in central Canada and at times have to venture out to clear snow in -40f/c. even using 3 times the recommended amount of power service I found my fuel would get viscous to the point it would blow the fuse on the fuel pump circuit! That gets old fast in -40 in the dark. My little secret.....I skip the anti gel crap. I buy pure kerosene and pour a few cups of that right in the fuel. Haven't had a single problem in 2 years since doing that.
Now as far as frozen fuel, the white power service is anti gel and the red is if you are dead in the water and frozen up. Both products do what they are intended to do fairly well. I live up in central Canada and at times have to venture out to clear snow in -40f/c. even using 3 times the recommended amount of power service I found my fuel would get viscous to the point it would blow the fuse on the fuel pump circuit! That gets old fast in -40 in the dark. My little secret.....I skip the anti gel crap. I buy pure kerosene and pour a few cups of that right in the fuel. Haven't had a single problem in 2 years since doing that.
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arizona98tj
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Jay1526, thanks for your input. I made the simple mistake of having summer diesel in my tank and completely neglected to use it up and replace it before things got too cold. That is a mistake I'll not likely make again. I was still very pleased with the use of my heat gun to warm up the fuel filter and lines.
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I know it s a older post but!
Cenex diesel fuel is about the best you can get in the winter up North I use the diesel where vehicles fill up in my 7.3 and Cummings and I have never had a gel issue with their mixed fuel, although I do have a couple 5 gallon containers of kerosene for my garage heater that I can pour in if needed plus the infamous 911 which is still unopened, I have been told it痴 not very engine friendly if overly used.
My son tells me to go and fill at the tractor pumps but never do, if you read you will see that Cenex has high ratings all the way up to northern Alaska for quality winter diesel fuel.
That痴 what I am using in my new GC1705 and it痴 all I will use unless something goes south and I gel this winter.
Jim.
Cenex diesel fuel is about the best you can get in the winter up North I use the diesel where vehicles fill up in my 7.3 and Cummings and I have never had a gel issue with their mixed fuel, although I do have a couple 5 gallon containers of kerosene for my garage heater that I can pour in if needed plus the infamous 911 which is still unopened, I have been told it痴 not very engine friendly if overly used.
My son tells me to go and fill at the tractor pumps but never do, if you read you will see that Cenex has high ratings all the way up to northern Alaska for quality winter diesel fuel.
That痴 what I am using in my new GC1705 and it痴 all I will use unless something goes south and I gel this winter.
Jim.