Hickory Creek
Bronze Member
Ok girls and boys, I need help again. I ran the rats out of the console, only to have them take out their vengence on the foam of the tractor seat. Well more mothballs fixed that . By the way, the screen that protects you and me from the muffler was full of rat droppings. Going down the road, the air smelled of rats.
Wiring is fixed, I have a new starter. Cranked it up and ran it for over 1 hour catching up on chores. Shut it down with fuel shut off lever pull knob. Now, it cranks, but I am not getting fuel out of pump. I have plenty of fuel from hand pump, and if blocked with finger, rubber lines fed by hand pump will pump up to a guess of about 50psi. If break rubber hoses on top of injectors however just get a 1/2 teaspoon full every other few pumps. Pump or crank engine with ANY high pressure steel line removed at fuel pump and nothing.
Something of note: The last few times I ran the tractor, I noticed that when I pulled the fuel shutoff, and returned it while it was shutting in, it did not start running again.
So it ran fine, even 4 high and 20mph on way to field almost 1/3 mile away. Did chores, hosed it down, shut it in and above is what I have.
Suspect shut off valve. On the fuel pump shut off valve, is it a butterfly arrangement, a ball check valve, or what. I have my suspissions about the shut off valve because of above stated as not returning to run if I released shut off valve before engine comes to 0rpm. Our other tractor will fire back up if revs of only 100rpm if refed fuel.
With FEL it is hard to access pump, so before I start anything, has ANYONE had a similar situtation(sp) or know what I should do next?
Thanks
Wiring is fixed, I have a new starter. Cranked it up and ran it for over 1 hour catching up on chores. Shut it down with fuel shut off lever pull knob. Now, it cranks, but I am not getting fuel out of pump. I have plenty of fuel from hand pump, and if blocked with finger, rubber lines fed by hand pump will pump up to a guess of about 50psi. If break rubber hoses on top of injectors however just get a 1/2 teaspoon full every other few pumps. Pump or crank engine with ANY high pressure steel line removed at fuel pump and nothing.
Something of note: The last few times I ran the tractor, I noticed that when I pulled the fuel shutoff, and returned it while it was shutting in, it did not start running again.
So it ran fine, even 4 high and 20mph on way to field almost 1/3 mile away. Did chores, hosed it down, shut it in and above is what I have.
Suspect shut off valve. On the fuel pump shut off valve, is it a butterfly arrangement, a ball check valve, or what. I have my suspissions about the shut off valve because of above stated as not returning to run if I released shut off valve before engine comes to 0rpm. Our other tractor will fire back up if revs of only 100rpm if refed fuel.
With FEL it is hard to access pump, so before I start anything, has ANYONE had a similar situtation(sp) or know what I should do next?
Thanks