YANMAR 1610D

GRAYTAG · Jun 20, 2011

I have Yanmar 1610d tractor which I have a problem with. I tryed starting it yesterday but when it started it race the motor so I hade to kill it. But now it wont start. it just turn over and seem to fire a few time but not start running. I put in a new battery and tryed filling with new deisel #2 but that didnt help. I think my next step is to check the fuel filter and see if clean.

Please help me if you have any suggestion:

thanks TIM

winston1 · Jun 20, 2011

Sounds like your governor linkage has come loose or is binding. In order for the engine to race like that the rack on the injection pump is being held wide open. If you didn't have the throttle in the wide open position when this happened you need to check all your linkage out. I am not familiar with the 1610 so I can't be much help in exact steps.

GRAYTAG · Jun 23, 2011

Well I still can't get it started.

Is there any other suggestion for me to try?

I have another question, What do you use to fill tractor tires with?

It seems mine have water or some kind of liquid in the back tires.

Is this normal!!!!

Any suggestion would be most helpful as I am rookie at this!

winston1 · Jun 23, 2011

Did you check all your throttle linkage to see if it is indeed actuating the injector pump? Nothing loose or binding there? Not sure what is going on but it wouldn't hurt to bleed your fuel system. Here is a guide that should help. Yanmar Tractor Fuel Bleeding Procedure
My tires are filled with a weak anti freeze solution. Some fill or have them filled with calcium chloride solution. Won't freeze and heavier than an antifreeze/water solution. They should only be filled with the liquid solution to appx the top of the rim (tire standing up). The remaining area has air to gain a little cushion. The purpose of it is for weight to gain better traction and also a little more ballast on hill sides.

GRAYTAG · Jun 27, 2011

Thank you for you help.
I have bleed the fuel line all the way to the injector pump and found that the fuel is not getting past it. Someone said to crank it over and tap the injector pump to see if it will break free the little springs inside the pump. Does this sound right.
If that does not work.
Is there any other suggestion that might work short of replacing the injector pump/rebuilding it.

winston1 · Jun 27, 2011

A couple of possibilities here. 1st, have you confirmed your rack on the injector pump is moving. If that rack is in the closed position your pump will not pump, therefore you can't bleed air. 2nd ly, it is possible the little plungers in your pump are stuck, Aaron, with Hoyes has stated many times some light taps on the pump while turning it over will sometimes free the plungers. Just based on your previous posts I suspicion your governor linkage is binding or has came loose.

GRAYTAG · Jul 26, 2011

Well I found out that the one of the injector pump plunger was stuck. I have to call a professional to do the work and that's what he found.
He relubricated the pump an now it runs great.

Is there a fluid out there that goes into the rear tires that will not make the rim rust and give addtional weight.

Scotty Dive · Jul 26, 2011

Yup....just did mine with this: http://www.google.com/m/url?client=...QQFjAA&usg=AFQjCNHnWy2KxYmwtcPuHkBEAwPg7I16kQ

winston1 · Jul 26, 2011

If you have tubes in your tires the liquid will never touch the rim.

284 International · Jul 26, 2011

I run tubes in all of my tires, but windshield washing fluid is popular, as well as water with anti-freeze (the anti-freeze also works as an anti-corrosive).

If you're in an area that doesn't freeze hard, or have a way to store your machine out of the bitter cold, you can just run straight water. I like plain water, because I'm a cheapskate, and it's also a non-issue if it leaks out of the tire. I made a simple adapter out of parts around the shop (A tire chuck and a hose bib adapter) but Napa sells a proper device to do the job for a few dollars.

As Winston said, many people add calcium chloride to their water ballast for more weight, which works well but doesn't do any favors to a garden if it leaks.

The Rimguard product Scotty Dive uses is beet juice, so is non-toxic, biodegradable, and weighs more than water.

Filled tires can really improve traction if you need the added pulling power.