Jack in Michigan
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Hello Everyone,
Hope I am not posting in the wrong area, if so please let me know. My buddy and I own a 743 bobcat together. It has the Kubota 4 cylinder diesel engine. In the past when it had been sitting for days without being started or when it would get colder out, it became very hard to start. I would hold the key in the glow plug position for up as much as 90 seconds or more and then it would slowly start and die, this would have several times before it would finally stay running. I purchased new glow plugs from Bobcat and glow plug relay. Now it does not matter how long I hold it in the glow plug position it will not start unless I give it a little (upper engine lubricated) starting fluid, and I wait for quite awhile before I introduce the starting fluid after the glow plugs are cooled down; that is if they are even working. Any help would be appreciated or if anyone has a manual with this page on it they could share.
Thanks,
Jack
Hope I am not posting in the wrong area, if so please let me know. My buddy and I own a 743 bobcat together. It has the Kubota 4 cylinder diesel engine. In the past when it had been sitting for days without being started or when it would get colder out, it became very hard to start. I would hold the key in the glow plug position for up as much as 90 seconds or more and then it would slowly start and die, this would have several times before it would finally stay running. I purchased new glow plugs from Bobcat and glow plug relay. Now it does not matter how long I hold it in the glow plug position it will not start unless I give it a little (upper engine lubricated) starting fluid, and I wait for quite awhile before I introduce the starting fluid after the glow plugs are cooled down; that is if they are even working. Any help would be appreciated or if anyone has a manual with this page on it they could share.
Thanks,
Jack