Good morning everyone,
This last weekend I made some progress with the tractor. It had been sitting for about 10 years, under cover in the barn. It now runs and starts on gas, and I am ready to move over to the diesel side of things and get those parts working. When I have it running on gas, the diesel pump's fuel pressure gauge isn't registering anything. I looked in the fuel tank and there was a couple inches of fuel in there.
This diesel engine is new to me, in fact I have only ever worked on gassers so please be patient with me. I have done some research on YT regarding bleeding the system and working on the pumps, however I am not completely confident yet. Here are some questions I have:
1) Can I clean and re-use the 2 fuel filters? (Assuming they are in good condition when I get to them)
And if not, where could I get replacement ones at?
2) Should I drain the tank and replace with fresh diesel? Diesel seems to lasts longer than gas, but I don't know its storage life.
3) When I get ready to bleed the lines, do I crack them open at the fitting before the injector? Does the throttle need to be on at all?
4) If "the rack" is stuck, how does one go about taking the top off the pump to free it? I ask this because when I try to move the diesel throttle lever it won't budge at the pump.
Thanks in advance for any help. I can't be too far away from reviving her! I understand that there may be some seals that leak after sitting for 10 years...so I will have to deal with those accordingly too.
This last weekend I made some progress with the tractor. It had been sitting for about 10 years, under cover in the barn. It now runs and starts on gas, and I am ready to move over to the diesel side of things and get those parts working. When I have it running on gas, the diesel pump's fuel pressure gauge isn't registering anything. I looked in the fuel tank and there was a couple inches of fuel in there.
This diesel engine is new to me, in fact I have only ever worked on gassers so please be patient with me. I have done some research on YT regarding bleeding the system and working on the pumps, however I am not completely confident yet. Here are some questions I have:
1) Can I clean and re-use the 2 fuel filters? (Assuming they are in good condition when I get to them)
And if not, where could I get replacement ones at?
2) Should I drain the tank and replace with fresh diesel? Diesel seems to lasts longer than gas, but I don't know its storage life.
3) When I get ready to bleed the lines, do I crack them open at the fitting before the injector? Does the throttle need to be on at all?
4) If "the rack" is stuck, how does one go about taking the top off the pump to free it? I ask this because when I try to move the diesel throttle lever it won't budge at the pump.
Thanks in advance for any help. I can't be too far away from reviving her! I understand that there may be some seals that leak after sitting for 10 years...so I will have to deal with those accordingly too.