Gleaner M2 sitting/won't start - Help

I have a gleaner M2 6cyl (believe t-493) diesel that has been sitting in a pole building for about 6-7 years. I put batteries in it and it would not start. will start and run for a second or two on starting fluid. Flushed the filters out and allowed the pump to fill the filters back up to the top vent on the engine, so I know the electric pump is working.

Same thing will fire on the starting fluid, but will not continue to run. Tried about 20 times.

Anyone have any ideas, I would appreciate the help. Not sure if it could be the fuel?

Thanks, Walt
 
Thanks JMS, assume, I will need to loosen each line until fuel comes out or is there a bleed vent somewhere? I will go out and look at it all more closely.

Walt
 
Mark,

Thanks, I used the priming pump and have fuel all the way into the injector pump. I removed the bolt on the side of the injector pump and continued to pump until it came out of the hole, then closed. I opened all the lines at the injectors on the engine and cranked it about a dozen times, but am not getting anything out of the lines.

I assume I have problems with the injector pump?

It ran OK when I put it into the pole building...

The priming pump does not seem to pump up and get tight though, maybe a problem in this?

Any suggestions?

Many thanks,

Mike
 
Setting that long I'll bet the injection pump will need a complete tear down and cleaning to free up the stuck plungers, metering, and delivery valve. Just repaired a JD 4010 that set for two years, even the weights were stuck in the retainer as the stale fuel had caused every moving part to stick in place.
 
Thanks for the input, I had to give up farming because of health reasons, so was trying to get this running to sell and need the $. Maybe since it is filled up with diesel now, it will loosen up after a week or two. Or I guess I could sell it as-is for a much lower price, probably salvage.

Do you need a rebuild kit to tear down and put back together, never had one apart?

Many thanks,

Mike
 
Spray the top of the pump off good with brakecleaner until it is spotless, and take the cover off, at least make sure metering valve and everything under the cover at least moves. Sometimes only the metering valve will stick and you will get a no start. Free, and simple to do.

Ross
 
An AC collector in my part of the country passed away a little over a year ago.....He had lots of AC diesel tractors that had sit for several years...When some of his friends went to get them ready for a sale held last August the metering valves were stuck on most of them..They got them all freed up and running....Several had this happen again but come sale day they were all running nicely..
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Thanks for the info.

Any guidance on how they freed the valve? Now that I have some fresh diesel in the pump, maybe it will loosen up in a week or so.

Thanks for all of the help.

Mike
 
more than likely stuck plungers on the rotor had one on a m do this about 350 at the diesel shop, not anything wrong just stuck and needs loosening
 
The metering valve is at the rear of the pump when you take the cover off. It is attached to a lever that turns it. Trying to describe it the best I can to you, but I can't find the right descriptive words...The metering valve is pretty much the most rearward part under the cover of the pump. If you grab hold of the linkage under the cover and move it back and forth, (front to back), that metering valve should pivot back there, if it doesn't, it's stuck. Usually, they just need to be manually worked back and forth by hand a bit to free them up. I've never seen one actually seized up solid, usually just lightly stuck, and working it back and forth by hand a few times will free it up. Don't force anything. I'm not saying you don't have stuck plungers, but the metering valve will be much easier for you to check yourself. The last 4 or 5 no start tractors I have worked on with Roosamaster pumps were stuck metering valves, only one had stuck plungers. Good luck.

Ross
 
Here we go, I was pretty sure I had one around somewhere, so I went over to my shop and, Voila! Found it. This is a metering valve with lever/arm?, attached to it.

Ross
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Many thanks this is very helpful and I appreciate your help and also everyone's on here. I will not be able to get to this for about a week.

Mike
 

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