Howdy everyone,
I have an old massey 135 1969 UK model. I have had it for over a year now and I've drained and replaced the transmission fluid, changed all filters, and replaced all fluids, as well as installed a glow plug for our cold Canadian winters.
The thing is running like a top, except everyone once and a while (3 times in since I've had it) it cuts out. There is no warning to this it just cuts out while I'm in the middle of a task etc. In the summer I assumed it was overheating a bit on the really warm 90F (30C) days at the peak of summer, but today it cut out while plowing snow in the middle of winter. Generally I let it sit for 12 -24 hours and then it starts up again no prob.
Only things that are mildly odd about the tractor is that every one in a while it will surge (I'm relatively new at mechanics so I think it is surging anyways) which is to say it all of a sudden increases RPMs of the engine without me touching the throttle, very minor increase in RPM and then it'll drop back down. You can also hear a very very light moan in the engine like something is very gently rubbing up against something else, but you really have to pay attention to hear it.
Lastly I accidentally ran it with a pretty low tank of fuel (Diesel) recently and sometimes when I do that it seems like I let air into the fuel line and I have to bleed it to restart the thing. I'm going to try to bleed the fuel line again on Thursday and try to start it up again. (Its in the middle of my 300 foot driveway causing me to have to walk up through the snow now) I can't reach the thing with my extension cord to plug in the tractor but luckily they're calling for a February thaw on Thursday.
Anyways any suggestions as to what might be causing this thing to cut out every once in a while? It just loses power, I can tell its going to cut out, I even try taking it out of gear to see if the engine will just idle but she quickly cuts out and doesn't restart (I tried waiting 10-15 minutes but it just turns over and over without starting)
Cheers, and thanks,
I have an old massey 135 1969 UK model. I have had it for over a year now and I've drained and replaced the transmission fluid, changed all filters, and replaced all fluids, as well as installed a glow plug for our cold Canadian winters.
The thing is running like a top, except everyone once and a while (3 times in since I've had it) it cuts out. There is no warning to this it just cuts out while I'm in the middle of a task etc. In the summer I assumed it was overheating a bit on the really warm 90F (30C) days at the peak of summer, but today it cut out while plowing snow in the middle of winter. Generally I let it sit for 12 -24 hours and then it starts up again no prob.
Only things that are mildly odd about the tractor is that every one in a while it will surge (I'm relatively new at mechanics so I think it is surging anyways) which is to say it all of a sudden increases RPMs of the engine without me touching the throttle, very minor increase in RPM and then it'll drop back down. You can also hear a very very light moan in the engine like something is very gently rubbing up against something else, but you really have to pay attention to hear it.
Lastly I accidentally ran it with a pretty low tank of fuel (Diesel) recently and sometimes when I do that it seems like I let air into the fuel line and I have to bleed it to restart the thing. I'm going to try to bleed the fuel line again on Thursday and try to start it up again. (Its in the middle of my 300 foot driveway causing me to have to walk up through the snow now) I can't reach the thing with my extension cord to plug in the tractor but luckily they're calling for a February thaw on Thursday.
Anyways any suggestions as to what might be causing this thing to cut out every once in a while? It just loses power, I can tell its going to cut out, I even try taking it out of gear to see if the engine will just idle but she quickly cuts out and doesn't restart (I tried waiting 10-15 minutes but it just turns over and over without starting)
Cheers, and thanks,