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While waiting for my filters to arrive in the mail, I am doing things that can be done beforehand and learning where and what everything is, and how they work, and what the specifics and problems are with this tractor.
I thought I could loosen the fuel filters so they are ready to easily come off when the new filters get here, so I went to shut off the fuel. I look at it and it's just a very short, chewed up piece of metal sticking out under the nut. Guess the little metal T-handle was broken off. Okay, need to replace that, but got it turned and shut off for now (Ihope!). We'll see if a cup of fuel comes out when I actually take off the filters, or 30 gallons comes out. I also turned the fuel drain handle, and there is a long tube that goes down looks like to conveniently catch the fuel, but nothing came out. I had to totally take off the handle and put a tiny 2 tablespoon measure under that and took an hour or two to run clean fuel out of there drip by drip. First tablespoon or two were dirty. Looks good now.
I read about how to vent the fuel system after changing the filters. Sounded easy when reading the manual and looking at the diagram in the house. went outside to see it all in person and... TA-DA!... there is NO air vent on the primary filter as explained and shown in the manual!!! It's not that it's broken off or something, like the shut off handle was, but there it was obviously never there. Now I'm worried about all the air not getting out when I need to do that. It explained it such that the primary vent de-aired the space between it and the the tank going to the right, and the vent on the secondary filter spot de-airs from that filter and down to the left to the fuel injector area. So is just this one air valve going to de-air going both ways through both filters? Many times the manual doesn't match the tractor or is missing info. I was reading how to tighten the belt and the manual says "if the belt is loose, tighten as follows:", and then I turn the page, and it is a totally new subject heading, electrical system, nothing more said about how to tighten the belt!
Then I thought I would drain and change the hydraulic fluid and filter (that's the only filter I have right now, was available locally) and the one drain plug had a shallow indented square for a hold to unscrew it. Eek! I don't have a square tool like that! I improvised and got it off there and drained that part and went to the other plug: that one was a chewed up unrecognizable piece that stuck out instead of in. I tried forever doing different things to get that off and couldn't get it. I guess I don't have a pair of visegrips, so will buy one today and grip it tight with that and tap with hammer. Neandrathal style, right? It's already been ruined. So I need a new one of those, too. Having a very hard time looking up parts and finding schematics of systems on the ihcase site. So, the hydo filter and screen was VERY black and dirty and full of big particles. Filter was glued onto the block and had to get a sharp utility knife to scrape it off.
Well, this is long enough, just had to share a little of my tractor fun. It is fun!
I thought I could loosen the fuel filters so they are ready to easily come off when the new filters get here, so I went to shut off the fuel. I look at it and it's just a very short, chewed up piece of metal sticking out under the nut. Guess the little metal T-handle was broken off. Okay, need to replace that, but got it turned and shut off for now (Ihope!). We'll see if a cup of fuel comes out when I actually take off the filters, or 30 gallons comes out. I also turned the fuel drain handle, and there is a long tube that goes down looks like to conveniently catch the fuel, but nothing came out. I had to totally take off the handle and put a tiny 2 tablespoon measure under that and took an hour or two to run clean fuel out of there drip by drip. First tablespoon or two were dirty. Looks good now.
I read about how to vent the fuel system after changing the filters. Sounded easy when reading the manual and looking at the diagram in the house. went outside to see it all in person and... TA-DA!... there is NO air vent on the primary filter as explained and shown in the manual!!! It's not that it's broken off or something, like the shut off handle was, but there it was obviously never there. Now I'm worried about all the air not getting out when I need to do that. It explained it such that the primary vent de-aired the space between it and the the tank going to the right, and the vent on the secondary filter spot de-airs from that filter and down to the left to the fuel injector area. So is just this one air valve going to de-air going both ways through both filters? Many times the manual doesn't match the tractor or is missing info. I was reading how to tighten the belt and the manual says "if the belt is loose, tighten as follows:", and then I turn the page, and it is a totally new subject heading, electrical system, nothing more said about how to tighten the belt!
Then I thought I would drain and change the hydraulic fluid and filter (that's the only filter I have right now, was available locally) and the one drain plug had a shallow indented square for a hold to unscrew it. Eek! I don't have a square tool like that! I improvised and got it off there and drained that part and went to the other plug: that one was a chewed up unrecognizable piece that stuck out instead of in. I tried forever doing different things to get that off and couldn't get it. I guess I don't have a pair of visegrips, so will buy one today and grip it tight with that and tap with hammer. Neandrathal style, right? It's already been ruined. So I need a new one of those, too. Having a very hard time looking up parts and finding schematics of systems on the ihcase site. So, the hydo filter and screen was VERY black and dirty and full of big particles. Filter was glued onto the block and had to get a sharp utility knife to scrape it off.
Well, this is long enough, just had to share a little of my tractor fun. It is fun!