Hello, Im new here and am hoping for some advice
About a month ago I happened upon a Ford 3000 diesel (and 7 implements) that an elderly gentleman in our area wanted to part with. He had owned it for about 20 years and then moved to a smaller property. He got a lot of good use out of it and stated it started to not run right so he quit using it. He then parked it and didnt use it at all for about 4 years (with a near full tank of diesel fuel) It obviously wouldnt start when we hauled it home.
Here is what I have done thus far:
1. New fuel tank, valve and screen (old one was full of rust flakes, etc
2. New fuel filters
3. New injector lift pump (old one wasnt pumping fuel to injectors
4. New injectors
5. Cleaned injector lines
6. Cleaned oil bath filter (changed oil)
7. New exhaust manifold, muffler
8. Replaced all fluids and coolant
At this point the tractor will run (with the help of a shot of ether). Ones its warm it will start without the ether. However, it blows a constant heavy stream of white smoke (smells like fuel) and runs quite rough. I was advised to hold an infrared therm on the side of the manifold and find that cylinder #1 is quit a bit cooler than 2-3 (if this indicates anything). Can anyone offer advice as to what might be going on at this point? I would greatly appreciate any advice! Thank you
About a month ago I happened upon a Ford 3000 diesel (and 7 implements) that an elderly gentleman in our area wanted to part with. He had owned it for about 20 years and then moved to a smaller property. He got a lot of good use out of it and stated it started to not run right so he quit using it. He then parked it and didnt use it at all for about 4 years (with a near full tank of diesel fuel) It obviously wouldnt start when we hauled it home.
Here is what I have done thus far:
1. New fuel tank, valve and screen (old one was full of rust flakes, etc
2. New fuel filters
3. New injector lift pump (old one wasnt pumping fuel to injectors
4. New injectors
5. Cleaned injector lines
6. Cleaned oil bath filter (changed oil)
7. New exhaust manifold, muffler
8. Replaced all fluids and coolant
At this point the tractor will run (with the help of a shot of ether). Ones its warm it will start without the ether. However, it blows a constant heavy stream of white smoke (smells like fuel) and runs quite rough. I was advised to hold an infrared therm on the side of the manifold and find that cylinder #1 is quit a bit cooler than 2-3 (if this indicates anything). Can anyone offer advice as to what might be going on at this point? I would greatly appreciate any advice! Thank you