Bryce Frazier
Well-known Member
I was using the backhoe the other day, and I had an odd issue trying to start it. It fired right up in the morning, and then ran straight for about 4 hours. I stopped for lunch, came back to it after 20 or 30 mintues, and tried to restart.
I started cranking on it, and it didn't start? Which is unusual because once warmed up, it usually starts VERY quickly. I cranked on it a little more, and then realized by the exaust that it wasn't getting any fuel, so I thought that maybe I forgot to push the "kill" knob back in that allows the injector pump to push fuel, but that wasn't the case?
I continued to crank on it, and it just cranked and cranked and cranked, never would get any fuel? I could hear an air / sucking sound from around the pump, but couldn't pin point it. I knelt down to listen to the pump, cranked on it again, and it all of a sudden fired right off and ran fine?!?!? I used it flawlessly for another hour ish, and drove it home, and parked it.
Went to fire it up today, same thing happened (this is on a cold start now). I decided to give it a small woof of Ether. I knock knock knocked like ether does, and then fired off fine. But I KNOW it wasn't getting fuel the first time?
Thoughts?
I started cranking on it, and it didn't start? Which is unusual because once warmed up, it usually starts VERY quickly. I cranked on it a little more, and then realized by the exaust that it wasn't getting any fuel, so I thought that maybe I forgot to push the "kill" knob back in that allows the injector pump to push fuel, but that wasn't the case?
I continued to crank on it, and it just cranked and cranked and cranked, never would get any fuel? I could hear an air / sucking sound from around the pump, but couldn't pin point it. I knelt down to listen to the pump, cranked on it again, and it all of a sudden fired right off and ran fine?!?!? I used it flawlessly for another hour ish, and drove it home, and parked it.
Went to fire it up today, same thing happened (this is on a cold start now). I decided to give it a small woof of Ether. I knock knock knocked like ether does, and then fired off fine. But I KNOW it wasn't getting fuel the first time?
Thoughts?