Posted by Bob L. on March 01, 2019 at 10:11:55 from (67.77.83.224):
Hey everyone,
Having issues with my 1967ish Ford 3400 Industrial tractor. This thing has been a workhorse and my only complaint has been it's penchant for not starting in colder weather, basically anything under 70 degrees has caused it to balk at least a little, but recently it's gotten far worse.
And now...now...it won't start at all, leaving me with, effectively, a lawn ornament.
I thought maybe it had been left too long so I drained the old diesel and put fresh in, thinking condensation might have been the problem. I bled the injectors to make sure I'm getting diesel through and checked the rest of the fuel system. I've tried a new battery, and then when that seemed to have no effect tried the old battery after a full overnight charging session, wondering if maybe the new battery was having a problem.
Nothing... Well....let me rephrase... The thing seems to try to start, it's turning over and belching exhaust like it's trying, but just doesn't seem to want to catch. Outside temp is way over 70 now, so shouldn't be that, which has left me wondering whether the glow/heater plug is at fault... I don't think I've changed it myself since buying this thing second hand, and I couldn't tell you how long it's been before then... But I cannot for the life of me find the damn thing!
Two things I thought were it, turned out to be (as far as I can tell) a water sensor (since water seeped out as I undid it), and an oil sensor (as oil seeped out as I undid it), but no where can I find the heater plug. And frankly I'm running out of ideas...
One video I found online for presumably this model (as most everything looked the same) shows the glow/heater plug located a few inches from the injectors, but all I found there was the blank head of a bolt.
Can anyone help? Or anyone have any ideas how to coax this thing to life once again?
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