Re: Help a Diesel Newbie

Posted by RodinNS on November 01, 2005 at 14:01:03 from (142.177.108.190):

In Reply to: Help a Diesel Newbie posted by Kirk Grau on November 01, 2005 at 09:35:32:

Look in over top of the starter and you should see the block heater, if it's installed. It's possible that the cord has simply fallen off. It wouldn't be the first time. Also, as Jerry has said, your tractor will have thermostart. Do not use ether if this is in working order. If you must use ether, pull the wire off the thermostart unit.
As far as the starting problem goes, if the engine sputtered when you thought it ran out of fuel, it probably sucked a small air bubble in. It could sit in the filter housing, and when you went to restart the system was air locked. I have, upon occasion got away with bleeding the filter and pump housing to start the tractor, and not bleed the injectors....... So it probably was air. Overall, your tractor, given that the starting system is in good working order, and the engine is healthy, should start relatively easily. I've started them down to -25 C without a block heater..... just thermostart, although the block heater is a definite benefit. HTH.

Rod

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