TSemenuk
Well-Known Member
I've searched threads and it seems there may be a few conditions to check. I want to get some specific troubleshooting recommendations. This tractor has always started with a snort of ether but today it would only fire long enough to burn off the ether. It wouldn't continue to run.
It was running a few weeks ago and has been sitting in a garage. It fired up easily after winter hibernation with its customary snort of ether.
It's not puffing smoke while cranking today so I suspect no fuel. The fuel shut off is rotating to both stops. Could it be that it's not operating properly inside the pump?
I bled the filter and fuel flows easily to that point.
I don't want to crack anything else open and introduce air into the fuel system without knowing what I'm doing.
Should I take the top cover off to verify the shut off is working properly?
Some basic checks would be appreciated. I don't have a manual.
It was running a few weeks ago and has been sitting in a garage. It fired up easily after winter hibernation with its customary snort of ether.
It's not puffing smoke while cranking today so I suspect no fuel. The fuel shut off is rotating to both stops. Could it be that it's not operating properly inside the pump?
I bled the filter and fuel flows easily to that point.
I don't want to crack anything else open and introduce air into the fuel system without knowing what I'm doing.
Should I take the top cover off to verify the shut off is working properly?
Some basic checks would be appreciated. I don't have a manual.