Case1840BC
Active Member
Hello everyone, this Friday my 1994 Case 1840 died suddenly at the bottom of my steep driveway while lifting up a bucket full of snow. It is about 300 yards from the house, the engine was already warm because it was pushing snow in front of it all the way down but it would not fire up again. This happened the fist time ever, fuel tank almost full, temperature slightly below freezing, engine oil, coolant everything OK, no prior warning light on the instrument panel. The loader was operating absolutely normally till the engine stopped it all of sudden when it started lifting up the bucket (which it did approximately 2 feet up). After that the starter would turn the engine without any problem but the engine would not start. Not even tried, no puff, nothing. With the boom almost down there is no way I could see or reach or test the fuel solenoid under the Lucas injection pump or the fuel filter. Every troubleshooting on the skid steer starts by lifting the boom and sliding the cabin out to get access to wires, connectors, terminals, fuel pump and lines etc. What is one to do in a situation like this when the warm engine will not fire up even after a very short burst of ether while it is facing downward on a down sloped ground in front of 6 feet tall pile of snow. I have combed through many posts here and found some where guys were able to reach or even replace the fuel shut off solenoid but here I can see the wire bending down and disappearing under the injector pump but there is no way I could see there or reach or fit any tool there or even an LED tester to check if there is 12 Volts with the ignition key on. This is really stressful situation, I am located near the Monashee mountains in southern British Columbia. The winter just barely started and without clean driveway to reach the public road to the town (about 5 miles away) everything becomes really difficult so any idea is deeply appreciated.
Thank you
Thank you