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  • From: "Margaret Wilson" <booldawgs AT cavenet.com>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] m-f tractor fuel problems
  • Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 10:26:58 -0800


You may also need to give your battery some charging. I ran my Kubota out
of diesel a few summers ago. I got a lot of help from people on line and
got it running again but not too easily. I ended up using my diesel truck
to jump start it. I have several battery chargers but it would have taken a
thousand feet of extension cord. I did not use starter fluid, just glow
plugs and a strong battery.

I broke a hydraulic hose on the backhoe way out in the back pasture a couple
of years ago. The tractor mechanic told me to never use starting fluid on
an engine with glow plugs. I took him at his word. I would just have to
hang up my hat and quit if I had to replace any of the diesel powered
equipment.
Margaret

----- Original Message -----
From: "Willie McKemie" <mf AT austinfarm.org>
To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: December 19, 2005 3:53 AM
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] m-f tractor fuel problems


> I have run diesels out of fuel more times than I would like to admit.
> But, here are some observations:
> 1) If you shut the engine down and re-fuel as soon as your notice a
> power drop off, it will likely not need bleeding.
> 2) When it seems you do need to bleed, a little starting fluid may
> suffice. Use at your own risk. Do not use starting fluid with glow
> plugs that have been pre-heated.
> 3) My Sprinter (5 cy MB diesel) is supposed to have "automatic bleed";
> I tested this feature this past season. It did eventually start, but
> it took a couple of minutes of cranking. I feared the battery would
> not stand the test.
>
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