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Bugs in the fuel? Yikes! Never heard of that! No, I checked and cleaned the screen in the sediment bulb, but the Nortrac tech told me just to pull it out and discard it. Had no problem with that, inasmuch as I have another fuel filter between the sediment bulb and the primary filter. Pulled the fuel hose off the primary filter and pumped until fuel started spurting out of the filter. Reconnected the fuel line, pumped until I got quite a bit of resistance, then cranked again. Took a while, and I was just about to give up in frustration, when it took off. Had no problem since.
Found a tractor dealer in Chandler (just north of us) that said he’s willing to work on the crawler if he’s sure he can get parts. https://www.arizonatractorsales.com/
Will get an estimate from him for labor in tearing down the engine. Yeah, not looking forward to trying to work around the track and frame to get to the crank shaft.
Appreciate your knowledge! :good:
You can take the boy away from the farm, but you can't take the farm away from the boy. 😉
Appreciate all the help. I’m back up and running (still smoking). Turned out to be (apparently) a blockage in the fuel line.
Regarding the smoking/oil guzzling issue, the Nortrac tech I talked with said it is almost certainly rings or a hole in a piston. Said to pull the head, drain the oil, and there is a plate on the oil pan that I can remove to access the crankshaft, detach the pistons, and pull out the top. Sounds a lot easier than pulling the engine. Found a local tractor dealer in Gilbert who said they would work on it if they could get parts. Probably will tackle this myself, though.
Again, thanks guys! :yahoo:
You can take the boy away from the farm, but you can't take the farm away from the boy. 😉
What was your oil pressure before the engine shut down? Oil pressure was showing about 3-4 on the meter. Starts at 5 when full, with cold engine, lowers to ~4 when the engine warms up. Decreases as I run engine. Usually lasts about 4 hours ’till it hits 2 and I stop and add oil. Takes about 1 1/2 qts at that time.
What kind of oil do you use in the engine? 15W40. I used Delo 400 initially, but have been using the cheap Tractor Supply oil since it started gargling with it. :wacko:
How many hours on the engine? 380 hours on the engine.
I have been advised by the diesel mechanic I talked with that if it sat for a long time (which it did) without running, the valves may have been damaged, and oil is entering the cylinders. Otherwise, may be rings. There has been some smoke coming from the oil fill cap, but have been advised that may be normal as it serves as a vent for the crank case.
In any event will check sediment bulb, clean, and see what happens.
Thanks Rob. Shoulda thought of that myself, but was extremely tired and discouraged yesterday evening. 😥
You can take the boy away from the farm, but you can't take the farm away from the boy. 😉
I simply relocated a Donaldson filter on mine to get it out of the engine compartment where it doesn’t belong.
Good idea. As I recall, the air filters on the old farm tractors I grew up driving all were located well above the hood, near the exhaust pipe. :good:
You’re probably also right about the MANN filter not fitting all 395 engines, but the filters Circle G sent me didn’t even come close. FWIW, the MANN filter has metric threads, was originally for a ’91 – ’94 Audi Quattro V8. :wacko:
You can take the boy away from the farm, but you can't take the farm away from the boy. 😉
Thanks for the quick reply, Bob!
Is the coolant level low? What type of engine oil are you using? Is there oil in the coolant? Is there coolant in the oil? Is the hydraulic reservoir low?
Haven’t checked the coolant level, but will do so. Engine has been running about normal temperature-wise. I’m using Delvac 15W-40. Don’t see any evidence of coolant in the oil, but will be sure to check the coolant for signs of oil. The hydraulic reservoir is fine, as is the transmission oil.
The crawler seems to be running a little rougher than it was. I put some Hot Shot Diesel Extreme injector cleaner in with the last fill, which seemed to make it start easier, but still running a little rough. Will manually clean the injectors to see if that improves things. Can also do compression test — did one for my Vietnam-era M151A2.
Again, thanks for the quick and comprehensive reply. NOT looking forward to replacing rings or pistons, if that’s what’s wrong. 😥
You can take the boy away from the farm, but you can't take the farm away from the boy. 😉
