Matthew Prestine

I have also started a thread over here, I will keep both updated.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/chinese-tractors/387821-jinma-254xl-fel-shuttle-shift.html#post4909327

Jinma 200 Series Parts Data

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18hLqEzF4JwOqSpg9UezFYQ7XG9UtXMFI?usp=sharing

I just looked back through the manuals that I was able to find on the net and it does say that the decompression was not supplied on the shuttle shift tractors.

Matt

Thanks.  That thing looks brand new, are those older pictures?

The only parts manual that I found was on johnstractor so I would like to get something better if there is something.  I did not receive that manuals from the prior owner.  I was able to find the Y85 engine manual, jinma 254 operation manual and some other operation manual on the net labeled MCE 2004.01.  If you could scan it that would be great.  They seem pretty proud of them on the US parts support sites.

I am not familiar with these diesel engines and have some questions.  I bought this tractor with the premise that there might need to be some engine work.  I am a pretty good mechanic and it doesn’t bother me with the potential issues, even if I have to rebuild this engine. The prior owner said that he heard a knock noise and was the reason for selling it.  I have not heard anything out of the ordinary and it sounds like a loud diesel.  Is your engine pretty loud?  I do know that just prior to hearing this noise he replaced the injection pump, less than 10hrs ago, and had a hard time getting it timed in.  The pump timing still might not be as it should.  This doesn’t surprise me without the manuals or specs needed to do so properly.  I think I will pull the pan and check the bearings and see what they look like just for cheap insurance.  I have done research and it typically sounds like a fuel and injector problem that would cause this noise.  Again I hear nothing strange.  Maybe I will just tear the thing down as a winter project, worst case it only costs me a set of gaskets.

Matt

So they call the forward/neutral/reverse a “shuttle shift”?  Thought that was something completely different, now I am learning.  Then I guess I have shuttle shift, it is nice to swap quickly from forward to reverse.  Havent done any loader work yet but I can see how it is going to speed that up.  Any things that are a watcha for shuttle shifts?  Down sides?

I have the yangdong Y385 3 cylinder engine in this tractor.  It seem pretty good.  The prior owner did mention a few things that were done but I plan to start another thread to deal with those questions.