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Thanks guys, Yes L4740, you've got it right, that's what I was looking for... the pressure at which it opens is what I was referring to. Sounds like I need to work on the shims to get these to pop at 2,000 psi... The pattern, however is poor. Could the nozzles be worn out on this tractor, with...

Hi folks, I'm wondering if anyone out there knows the pop-off psi should be for the diesel injectors on an L200... this is the 2 cylinder, Z1100 engine. It's a long story, but in the attempt to troubleshoot my hard-starting L200, I pop-tested my injectors today – one was about 2,000 psi, the...

Well, I finally had time to work on the tractor this morning. I started by adjusting the valves. All four were tight... no slop at all. I dialed in a tight 0.010" clearance on all four... the owner's manual says 0.008" to 0.010" clearance... I put the valve cover back on, ensured that the...

Well, I haven't had much time to get out there and try to use the old L200, but I was hoping to use it today – so last night I plugged in the 200W magnetic block heater I bought for it. Today around noon, (after about 14 hours of the block heater being on) I tried to start the tractor... it was...

Hi guys, All good questions... I'm not sure if the fuel is slightly gelled or clouded, I will check. I was able to start the tractor the other morning at 17F by using a magnetic block heater (left on overnight), and then a heat gun to heat the head and injection lines, fuel filter, intake...

Hi fj40dave, Thanks for the $0.02... however, on these glow plugs, I don't think that would work. They don't ground through the body of the plug, so they need some wire to ground... So, I think the glowplugs are supposed to be wired this way... the hot feed from the dump coil is coming in...

Ah, that makes more sense... leveling bar... I don't know the answer to the "can I use more than one" questions... -Norm.

Hi there Monte, If I'm understanding you correctly, what you have there is what we call a "top link" in the States, and it's a generic item, you can buy them at any tractor supply or good hardware store. You just need to know what Category (what size pins) your tractor takes (although you can...

Hi fj40dave, I'm up on the Peninsula, in the foothills outside Sequim... maybe an hour and a half away from you? Good to know about the glow plugs... did they still take over 60 seconds once you fixed the bad connection? I will take a look at what it takes to remove the injectors and send them...

Hi L4740, Thanks for your reply. I think you're right on the money... my tractor missing some original pieces... I finally got some time this weekend to get the filter assembly cleaned up, and once I wiped the gunk off of it, I noticed two abnormalities... first, you're totally right... the...

Hi L4740, Thanks for the reply. I tried this again a couple of times this weekend... With the engine cold, and the ambient temperature about 40F, I held the glow plugs on for sometimes as little as 30 seconds, and sometimes as long as 60 seconds, then I hit the starter – and each time, the...

Hi L4740, Yes, it turns out, they are wired in series... they are unlike any other diesel I've ever worked on. The glow plugs don't ground through the body of the plug, either. I went home last night and wired them just like the last diagram above, and.... they didn't work... nothing worked...

OK, after staring at the parts diagram one more time, something just occurred to me... (a light bulb went off!)... are these glowplugs supposed to be wired in series? Like, the hot feed comes in the top of one plug, out the bottom of that one, jumps over the the bottom of the 2nd plug, and then...

Hi guys, The L200 I recently bought hasn't started well since I got it... it seemed like it was trying to start on only one cylinder (and it only has two, so that's not good!)... I assumed one glow plug was dead. Of course it was 60F when I bought it, so I could get it to start eventually...

Hi L4740, Thanks for the reply. This is puzzling, to say the least. Here are a couple of more pics of mine, for clarification. Here is the bottom oil pan, with the filter element in place... this is me putting it back together... this picture is taken at the point when the bottom bolt (that...

I could be wrong here, but couldn't you be reading continuity through the light filments? Are you taking an Ohm reading, or just continuity? -Norm.

Thanks, Dusty... I'm pretty happy with it! -Norm.

Hi Vic, Well... as you can see, I bought the old L200! Do you really sell the glow plugs for $10 each? The part number is 15101-65510. PM if you would prefer... Thanks, -Norm.

Are the key and all accessories turned off? -N.

Hi guys, I recently bought an old L200, and I'm going through it little by little, trying to make things right... The air filter on this tractor consists of a cyclone and an oil bath filter, with an element above the oil bath (see diagram from parts manual below). Here's my question... the...