245DT issues

[haasfabrication]

Hey guys new here my name is Dylan, I recently joined the group because I need help trying to figure out while my 245DT is not starting. a little background on myself im 23 years old, active duty army I have a side business for welding and metal fabrication. I bought this tractor about 7ish months ago its a kubota 245DT. its been a fairly good tractor no big issues starter switch broke about 2 months ago so i've been starting it from the starter. fast forward to about 5 days ago I came out and all it did was crank, never fired. it was weird usually if I have that issue I'd spary some starter fluid in it and it would start no issues. but this time it just cranks no fire. tried glowplugs, tried leaving a heater next to the engine for a couple hours (south GA so its not to cold) tried starter fluid, changed batteries for more CCA. nothing so i pulled the valve cover off and started to look at everything maybe the decomp lever is sticking? nope. Valve stuck? taped the head of the valve with a hammer they all moved freely and made the exact same noise i know that doesnt really count at much but usually means they are all generally in the same condition. next stop compression test pulled all the injectors and started. cyl #1 250ish PSI, #2 35PSI ,#3 250ish PSI. boom cylinder 2 maybe it valves or rings. so I put some oil in the cylinder wall and tried again. 200 psi and holding no leak down. for better insurance I got all the oil out and put brake fluid in it for a couple hours to clean any carbon on the rings. turned it over got the fluid out, comp tested it again 180psi a little low but still has pretty good compression from where it was. put it back together and still nothing I dont know where to go next. someone please help give suggestions before I start pulling the whole thing apart.
Thanks in advance

 

[1970cs]

The tolerance for the lower limit (rebuild time) is 327psi. Factory fresh 412-469 psi.

Pat

 

[Milo Holroyd]

For starters (pun intended) ditch the starter fluid! That will ruin your engine faster than most anything. Factory specs for compression is 470PSI. Might be time for an overhaul.

 

[coachgeo]

starting fluid on these rigs is really bad for them and may have exasperated the issue/wear.

oops.. got distracted by a phone call .. see now that Milo beat me to it.

 

[D2Cat]

Everyone has already mentioned it. Compression way too low for a constant start.

And starting fluid in a 22:1 compression engine is asking for an explosion that will at some point put your crankshaft into 2 pieces! Then you have a boat anchor.

Rebuild is in order. Did the tractor run OK when you first got it? Does it have a loader? Do you have implements for it? What was your intended use?

Stick around. You can get all the information you need when rebuilding.

Thanks for your service.

 

[haasfabrication]

thanks guys when i bought it it never ran PERFECT, always took a while to start firing. burned a little oil for about 5-10 seconds after start up. It has a old woods rm59 finish mower on the back where the spindles rusted off the deck. right now its pretty much just a counter weight until i patch the deck. It does have a front end loader on it. that works pretty good but its not enough for what i need it for. I bought the tractor with finish mower on it to use on my property. and owning my own welding business i use it to haul around metal and what not. which im not impressed with. it doesnt like picking up 5-600lbs which isnt good for my needs. so realistically i would like to sell it to get a bobcat or much larger tractor. but for the meantime I may have to overhaul this thing.