Hi All
I discovered a week or so ago that the HST cooling fan had become disconnected from the flange on the con rod, and was just waving in the breeze. The bolts holding it on had come out.
So, with help from various forum posts, I refixed it, had to hoist the engine up and forward a little, on my model there is no second plate at the back of the engine so no chance of getting the fan bolted back without moving the engine forward a bit....I know this is a time saver on some models.
Incidentally the new fan distorted big time after very little torque, when I bolted it on, so I ended up just reusing the old fan which seems to be a harder plastic. I don't know if anyone from Kubota watches this forum but there may be a quality issue here.
So engine back, (did all the oil changes, new fan belt, new fuel filters etc, while I was there) and I took it for a short test drive while stripped down....no seat, plastic transmission cowling, floor plate etc. All worked fine. In fact better than before because the forward back pedal had been very sloppy and I replaced the link at the end of the actuator rod, which was very worn.
Then, I put the floor, orange plastic transmission cover and seat back, and now it just won't start. I am guessing it is an interlock problem, but I just can't track it down. I didn't knowingly touch or change anything electrical while I was rebuilding.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Peter
I discovered a week or so ago that the HST cooling fan had become disconnected from the flange on the con rod, and was just waving in the breeze. The bolts holding it on had come out.
So, with help from various forum posts, I refixed it, had to hoist the engine up and forward a little, on my model there is no second plate at the back of the engine so no chance of getting the fan bolted back without moving the engine forward a bit....I know this is a time saver on some models.
Incidentally the new fan distorted big time after very little torque, when I bolted it on, so I ended up just reusing the old fan which seems to be a harder plastic. I don't know if anyone from Kubota watches this forum but there may be a quality issue here.
So engine back, (did all the oil changes, new fan belt, new fuel filters etc, while I was there) and I took it for a short test drive while stripped down....no seat, plastic transmission cowling, floor plate etc. All worked fine. In fact better than before because the forward back pedal had been very sloppy and I replaced the link at the end of the actuator rod, which was very worn.
Then, I put the floor, orange plastic transmission cover and seat back, and now it just won't start. I am guessing it is an interlock problem, but I just can't track it down. I didn't knowingly touch or change anything electrical while I was rebuilding.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Peter
