Recent content by Batsford

True…..is that a dealer/Kubota item only? Or is there someplace else I can buy one for less than the $100 they want for one/

I probably exaggerated a little as to how much oil I lost ….yes there should be some type of crankshaft ventilation system…..next warm days project……..sure wish thr WSM included some info on the engine!

Not yet….its been to cold to spend any time in the garage! I did get out yesterday and tried to start it….crank but no start. after cranking it I pulled the dip stick to check the oil, but left it to another project. Tried to start it again and it fired up! But had left the dip stick out...

Looks almost like Kubota hired some German engineers!

I bought a WSM for my KX040-4……less info in it about the engine than the owners manual…..but it tells me everything about the A/C that I ever wanted to know!

I bought a WSM for my KX040-4. While it tells me everything I ever wanted to know about the A/C system but not a thing about the glow plugs and and starting problems! No help at all with your problem or mine!

I invested in a WSM for my kx040-4. It tells me everything I ever wanted to know about the A/C system but not a darn thing about glow plugs and starting problems……guess Kubota figures their engines are so good they don’t need to share the workings!

And no bruises on the back of the hands(that happens to this old guy a lot)!

Figure it’s a good day if we can laugh about it!

For the heck of it I just braved the cold to check the location of the GP’s on my bx25……right along the top, easy to get to, test or replace….like I said maybe the D1803 engine was designed in Germany !

Thanks again. I tried an alligator clip to both ends of a long wire. The challenge is that I don’t have any Japanese friends with small enough hands and arms to reach around the common rail to attach an end to the GP busbar……I’m,starting to think the excavator was designed in Germany! It’s...

Thanks. I did try cycling the switch on and off multiple times to no avail.. with it -11F here this morning guess I’ll hold off today before re-checking voltage to the glow plugs and studying the ECU screen in “testing”mode more throughly to see if anything show up out of spec. Thanks for the...

The WSM tells me every thing I ever wanted to know about the A/C but very little on the engine……it did give guidance on getting into the “testing” screens which do show the water temp and 100 other things…nothing specific to glow plugs..and no trouble shooting for the engine! I’m trying to get...

Also I’’ll double check the owners manual

I thought of running a long wire from the gp rail to a multi-tester in the cab, but in the excavator things are so tight I can’t reach in there to attach a clip to the rail! Hence the need for my wife, (I can reach it with the probe) I’m guessing the rail in my bx25 is right out in the open like...