Recent content by Gene Blister

Sending out a gigantic Thank You! to the Wolfman. He was kind enough to make a personal appearance, armed with only a tool bucket and decades of experience and savvy. Accompanied with his faithful canine companion, he saved my hash with the briefest glance at my fuel system. He cranked the...

I hope I didnt offend with that crack about the bottle. I’m just grateful for your help. Most of my projects are paralyzed without the tractor, and getting it back up and running is a blessing. I’m ready at your convenience.

Oh yea, you’re pretty close! Thank you! I have wood being delivered on Saturday, if you could make it Thursday or Friday that would be fantastic. Send me an email and I’ll get you the address. And what do you drink? I’ll have a bottle waiting.

Thanks, Wolfman. I appreciate it. I ran it about 5 minutes at idle, then cranked it to 2200 and the slow ooze became a pressurized flow. I dropped in to Coeur d’Alene tractor today and basically got no help except a quote for repairs. I’m game to make the attempt, hopefully it won’t take...

Nope. Still leaking. I’m at the “aw, f**k it” stage. I’ll just run it like normal and pretend nothings wrong. Keep an extinguisher handy when it bursts into flame.

Youre right, I misnamed the pump and delivery valves-that’s the area that seems to be leaking. I wiped everything down last night and will check today to see if there’s new fuel present.

Thanks for the support, you guys. Giving myself a little grace over this is easier since things have turned out 99.7% ok: Pulled the line from the tank to the fuel filter and drained the gasoline; pulled and drained the line that runs into the other side of the filter to the injectors(?)...

The tank was practically empty, now tippy top full with 6 gallons of gasoline. I never let it get that low, and I was a bit concerned it would run dry before I filled it-the urgency pushed me to hurry. That and the yammering distracted me from seeing the difference between the bright red gas...

Thanks, Skeets. Sounds fairly straightforward. I’m draining the tank by letting it drain at the connection to the filter, replacing the filter, filling the tank with diesel. Can I then fire her up and let the remaining gasoline in the system simply go into the engine and be quickly replaced...

My B2601 was low on fuel. I accidentally filled it with gasoline v diesel. In my defense, my wife was yammering at me, throwing off my routine. Still an idiot mistake. What now? Ran about 8 minutes, some whitish smoke, some missing. Shut it down immediately.

Thanks to all you guys! I can always count on this forum to answer questions and provide support to make the tractoring safer and more efficient. The final solution: Stuck a 10A fuse in the plug, kept the revs up at 2200 and periodically checked for heat in the wires / connectors / pump motor...

Thanks for the explanation, Hokie. So if more than 10 amps tries to go thru a 10A fuse it melts. But what if I put a correct 10A fuse in the 10A “cigarette lighter” circuit and connect to the 8A pump motor? Same with directly connecting the pump to the tractors battery, bypassing any fuses...

Son of a gun - hiding in plain sight like that! Yep, there it is right in front of me in my own manual. 10 amps. I‘ll pop a 10A in the plug, but won’t that put too much power to the motor? And wouldn’t hooking the pump directly to the battery do the same thing? Obviously, I’m absolutely...

It’s an after-market Chineeseum plug, and the only old school Luddite lighter plug I could find after searching 5 different auto parts stores and box stores in the area. Attaching directly to the battery is the next step, but I’m worried about that max 8 amp rating on the motor. Do you know the...