Hello, everybody. New member here.
I recently acquired a G2160 garden tractor with 54" belly mower, less than 400 hours. The machine was not running very strong. It bogged down when cutting even short grass. But it started right away when it was cold. I did all the services - oil change, hydraulic oil change, fuel filter change, mower blades and belt change, and greased every joint.
After realizing it's not running as strong as it should, I contacted the seller, who claimed that he cleaned the fuel injector pump recently. I bought 3 new injectors and changed the old ones out. The machine was not getting any stronger. Also, the machine became more and more difficult to start after ran for 20 min. After cool it down, it would start again.
One of my friends told me that Sea Foam would help cleaning the fuel line. I ran low on the diesel, then added two can of sea foam in the tank. Ran the machine hard for almost 2 hours. After that, I added more diesel to it.
Couple days later, I ran it again for about 30 min, while cutting some grass, the engine died. Ever since, I could not get it running anymore.
Had a local guy coming to my place to check. We added starter fluid to the air filter, and no start. He put his hand inside the air filter, and felt very little suction. Starter was fine, but not able to start the engine.
Called a local shop. They charge $120 to come out to take a look. But over the phone, the guy said that it must be the Sea Foam messed up my fuel line.
What do you think? What can I do to approve/disapprove? How to further diagnose?
Thanks in advance!
I recently acquired a G2160 garden tractor with 54" belly mower, less than 400 hours. The machine was not running very strong. It bogged down when cutting even short grass. But it started right away when it was cold. I did all the services - oil change, hydraulic oil change, fuel filter change, mower blades and belt change, and greased every joint.
After realizing it's not running as strong as it should, I contacted the seller, who claimed that he cleaned the fuel injector pump recently. I bought 3 new injectors and changed the old ones out. The machine was not getting any stronger. Also, the machine became more and more difficult to start after ran for 20 min. After cool it down, it would start again.
One of my friends told me that Sea Foam would help cleaning the fuel line. I ran low on the diesel, then added two can of sea foam in the tank. Ran the machine hard for almost 2 hours. After that, I added more diesel to it.
Couple days later, I ran it again for about 30 min, while cutting some grass, the engine died. Ever since, I could not get it running anymore.
Had a local guy coming to my place to check. We added starter fluid to the air filter, and no start. He put his hand inside the air filter, and felt very little suction. Starter was fine, but not able to start the engine.
Called a local shop. They charge $120 to come out to take a look. But over the phone, the guy said that it must be the Sea Foam messed up my fuel line.
What do you think? What can I do to approve/disapprove? How to further diagnose?
Thanks in advance!