B3300su starting problem

[Chrisnewe]

New owner and first time poster!

I have a 2011 B3300su bought last summer. Has very low hours (150), well maintained. It ran great for me and I haven’t started it in a couple of weeks. Today I went to warm it up and it started a bit grudgingly, but started. After only about 20 seconds it sputtered and quit. It would run more than a few seconds after that unless I let it sit for 10-15 min. Then would repeat as described above.

It’s been very cold here the last 2 weeks. Single digits. The tractor is in unheated storage with no block heaters or fuel additives. Is that most likely the issue? If so any recommendations?

Thanks for your input.

Chris

 

[mpham]

Yes. That is more than likely the case. It has been -11 to -18 here nights so I'm sure you are having some very cold weather also. You will probably have to remove and change the fuel filter along with adding some fuel deicer to the tank.

 

[Chrisnewe]

Thanks, that’s what I figured. Hopefully I can get her running before too much snow falls tomorrow!

 

[beckmurph]

When it starts, hold the key in the pre-heat position. This will keep the glow plugs energized.
Keep the glow plugs on till the engine runs on its own.




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