Have a B7100.
Fuel pump went out, replaced it with an electric. Works fine.
Couple of weeks later, tractor wouldn’t start (after a 24” snow).
It was blowing smoke and acting like it wanted to start, but never did.
Checked out the fuel system:
Fuel was flowing at the air bleed screw on the injector pump, loosened the fuel line connection on top of the (engine) injectors. Middle cylinder one wasn’t getting fuel. Disconnected the fuel line on the Injector pump to that cylinder. No fuel squirting out. Loosened the ‘delivery valve assy’ on Injector pump and suddenly it starts squirting. Tighten it back up… stops flowing. (You can do that with an elec. fuel pump).
Turned over the engine… same results.
So I loosened up the connection, put all the connections back together and tried to start it… Nothing, no smoke, nothing.. I checked the glow plugs with meter tester.. All working ok.
Now all cylinders have that problem… But even when the connections to the Injector pumps are loosen, fuel comes out the fuel lines.. But still won’t start. No smoke, etc.
The manual says when the fuel comes out the engine injectors, it comes out at nearly 2000psi. But fuel going into the engine injectors is only the 2.8psi pressure from the fuel pump. Is this right? How in the %$#(*^ does the engine injectors produce 2000psi? If the Engine Injector does not put out this kind of pressure.. then I know what my problem is... (Injector pump) As the fuel pressure isn't no where near that psi.
It may be because of the new rubber fuel line hoses (to and from the new Elect fuel pump) got some ‘particles from the hoses’ plug up the inner workings in the Injector pump (?).
I have not touched the Engine Injectors. I have cleaned the (few) parts under the Injector pump connections.. I have a (IT) shop Manual.
Any ideas? Disassemble the Injector pump and clean it? Or is this even possible for the avg. tractor owner...
Fuel pump went out, replaced it with an electric. Works fine.
Couple of weeks later, tractor wouldn’t start (after a 24” snow).
It was blowing smoke and acting like it wanted to start, but never did.
Checked out the fuel system:
Fuel was flowing at the air bleed screw on the injector pump, loosened the fuel line connection on top of the (engine) injectors. Middle cylinder one wasn’t getting fuel. Disconnected the fuel line on the Injector pump to that cylinder. No fuel squirting out. Loosened the ‘delivery valve assy’ on Injector pump and suddenly it starts squirting. Tighten it back up… stops flowing. (You can do that with an elec. fuel pump).
Turned over the engine… same results.
So I loosened up the connection, put all the connections back together and tried to start it… Nothing, no smoke, nothing.. I checked the glow plugs with meter tester.. All working ok.
Now all cylinders have that problem… But even when the connections to the Injector pumps are loosen, fuel comes out the fuel lines.. But still won’t start. No smoke, etc.
The manual says when the fuel comes out the engine injectors, it comes out at nearly 2000psi. But fuel going into the engine injectors is only the 2.8psi pressure from the fuel pump. Is this right? How in the %$#(*^ does the engine injectors produce 2000psi? If the Engine Injector does not put out this kind of pressure.. then I know what my problem is... (Injector pump) As the fuel pressure isn't no where near that psi.
It may be because of the new rubber fuel line hoses (to and from the new Elect fuel pump) got some ‘particles from the hoses’ plug up the inner workings in the Injector pump (?).
I have not touched the Engine Injectors. I have cleaned the (few) parts under the Injector pump connections.. I have a (IT) shop Manual.
Any ideas? Disassemble the Injector pump and clean it? Or is this even possible for the avg. tractor owner...
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