L185 wont start

[SHANEM]

I was tilling the garden last fall i shut the tractor down for a couple hrs came back and it will not start i am getting fuel to the injectors and i put in new glow plugs oil is clean no water anyone have any ideas please and thanks

 

[meanjean]

Is it cranking?
Does it sound like there is compression?

 

[meanjean]

Did it run fine prior to to shutting down?

 

[SHANEM]

did it run fine prior to to shutting down?

yes it was working great had never had any trouble till now i pulled the injectores and cleaned them but know change u can tell it want to start but cant

 

[bruceatlam]

Air filter? What is the compression on each cylinder?

 

[meanjean]

Did you nudge the decompression lever open?

 

[SHANEM]

air filter? What is the compression on each cylinder?

the air filter is new i even tried with out it at all not sure of the compression is sounds as it does but i havent took a reading yet i have to get the adapter for the kubota

 

[SHANEM]

did you nudge the decompression lever open?

i have it worked perfect till last night when i pulled the knob off then i just done it by hand but it does work as it should open and the engine spins faster close and it slowes

 

[meanjean]

Is the battery strong enough to give a good hard crank?

 

[SHANEM]

is the battery strong enough to give a good hard crank?

yes i charged it up

 

[meanjean]

Try changing the fuel filter.

 

[gktilton]

Did I read correctly that you shut it down last fall and now it won't start. Was it outside for the winter, if all this is true, in addition to changing the fuel filter you should change the fuel. My bota sat for 3 years outside before I got it with never a try to start it. I flushed the lines and tank, filled the tank put in a new battery and she fired up and purrred.

 

[SHANEM]

did i read correctly that you shut it down last fall and now it won't start. Was it outside for the winter, if all this is true, in addition to changing the fuel filter you should change the fuel. My bota sat for 3 years outside before i got it with never a try to start it. I flushed the lines and tank, filled the tank put in a new battery and she fired up and purrred.

so last night i draind tank and flushed the whole system then started with new fuel still wont start it did change the tone of the exchaust it really sounded as if it was going to try but couldnt thanks

 

[meanjean]

thanks for jumping in Vic.
I was running out of ideas.

 

[SHANEM]

bleed the fuel system right to the 17mm nuts on the top of the injectors. Crack them, tug up on the two lines and crank the tractor over (decomp pulled) until fuel spurts from the top of the loosened nuts. Tighten back up and start per usual.

i did i bled it at the filter then the pump and then the lines to b sure it is spouting fuel very well i am starting to wonder if may be the injectors r not put out fuel for some reason i did take them apart and clean them but no way to test them

 

[meanjean]

Air filter? What is the compression on each cylinder?

Check compression.