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Posted by Sam on December 22, 2000 at 08:41:25 from (129.82.219.17):

Last weekend I tore the 560D fuel tank off (again) to clean it. This is the third time - you would think I'd learn. This is a tractor that sat outside for 11-12 years without being started, and at least a few years with no fuel cap. We had the tank pressure washed and seemed to have it in pretty good shape. However, a few running hours later I noticed some feathers in the sediment bowl, and soon had to drain the tank because the valve above the sediment bowl was plugged. We'll just forget the part about how I cleaned the tank and bowl, and reassembled everything, filled the tank, and then discovered I hadn't remembered to clean the valve (took it off one night, put it back on the next day - must have a short memory). Anyway, I attributed the feathers to a dirty fuel can.

I got religion about clean fuel cans, and have been filtering as I pour into the tank. So when the feathers showed up again it was time to re-examine the tank. A baffle in there makes it a bit difficult, but with a bit of work I was able to see a beak poking out from underneath it. A bunch of fishing later, I had removed the head, and then the body, and also an old rag.

With everything reassembled and the rewiring job semicompleted I tried starting it. No joy (no sign of exhaust as it cranked). I disconnected nozzles, and towed it around the yard. After a lot of towing I got diesel at each nozzle, but it sure seemed like a lot of work. Still no joy in getting it started, and it was time to do chores.

Just now I was reading a page back on the hard starting red tractors and saw some comments about diesel gelling in cold weather. The tractor is in an unheated shop, and it has been down below zero several times - I guess it is time to inspect the filters. If it was gelled, have I made life worse by towing it?


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