L185 2wd smoking after warmup

dgraves49 · Feb 24, 2016

finishguy said:
The tractor had been sitting around before I picked it up, would that make the rings stick? (I was reading that could happen) I could flush the engine or is that a NO NO?

I would just use a quality oil and run it for a while. I have known people in the past that used the 5 minute oil flush added to their oil and ended up spinning their cam bearings.

finishguy · Feb 24, 2016

dgraves49 said:
I have known people in the past that used the 5 minute oil flush added to their oil and ended up spinning their cam bearings.

I surely dont want that to happen!

repete · Feb 24, 2016

The reply by Agvg above would be my recommendation as well. Be sure the thermostat is functioning correctly and make it work and get hot while the oil in the crankcase is fresh. Fully warm then a good workout.

kuboman · Feb 25, 2016

As said before work it hard and make sure it runs up to temperature, also give it a heavy dose of fuel conditioner. Make sure it has fresh clean diesel.

finishguy · Feb 25, 2016

Ok, I will drain the diesel that is in the tank, It was full when I bought it and I have not used it all it. I thought It did not have a thermostat? I will check again.

kuboman · Feb 25, 2016

You are right it uses a siphon system. So you are good that way. Work it hard.

repete · Feb 26, 2016

finishguy said:
Ok, I will drain the diesel that is in the tank, It was full when I bought it and I have not used it all it. I thought It did not have a thermostat? I will check again.

You may be correct on the thermostat. Make sure the screen for the radiator is clean and you have good air flow through the radiator before you work it hard.

finishguy · Feb 27, 2016

I drained the diesel out of the tractor today, The diesel was brown? and smelled like oil from the furnace. So I put a little clean diesel in it and dumped that. I put more clean diesel in it and ran it a little. I did not get any diesel conditioner today but I will go to napa tomorrow for some.

finishguy · Feb 28, 2016

I used the L185 today to just pickup driveway stone after raking, I noticed less smoke after 10 minutes or so. So could it be the crappy fuel I took out? The clean diesel was almost clear. I also put some Stanadyne diesel conditioner in the diesel.