Recent content by JPCole

Yes…the in tank fuel strainer was completely clogged up with algae! I removed it and flushed the fuel tank and then cleaned that strainer and reinstalled it! I put clean fuel in it and an algae preventative and it seems to doing fine now! Here’s a pic of the strainer!!

If by Tier 3 you mean…my does my tractor uses DEF…then no…it does not have a DEF fluid tank on it! I will look for that sensor tomorrow and see if I can figure out where it is at and if it seems to be ok! Thanks for the input! I’ll definitely see if I can figure out how to do a pressure test...

I really don’t know about the smell….but it’s like a blueish-white smoke! The temperature gauge is stable the whole time! I’m concerned it may be a head gasket or cracked head.!!! But wouldn’t there be water in the oil? It does start a little hammering just before it starts smoking! Sound...

Harry….just did some reading and I GUESS the SN tells the year it was made! As far as I can tell…I BELIEVE the last “0” in the SN tells what year and according to JohnDeere website it was the 1st year model…which would make it a 2012… I TTHINK! LOLOL…do you know for sure?

I surely will!

Harry, I did go out and look at mine and you’re right…it only has the hand primer on top of the fuel filter base! I remember that because when I changed the fuel filter, I had to pump that to prime the system back up so it would crank! I will look into that strainer as well! I have attached...

Dave….I don’t hear ANY kind of clicking when I turn the key on and not start the engine! You mentioned that I SHOULD hear a clicking sound? And the lift pump…what exactly does that do? Supply fuel to the main injectors…NOT the injector pump?

I have changed the fuel filter but not aware of an inline fuel filter! I will check to see if it does! Thanks for the reply! I was scared it may be a cracked head or a head gasket…but not seeing any water in the oil at all!

Thanks and this is my 1st post! I have a 2000 John Deere 5045e with just a little bit more than 900 hours that has started giving me an issue! After about 1 1/2 - 2 hours of running, it will start loosing power and start blowing white smoke from the exhaust! After it sits for a while and cools...

It does try to turn the engine over....but it’s almost like it don’t have the power! I put new batteries and heavy duty cables on it and it does the same thing. I’m pretty sure that there’s fuel in the oil again because the oil is REALLY thin and I use ROTEX oil! I’m like you though...it may...

Thanks for the advice! That will be my next step then! Thanks again

Not sure how you actually saw the starter...as I didn’t post any pictures of it! You must be referring to someone else’s post!

Thanks....LOL...I haven’t attached any pictures! However I did try to rock the steering wheel rapidly while TRYING to turn the engine! That didn’t seem to do any good either! I did notice that the engine oil was really thin looking so I’m thinking I may have bigger problems. I switched out...

I have a 1967 John Deere 3020 (diesel) that for some reason will not start! It ran great yesterday when I switched it off! Today I go back to start it up and it will not start! I thought the batteries were bad so I put 2 new ones in it and it still won’t start! It seems that the engine is...