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    whats up with all the internal clatter on my 4 cyl. diesel.

    that figures. i'm headed to Maine from Tennessee next week. gonna eat my weight in lobster, then head home
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    whats up with all the internal clatter on my 4 cyl. diesel.

    when i started up new at the dealer, i said whats up with all the clatter, he said oh thats normal, it will quiet down when it gets broken in. it's got about a 125 hrs on it now.
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    whats up with all the internal clatter on my 4 cyl. diesel.

    yes i always wait for the glow plugs to warm up.
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    whats up with all the internal clatter on my 4 cyl. diesel.

    has the Kukje a2300. i believe it's supposed to be a cummins.
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    whats up with all the internal clatter on my 4 cyl. diesel.

    when i say cold start, i don't mean cold outside. i mean first start of the day. don't matter what the temp. is it runs like crap when first started, then smooths out.
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    rattleing engine

    i understand what your saying. i've heard other engines making same clattering. but i friend has a 3120. his don't do any of that. also i'm around a mahindra, and kubota. and there's don't have any of these issues. so i'm not gonna let it go, when i get the time. i'm gonna try moving the timing...
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    whats up with all the internal clatter on my 4 cyl. diesel.

    bought tractor new in 2016. and it's the noisyest clattering engine. since new. i know some engines clatter. and most are nice tight solid sounding engines, not mine. i think it's the timing of the injecter pump. but i don't have enough knowledge on the subject YET. anyone know what i'm talking...
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    rattleing engine

    the more i look into it, the more i'm convinced it's a timing issue. it's not just the rattle, but when i start it cold it coughs, sputers into life, and puts out white smoke, for a few seconds, then smooths out. has done that since the the day it was brand new. when it's warmed up, it starts...
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    Branson 4520R purchase advice??

    i have a 2016 4520r i bought new, just removed the can and installed a muffler, much better all the way around, i wouldn't put much stalk in what the idiot light is doing, just unplug the computer there at the battery in front, and the light goes away. even if you leave the can installed, if you...
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    rattleing engine

    it's the internals of the engine, ive heard it on other diesel engines in the past, you know when you put the wrong octane in your car, and you pull a hill and it starts rattleing, and they call it diesel ing. thats the noise, i'm sure it can be solved by making adjutments. i don't have enough...
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    rattleing engine

    i have a distant neighbor with a 3520R 3 cylinder, nice tight sounding engine. not mine, start up is rough, all that internal mechanical noise, been waiting for warranty to expire, i'm gonna keep digging till i can come across a good diesel mechanic that knows his stuff, there are a lot of...
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    rattleing engine

    Hi, new, not new to forum, it's been awhile, i guess all my log in stuff got deleted. i have a Branson 4520r, i bought new in 2016, to date i havn't had a single problem with it. and i guess i still don't. but ever since it was new, when i start it up cold, it starts right up but it stumbles and...
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    What have you done to your Branson today?

    just test drive it after changing the fluids and filters. hit all the greese fittings, and removeing that fowl smelling can, and replace it with a proper muffler.
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