Can I turn over a Kubota diesel engine by hand?

[ericm979]

I've had nuts that a rodent stored shoot out of a motorcycle's exhaust pipe when I started it. But I think this one wins an award of some kind.

Glad you found the problem.That's going to be a challenge to remove. You could try taping a small fuel hose to a shop vac and sticking it down the ports past the open valves. It might be faster to remove the head, leaving the exhaust manifold on.

 

[BleedingOrange]

I would do exactly what ericm979 posted. I would also remove the glow plugs and stick the small vac hose in there as well. I would then continually try to gently turn the engine over with all the glow plugs removed. Also remove the muffler and try to shake out all the stuff until you don,t hear any more rattles.