Super Congrats Fuddy! The fun starts now!
Scott, stalling problem started last Dec. only time before it also threw error code for moisture in fuel which I immediately corrected.
Thinking I may have a contributing problem. Fan belt squealing at times. Tension seems fine, alternator charges battery and temp stays near center. The squealing comes and goes, but always at startup, and to be honest I haven’t paid much attention to when working. Something the tech should have noticed immediately and hopefully checked. So I wonder, could the fan maybe slipping just a bit, affecting temp at ECU? I can see where this maybe a problem only when tractor is running under load and not just a sitting idle. I picked up new belt in town yesterday to install today.
Some ECU's control, or ramp up and down the alternator's output. On my little toyota, if you turn the key on, but wait a few seconds, it won't squeal the alternator belt. They say the few seconds allow the ECU to adjust down the draw prior to starting.
We had a perfect day on the lake yesterday, found a nice quiet spot on the lake to anchor and idled away a few hours swimming and sunning while having lunch ! Water was surprisingly warm for this early in the season !
Hope all have a blessed and safe day !
I'm with TxDon, I like water about 84F to swim in....There is a cooling lake south of my hometown that people would go water ski on decent days in the winter due to the warmer water. Usually a shorty wetsuit was sufficient.
Coldest I've ever purposefully dove in was 50F and I was fully wetsuited, even had a hoody. Still was cold as a well digger's rear in Alaska.
David, sounds like some sage advice. If the ECU is erratic, it can be heat caused possibly, but hard to diagnose. Can you take the hood off, allow it fresh air, and mow for a long time? Put some alligator leads on the fuel pump and mow, checking voltage, then if it stops is voltage getting shut off? Or like Lou stated the fuel shutoff checked too?
I took my son down to Port O'Connor with a buddy who has a floundering rigged boat. We went out Friday night until almost 1:30am, did not get to the hotel until well after 2am. No flounder to be seen. The conditions were horrible for this type of fishing. High tides and murky water. We did however get to see the porpoises take advantage of the lighting we were providing. As you scoot along a weed bank, the mullet will dart out away and the porpoises have learned to follow the flounder boats to get an easy midnight snack. A symbiotic relationship. They get within about 8 feet of the boat or closer. Boat performed well. We had a major storm the next morning with a Tornado warning in our area. We saw one telephone pole cracked and falling over on the trip home.
