BCinVA
Bronze Member
- Joined
- Jul 19, 2010
- Messages
- 52
- Location
- Southwest Virginia
- Tractor
- Kubota MX5400, JD 655, JD 535M, JD425, Exmark Radius S zero turn (Previous JD 4400 HST)
Tractor had fuel contaminated. Kept cleaning everything till I could get it to run. But even after some time it was still a little hard starting. I decided I would clean the whole system thoroughly. I removed the fuel tank, fuel filter, fuel lines and injectors. I cleaned out the tank, disassembled the injectors and cleaned. (they were actually pretty clean.) I removed the delivery valves from the top of the injection pump and cleaned them with carb cleaner and reinstalled. I did not turn the engine while I had the valves out. I put everything back and when I started the engine it was fast and blew tons of black smoke. It would not respond to the throttle and would not shut down with the fuel shut off solenoid. I had to shut it down by snuffing off the air intake. I checked everything visually, such as the throttle linkage, and assured the fuel solenoid was working, but whenever I start it, same result. So I am guessing something went wrong when I reinstalled the fuel delivery valves. I would appreciate if someone with pump expertise could offer some ideas of where I went wrong. It has the Yanmar 3TNE88 engine. Thanks in advance for any replies.