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fruitcakesa
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Update: Switched out the fuel lines that I could access from the lift pump to separator to F filter to IP.
I can't get to the tank to lift pump line without some lying down acrobatics under the tractor; so that won't happen for a while.
Did a few start, run, shut down cycles with up to half hour in between.
It still needed a pump prime the first start but the following starts , I could crank it and it would prime that way.
I drove it around with no issues moving wet snow and the like for probably 10 -15 minutes.
I had just pushed a snow pile downslope when it stumbled, lost power and quit.
It would crank and fire but only run stumblingly for a few secs and then quit.
I tried that a few times and then hopped down to take a look at things.
First thing that caught my eye was the fuel shutoff at the separator, it was off .
I had turned it off when I last shut off the tractor and had neglected to turn it back on
Flipped it back on and it cranked, fired, coughed a few times, and finally smoothed out and ran fine.
I am surprised at how long it ran with the fuel lever shut off; it would have been enough to drive home from my woodlot and then some.
I parked it back in the shed and will see how it goes tomorrow.
If it is still an issue, then the next step is to pull the FF and separator and make sure they are properly installed.
Stand by.
I can't get to the tank to lift pump line without some lying down acrobatics under the tractor; so that won't happen for a while.
Did a few start, run, shut down cycles with up to half hour in between.
It still needed a pump prime the first start but the following starts , I could crank it and it would prime that way.
I drove it around with no issues moving wet snow and the like for probably 10 -15 minutes.
I had just pushed a snow pile downslope when it stumbled, lost power and quit.
It would crank and fire but only run stumblingly for a few secs and then quit.
I tried that a few times and then hopped down to take a look at things.
First thing that caught my eye was the fuel shutoff at the separator, it was off .
I had turned it off when I last shut off the tractor and had neglected to turn it back on
Flipped it back on and it cranked, fired, coughed a few times, and finally smoothed out and ran fine.
I am surprised at how long it ran with the fuel lever shut off; it would have been enough to drive home from my woodlot and then some.
I parked it back in the shed and will see how it goes tomorrow.
If it is still an issue, then the next step is to pull the FF and separator and make sure they are properly installed.
Stand by.
