Please Help

[armyof1]

I have posted many Question on Shibaura SP1540 post I am getting to go home next weekend from Ft. Meade and would like to do some work on the old girl if any one can help please do thank you

 

[MarkStewart]

The procedure for priming your fuel system should be similar to other tractors. I found a post about doing that here. post Good luck getting it running. What exactly is your tractor doing when you try to start it? One word of caution don't use ether (Starting fluid) it can easily damage small diesel engines.

 

[armyof1]

I charge the battey up, so it turning the engine over good just no fuel to the enjectors and not that strong from the fuel pump to the enjector pump I think the fuel system needs a good cleaning from what Buck from EFC the Tractor come from Washington State he said to change all fluids I did not change the fuel So I think I had good advice but did not do all fluids the fuel look good in th bowl but now it has dirt are something in it, looks like sand. It's not charging I don't know if it the voltage regulator but the alternator has power coming out. There is a electric hydraulic control valve on the left side looking from the rear of the tractor that controls the hydraulic cylinder to the tiller it has 4 wires I put power to them all, it would not work it also has a small cylinder on top of the hydraulic cylinder it looks to be run by dc it only has wire coming out of it I should take a pic when I get home next weekend and post it. Thanks for your help I think this will help more than you think Its been over 14 years since I had to bleed a fuel system it was A MF 345 I think 3 cyc perkin disel I rebuild eveything but the tran back