rScotty
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- Joined
- Apr 21, 2001
- Messages
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- Location
- Rural mountains - Colorado
- Tractor
- Kubota M59, JD530, JD310SG. Restoring Yanmar YM165D
Much as it embarrasses me to admit this, I just ran my cherished M59 out of fuel. It happened like this: Just back from vacation, turned the fuel tap the wrong way, and let it idle while sizing up a downed tree for dissection. Then I heard it cough....knew immediately what was going on....sprinted and got there just in time to turn the tap the other way as the motor died. The moment I turned the tap to the on position the fuel filter filled right up, but of course it won't start now.
Darn! Thirty years of owning my own diesels and this is the first time I've let one run dry. Growing up, I remember it being a fairly common chore on some neighbor's field tractors....particularly the ones who always tried to get the last foot plowed before refueling. At that time some tractors had a manual lever on the fuel pump and bleeder valves on the fuel lines. I haven't looked yet to see which - if either - of these are on the Kubota...but I'm hoping.
It's not a job I look forward to, so any hints are welcome and I'll share what we learn. Even if it's just not to do that again.
Thank,
rScotty
Darn! Thirty years of owning my own diesels and this is the first time I've let one run dry. Growing up, I remember it being a fairly common chore on some neighbor's field tractors....particularly the ones who always tried to get the last foot plowed before refueling. At that time some tractors had a manual lever on the fuel pump and bleeder valves on the fuel lines. I haven't looked yet to see which - if either - of these are on the Kubota...but I'm hoping.
It's not a job I look forward to, so any hints are welcome and I'll share what we learn. Even if it's just not to do that again.
Thank,
rScotty
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