What Is This On My CK30H?

[Texas Kioti]

I know it is associated with the fuel system, but I can't find this orange inspection port under the fuel filter anywhere in the Owners Manual or Service Manual :confused2: Is this an area that should be lubricated with something?

 

[Coyote machine]

I believe that is where the earl goes after you change it and its filter- but someone with your model tractor will be better off saying for sure.

PS: earl is actually oil, like in engine oil.

 

[Texas Kioti]

The engine oil fill port that I use is on top of the valve cover...this may be another place to add it...we shall see what others say...lol

 

[ritcheyvs]

I think all CK30H and CK30s beginning with s/n H703-0001 use this arrangement for the engine oil fill port. The manual stop lever and stop solenoid occupied this cover plate on earlier CK30 models.

 

[tcartwri]

Open it...:scratchchin:

 

[SSdoxie]

Yep, engine oil fill port. You can put it in there or at valve cover if it has the cap there as well.

 

[Texas Kioti]

Open it...:scratchchin:

I dun did, and i saw mechanical stuff with an oily film on it...lol

 

[Texas Kioti]

Yep, engine oil fill port. You can put it in there or at valve cover if it has the cap there as well.

Thanks...that would have been an easier place to put oil in the other day when I was performing my 50hr service...sheesh

 

[ritcheyvs]

I dun did, and i saw mechanical stuff with an oily film on it...lol

That mechanical stuff is the side of the injection pump (IP) and the control levers for the IP. The "throttle" pulls the outside lever froward via a spring to increase RPM. The inside lever has a flat "stop" that limits the forward (more fuel) travel of the IP rack pin (sticking out of the IP case) when the engine RPM is correct for the throttle spring force. This "oil fill plate" can be removed to provide a convenient place to inspect the IP if you suspect the IP rack or gears are jammed internally.

The word throttle is really a misnomer for Diesel engines but that's what everybody calls the power lever. A true throttle restricts the flow of air into a gasoline engine. Diesels (most of them) have no such restriction so each cylinder gets a "full breath" on every intake stroke; only the amount of injected fuel varies to meet power demands. Diesels run very lean except at the highest power level, which is one reason Diesels produce so little carbon monoxide. The lack of a throttle plate is also why Diesels use so little fuel at idle; they don't have to work to suck air past a throttle plate as do gas engines.

 

[Texas Kioti]

Excellent information ritcheyvs! Are you a diesel mechanic by chance?