I have a B7500 since new, it does not spring return to run.
It snaps out and stays, You have to push it back in over the snap point to start it.
Kubota B7500 wont start
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It snaps out and stays, You have to push it back in over the snap point to start it.
Just to elaborate on the “NO STARTER FLUID” warnings:
Starter Fluid or “Ether” is intended for SPARK-IGNITION Four-Cycle engines... NOT COMPRESSION ignition engines....and not 2-cycle engines.
Why? Because a spark-ignition engine has a specific MOMENT that the fuel is ignited via electrical-control of that timed event. But a compression-ignition engine (such as diesel) times the ignition event by injecting the fuel into the hot/compressed air which instantly ignites the fuel. Spraying fuel (starter-fluid/ether) into the intakes completely ignores the correctly timed ignition-event.
Spraying a fuel which is easily-ignited at low temps (starter-fluid/ether) into the intakes of an engine which will compress that mixture PRIOR to the piston reaching Top-Dead-Center will result in IGNITION occurring prior to the correctly-timed moment. If you’re lucky that will be while the intake valve is still unseated which will relieve the intense pressures of that event.
But it is highly likely that the fuel (ether, perhaps now mixed with diesel) will ignite PRIOR to TDC and will produce more energy than the engine can physically endure without serious damage.
This can result in blown-pistons, bent connecting rods, etc etc.
(Starter fluids should also not be used with 2-cycle spark-ignition engines because the fuel/air mixture normally has access to the crankcase for lubrication of the lower engine-unit purposes. A portion of the ether can remain in the crankcase and when the main fuel-charge is ignited.... so may be the lower crankcase...which is not designed to contain combustion-pressures. )
Starter Fluid or “Ether” is intended for SPARK-IGNITION Four-Cycle engines... NOT COMPRESSION ignition engines....and not 2-cycle engines.
Why? Because a spark-ignition engine has a specific MOMENT that the fuel is ignited via electrical-control of that timed event. But a compression-ignition engine (such as diesel) times the ignition event by injecting the fuel into the hot/compressed air which instantly ignites the fuel. Spraying fuel (starter-fluid/ether) into the intakes completely ignores the correctly timed ignition-event.
Spraying a fuel which is easily-ignited at low temps (starter-fluid/ether) into the intakes of an engine which will compress that mixture PRIOR to the piston reaching Top-Dead-Center will result in IGNITION occurring prior to the correctly-timed moment. If you’re lucky that will be while the intake valve is still unseated which will relieve the intense pressures of that event.
But it is highly likely that the fuel (ether, perhaps now mixed with diesel) will ignite PRIOR to TDC and will produce more energy than the engine can physically endure without serious damage.
This can result in blown-pistons, bent connecting rods, etc etc.
(Starter fluids should also not be used with 2-cycle spark-ignition engines because the fuel/air mixture normally has access to the crankcase for lubrication of the lower engine-unit purposes. A portion of the ether can remain in the crankcase and when the main fuel-charge is ignited.... so may be the lower crankcase...which is not designed to contain combustion-pressures. )
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Well starter fluid (ether) was used as a cold starting aid on lots of the old diesels and it was factory installed. I've seen plenty of CATs and TD's, JD Tractors, etc that had a place where a canister of starting fluid was mounted on the fire wall and there was plumbing to carry the ether to the intake manifold. I don't know how the operator triggered it but none the less it was used on diesels in the 40', 50's and the 60's. When intake heaters like the MF heated grid and the Ford Thermostart came along, you could damage the engine by squirting ether in to the intake manifold while operating the heater, especially the Thermostart which has an open flame. So there were warnings about not using ether with these systems.
The old system was designed to give a wiff of ether to aid in cold starting but now a days impatient people spray a half a can and end up damaging the piston lands and rings, etc as George points out . Ether never was a cure for a worn diesel engine with low compression that was hard to start. I agree with George. It should not be used on the modern diesel engines especially those with intake heat starting aids.
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Well...I”m sure Jerry means well....but those comments only apply to engines which Approve it....and I worry about noobies who may take those older designs and apply them to their own machines.
I believe it’s safer to say that IF YOUR machine doesn’t have a built-in starting-fluid provision Approved by the manufacturer.... then Don’t use Starting Fluid.
Read your Kubota Owners Manual. It likely says what mine says:
I believe it’s safer to say that IF YOUR machine doesn’t have a built-in starting-fluid provision Approved by the manufacturer.... then Don’t use Starting Fluid.
Read your Kubota Owners Manual. It likely says what mine says:
Hello everyone, I removed the injectors and performed a newbie compression check on all 3 cylinders from the fan back toward the fuel tank 1,2.,3. There was 120 psi on #1cylinder and 60 psi on both cylinders #2! Any suggestions at this point?
What's a "newbie compression check....."?
Those numbers are very low. Generally speaking, the numbers for diesels should be above 350 psig. The two low adjacent cylinders imply a blown head gasket between #2 and #3 cylinders. Did you put some motor oil in each cylinder and conduct a " wet" compression test? You should do that. If the pressure increases in the wet test then rings are bad. If there is no change, it could be bad valves, cracked or burned through piston crown. How many hours on this machine?
A "newbie compression check" implies, I may or may not have done it just right!!
I put some oil in it but in an attempt to start it and it did act like it wanted to start. I will perform the wet compression test as you have described and let you know what I find out. Oh by the way, I used a compression tester that has the rubber tip so I know some of the compression escaped passed the guage. I don't have the tester that you screw into the cylinder.
You need a diesel compression tester, it must screw in as you never hold against 400 or so psi.A "newbie compression check" implies, I may or may not have done it just right!!
I put some oil in it but in an attempt to start it and it did act like it wanted to start. I will perform the wet compression test as you have described and let you know what I find out. Oh by the way, I used a compression tester that has the rubber tip so I know some of the compression escaped passed the guage. I don't have the tester that you screw into the cylinder.
Harbor freight has some pretty cheap.
You will also need the adaptors as none of the HF fittings will fit anything that doesn't say ford or chevy and even that is debatable. It took me forever and searching here to find the glow plug adaptor and then to also find the paintball air gun adaptor. Even the injector adaptors from HF won't fit as the injectors are recessed a bit into the head.
Sounds like you have my old B7500. I sold it to a very nice tractor recycle/junker in Arkansas with 1625 or so hours and very low compression
Sounds like you have my old B7500. I sold it to a very nice tractor recycle/junker in Arkansas with 1625 or so hours and very low compression
Ok, thanks Kevinj, I purchase the one I have from HF, but the other one with all of the different attachments was $120 and I passed on it, so do you think that's the one I will need in order to get an accurate assessment of the compression(can you tell I'm waffling?).
Sorry for the delay in response, somewhere in the other post I missed your post about the compression check. I will try to perform it but I don't know that I have the tooling to remove the glow plugs, I will verify. It's been raining alot and the tractor is sitting outside, so as soon as the rain subsides, I will get started again. As always, thanks for your help.