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    Kubota L39 won't start, turns over, just some black smoke.

    I failed to mention before, I did get it started however there is no power when you hit the peddle which is what caused us to start to trace back the fuel lines. There just isnt enough fuel coming out of that pump.
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    Kubota L39 won't start, turns over, just some black smoke.

    Quick update. I ran into my neighbor up at the cabin this weekend, he is a diesel mechanic (crazy lucky right?) We went through the whole fuel system. Good flow from the gravity feed to the fuel filter, good flow out of the fuel filter to the pump. Now this is where the problem lies, after...
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    Kubota L39 won't start, turns over, just some black smoke.

    I'll see if I can give that a try this weekend. Thanks again guys.
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    Kubota L39 won't start, turns over, just some black smoke.

    The machine one has about 180 hours on it, it was changed when we purchased it with 80 hours from what I understand (it was a demo unit for a store going out of biz). Thanks for the welcome! Regarding checking the fuel lines / tank - how should I go about doing that? Thanks all!
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    Kubota L39 won't start, turns over, just some black smoke.

    Hi All, New here, found the site via a google search. We have a Kubota L39 we use for some small food plots and property maintenance on our place in Upstate NY. The L39 has ran perfect until the other day. I drove it for about 2 min to a spot where I keep the backhoe, I took off the disc...