Alternate thread title: "There's no such thing as a free tractor."
Backstory: Around a year ago, our ancient Woods RM306 mower bit the dust (or the large rock, depending..). It was a PTO driven thing that would go on the back of our B26. It worked, but we don't really have a large enough area to warrant it, and it was pretty unwieldy around trees. As we were in the middle of trying to find a new mower, a G1900 popped up on Freecycle. Apparently, this thing ran perfectly 2 years ago. Then, one spring, it wouldn't fire. The guy who gave it to us said he had tried to work on it but couldn't find parts and didn't want to deal with it, so he bought a John Deere (blegh). I thought "Well, his loss is our gain" and naturally we loaded it up on a trailer and took it home. That was in the winter, which seems to me like a really bad time of year to work on a diesel engine that one doesn't know, so I left it until it got warmer.
Upon closer inspection, it looks like the previous owner decided based on some information that there was an issue with the injectors. This led him to seemingly try to take them out, and he managed to break the overflow pipe in the process. I was able to source a replacement for that, reassembled it, and lo and behold it doesn't start. It seems to crank normally (he says, having never heard one turn over before), but doesn't fire at all. Nothing visible is coming out of the exhaust.
Steps I've already taken:
1: Bleed the fuel lines. I loosened the nuts holding the pipes onto each injector and turned it over a couple times. Sure enough, fuel came out of all three. This leads me to believe that the pump is functioning.
2: Check the battery. We tried to jump start it, we charged the battery with a buzz-box, and still no start. Took the battery to Interstate Battery, they said it was in good condition and should work.
3: Check the oil. Sounds obvious, but I did check it. Full, and looks good. Coolant looks good too.
I haven't checked the glow plugs yet, I'll do that when I get home if it stops raining. My intuition says it should work without glow plugs given that it's around 70 degrees out. Am I wrong?
I haven't inspected the injectors yet either- I wouldn't know what to look for.
If anyone has any ideas or things to try, please say so. It's a D722 engine.
Backstory: Around a year ago, our ancient Woods RM306 mower bit the dust (or the large rock, depending..). It was a PTO driven thing that would go on the back of our B26. It worked, but we don't really have a large enough area to warrant it, and it was pretty unwieldy around trees. As we were in the middle of trying to find a new mower, a G1900 popped up on Freecycle. Apparently, this thing ran perfectly 2 years ago. Then, one spring, it wouldn't fire. The guy who gave it to us said he had tried to work on it but couldn't find parts and didn't want to deal with it, so he bought a John Deere (blegh). I thought "Well, his loss is our gain" and naturally we loaded it up on a trailer and took it home. That was in the winter, which seems to me like a really bad time of year to work on a diesel engine that one doesn't know, so I left it until it got warmer.
Upon closer inspection, it looks like the previous owner decided based on some information that there was an issue with the injectors. This led him to seemingly try to take them out, and he managed to break the overflow pipe in the process. I was able to source a replacement for that, reassembled it, and lo and behold it doesn't start. It seems to crank normally (he says, having never heard one turn over before), but doesn't fire at all. Nothing visible is coming out of the exhaust.
Steps I've already taken:
1: Bleed the fuel lines. I loosened the nuts holding the pipes onto each injector and turned it over a couple times. Sure enough, fuel came out of all three. This leads me to believe that the pump is functioning.
2: Check the battery. We tried to jump start it, we charged the battery with a buzz-box, and still no start. Took the battery to Interstate Battery, they said it was in good condition and should work.
3: Check the oil. Sounds obvious, but I did check it. Full, and looks good. Coolant looks good too.
I haven't checked the glow plugs yet, I'll do that when I get home if it stops raining. My intuition says it should work without glow plugs given that it's around 70 degrees out. Am I wrong?
I haven't inspected the injectors yet either- I wouldn't know what to look for.
If anyone has any ideas or things to try, please say so. It's a D722 engine.
