With my Kobota 2950 running, I added what I thought was diesel to the fuel tank but it turned out to be water. How much water might you ask, try three gallons. Naturally my once smooth running tractor did not like that. After pulling my head out of my backside, making my wife swear to never say a word to anyone about it, I shut down the tractor. I then removed the filter and let the fuel "water" drain. Know what? Advice would be appreciated, jokes expected.
Water "lots of water" in fuel tank
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North Idaho Wolfman
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Why we would all like to run our tractors on water, it's going to take a little time before that happens!
(Sorry I had to say that!)
Ok now on to business, disconnect both end of the lines that go from the injector pump to the injectors, loosen up the line that feeds the injector pump, drain tank, drain filter bowl and replace if you don't have a new filter just put the old one back in for right now, but get a new one, it's important to get the water out of the injector pump and injectors as soon as possible, as they can tarnish and possibly rust highly polished parts.
Fill with small amount of diesel (1/2 gal), (you will dump this after it has circulated a bit), crank it till fuel comes out of line feeding side of injection pump, tighten line, crank again till fuel comes out of top of injector pump, replace lines to injectors but do no tighten at injectors, crank again till fuel leaks out lines, tighten all lines at injectors, crank again and should start! Let it run for about 15 min, take off fuel bowl and drain that fuel again, replace with new diesel, (You can wait to do this till you get a new filter.)
Get a new BRIGHT YELLOW diesel can, and have your eyes and / or glasses checked... Sorry just had to remind you not to do it again
Edit: Thanks Russell, I missed that part.
(Sorry I had to say that!
)Ok now on to business, disconnect both end of the lines that go from the injector pump to the injectors, loosen up the line that feeds the injector pump, drain tank, drain filter bowl and replace if you don't have a new filter just put the old one back in for right now, but get a new one, it's important to get the water out of the injector pump and injectors as soon as possible, as they can tarnish and possibly rust highly polished parts.
Fill with small amount of diesel (1/2 gal), (you will dump this after it has circulated a bit), crank it till fuel comes out of line feeding side of injection pump, tighten line, crank again till fuel comes out of top of injector pump, replace lines to injectors but do no tighten at injectors, crank again till fuel leaks out lines, tighten all lines at injectors, crank again and should start! Let it run for about 15 min, take off fuel bowl and drain that fuel again, replace with new diesel, (You can wait to do this till you get a new filter.)
Get a new BRIGHT YELLOW diesel can, and have your eyes and / or glasses checked... Sorry just had to remind you not to do it again
Edit: Thanks Russell, I missed that part.
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Russell King
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I think Wolman neglected to say:
"Tighten the injector lines" (where I inserted X?X)
replace lines to injectors but do no tighten at injectors, crank again till fuel leaks out lines X?X crank again, Should start!
"Tighten the injector lines" (where I inserted X?X)
replace lines to injectors but do no tighten at injectors, crank again till fuel leaks out lines X?X crank again, Should start!
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Wow !!! Three gallons. Sorry to hear that happened. I hope that you get it resolved quickly.
At least you don't live in the Northeast where temps have bee dropping to single digits at night.
At least you don't live in the Northeast where temps have bee dropping to single digits at night.
I had something about like that happen to me once. I removed both filters and drained the tank. After draining the tank I flushed it out with some fresh fuel and then put new filters on. Bled the filters and opened the knob on the injector pump. Cranked it over a couple of times and it fired right up. Closed to knob and went right back to work.
Maybe I've just been lucky but i have never had to loosen a injector line on any of my Kubotas.
Maybe I've just been lucky but i have never had to loosen a injector line on any of my Kubotas.