iamhistory
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Ok fellas......I need a hand if you wouldn't mind.
I have a 4 year old B7800 with about 350 hours on it. It has been a great machine and I have taken care of it. Yesterday I started it up, it ran for about 15 minutes just like normal. I was trying to scoop some dirt to put in a raised garden bed and the power started to go away, the idle went way down and I couldn't even make it back to the garage.
Previous to yesterday, it ran fine with no problems or even a hint of this behavior. Today it would hardly start up. I cleaned the fuel filter, checked the lines, cleaned the air cleaner, etc. and again it ran fine for about 15 minutes, good power just like everyday normal running. I actually dug in the dirt, got a scoop and dumped it. Went back for a second and the engine started conking out again. There is no power, it idles high and low, high and low but not enough power to run the tractor and eventually it stalls out. It is hard to start and if it does start and the engine builds up any sort of idle, it is rough and puts out a lot of white smoke.
I don't expect my fuel to be bad, it is not old and I have power diesel added to it. Unless someone tampered with it (odds are small) or there is something else like a injector nozzle problem I wouldn't know what else it could be.......I don't have the expertise to narrow it down. Can you guys help me out?
I took two videos of the engine running in case anyone would like to see them to hear the engine and see the smoke.
I have a 4 year old B7800 with about 350 hours on it. It has been a great machine and I have taken care of it. Yesterday I started it up, it ran for about 15 minutes just like normal. I was trying to scoop some dirt to put in a raised garden bed and the power started to go away, the idle went way down and I couldn't even make it back to the garage.
Previous to yesterday, it ran fine with no problems or even a hint of this behavior. Today it would hardly start up. I cleaned the fuel filter, checked the lines, cleaned the air cleaner, etc. and again it ran fine for about 15 minutes, good power just like everyday normal running. I actually dug in the dirt, got a scoop and dumped it. Went back for a second and the engine started conking out again. There is no power, it idles high and low, high and low but not enough power to run the tractor and eventually it stalls out. It is hard to start and if it does start and the engine builds up any sort of idle, it is rough and puts out a lot of white smoke.
I don't expect my fuel to be bad, it is not old and I have power diesel added to it. Unless someone tampered with it (odds are small) or there is something else like a injector nozzle problem I wouldn't know what else it could be.......I don't have the expertise to narrow it down. Can you guys help me out?
I took two videos of the engine running in case anyone would like to see them to hear the engine and see the smoke.