3 Cyl Diesel Ford - No Start - Please Help

Posted by Michael P on March 24, 2006 at 15:25:57 from (71.126.93.115):

4th post on this forum, same subject w/update.

Background;
3 cyl diesel. "RAN WHEN PARKED" claim. I purchased for $2,000. I was told it would turn over, but not fire.

Got it home. Bled all the fuel lines, cleaned everything, when I crank it, nice white puffs come out of exhaust. It is getting fuel.

Looks like brand new battery, brand new starter. Battery was dead, put it on charger overnight, gauge says battery is full in the morning.
Put it on tractor, engine spins over for maybe 3 seconds, then battery acts dead. Put charger on battery, charger says battery is dead. What the ????.

Call on-site service. They put charger on, but they say the battery cables are bad (corroded, too long, using crimp-on ends) I replace with 1 gauge, new, just-long-enough cables. Charge battery to full. Turn key, spins over for 3 seconds, and battery acts dead again.

Was advised, correctly on this forum, that battery may look good, but who knows? So I purchased a new battery. Charged it up w/my trusty Sears Charger again. Says full. Put it on the tractor, spins around for 3 seconds, then dies.

Starter looks brand new, but I remove it to have tested. Bring it to a good old-time electric guy, he puts it on bench & tests draw, spin, etc., deems starter in excellent shape. I tell him my story, he asks what type of charger I use (Sears 2/10 amp) at which point he advises me I’m “pissing in the wind” with that charger.
I buy a MOABC (Mother of all battery chargers) and hook it up while battery is on charger. Hour or so, says its charged. Turn key. 3 seconds then nothing.

There is no undue heat in cables, battery or starter.

I ask this forum about pull starting. Hydraulics are down, do the best I can pulling it, hydraulics dragging on ground, what I thought was 4-high was reverse, a real fuster cluck. Also, why, when I turn the wheel to the left, the front tires turn right? I could not wrap my brain around that. Ran into things. Like my wife’s new Durango.

Finally put it in 3rd, pop clutch while moving, engine spins for 3 seconds, then back wheels actually drag.

I’m at my complete witts end, here. Tractor is still sitting in middle of road where it stopped.
Could one of the cylinders be loaded up w/fuel? I have the battery off, will charge at 40amps overnight.

Anything, anything at all, would help at this point.

Replies:

• Re: 3 Cyl Diesel Ford - No Start - Please Help john in la 07:23:05 03/25/06 (0)
• Re: 3 Cyl Diesel Ford - No Start - Please Help Hermit 18:04:56 03/24/06 (0)
• Re: 3 Cyl Diesel Ford - No Start - Please Help old 15:55:01 03/24/06 (2)
  • Re: 3 Cyl Diesel Ford - No Start - Please Help Michael P 16:13:28 03/24/06 (1)
    • Re: 3 Cyl Diesel Ford - No Start - Please Help old 16:18:41 03/24/06 (0)

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