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99 Bobcat 863 not starting
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<blockquote data-quote="rodbuilder" data-source="post: 93533" data-attributes="member: 11975"><p>1. Pull off the rubber fuel line after the primer bulb and see if there's fuel coming out it when you crank the engine. If there isn't, you have a blockage at the fuel pickup inside the tank, or the transfer pump is bad! Not good!!! 2. If you do have fuel there, loosen one of the injector lines at the injector and see of fuel escapes when you crank the engine. If you don't you have a problem in the injector pump! Before you try to light the engine again look at the fuel shutoff solenoid and its associated linkage to the injection pump. Have someone else turn the key on and off and determine whether the solenoid is pulling on the (vertical) injector pump lever. Without that action your Bobcat will NEVER start. A new shut-off solenoid from Bobcat is an astounding $208!!!! But a simpler and permanent solution to a solenoid problem is to replace it with a manual shutoff setup like the older Bobcats have. NAPA sells a nylon-lined Morse cable for about $53 and they also have the little gizmo you'll need to attach the cable to your injection pump. When I do this I mount the cable up by where your knee is when your sitting in the machine. It's simple. It will NEVER go bad. And it's cheap as dirt! And it's a great theft-deterrent!!! 3. If your solenoid is working and you have fuel at those places, remove the air cleaner and squirt just s WHISP of ether in the air cleaner and try to fire the engine. If it won't fire you do NOT have a fuel problem and will have to look for another problem with your machine.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rodbuilder, post: 93533, member: 11975"] 1. Pull off the rubber fuel line after the primer bulb and see if there's fuel coming out it when you crank the engine. If there isn't, you have a blockage at the fuel pickup inside the tank, or the transfer pump is bad! Not good!!! 2. If you do have fuel there, loosen one of the injector lines at the injector and see of fuel escapes when you crank the engine. If you don't you have a problem in the injector pump! Before you try to light the engine again look at the fuel shutoff solenoid and its associated linkage to the injection pump. Have someone else turn the key on and off and determine whether the solenoid is pulling on the (vertical) injector pump lever. Without that action your Bobcat will NEVER start. A new shut-off solenoid from Bobcat is an astounding $208!!!! But a simpler and permanent solution to a solenoid problem is to replace it with a manual shutoff setup like the older Bobcats have. NAPA sells a nylon-lined Morse cable for about $53 and they also have the little gizmo you'll need to attach the cable to your injection pump. When I do this I mount the cable up by where your knee is when your sitting in the machine. It's simple. It will NEVER go bad. And it's cheap as dirt! And it's a great theft-deterrent!!! 3. If your solenoid is working and you have fuel at those places, remove the air cleaner and squirt just s WHISP of ether in the air cleaner and try to fire the engine. If it won't fire you do NOT have a fuel problem and will have to look for another problem with your machine. [/QUOTE]
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