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IT'S FIXED !!!!!!!!!!! Alright I called about a pump and the local NH dealer told me that the pumps normaly either work or they don't.He never checked the pressure on one before.I called the dealer that i got it from(they are an hour behind me)talked to the head service manager.Told him what i had tried ,and what i had told him on the presssure that i could barely get out of the pump.He told me that since it is a return system there isn't alot of psi,but i should see 3-5 when its keyed on.He also said there is no spec on pressure from NH.I told him how it was losing power,but would idle fine.He told me he got 2 brand new 180 in saturday unloaded them from the truck and they did the exact same thing.The little filter before the pump was iced over. He told me to replace it. well when i got home took the filter off and sure enough the cloth filter was covered with ice.Put a new one on ,and she runs like a new one. I moved some snow ,man it worked awesome!!!! I couldn't believe after all the things i did,salamander on it,pulling the seperater filter and such that it was that little filter down inside froze.you could see fuel in it,and it would movethe air bubble around.Oh well its always the simple things.I figured since the water seprator filter wasn't froze the other one would be ok. Case closed LMAO Thanks Guys Aaron
Congratulations on the "simple" fix. You learned a lot about your machine and it didn't cost you much.
 
Congratulations on the "simple" fix. You learned a lot about your machine and it didn't cost you much.
It defiantly threw me for a loop.I have never had a disel that was freezing up do this before.either they freeze up and don't start or they don't start.It would run good at idle ,ut then fall on its face when you tacked it up.never thought that other filter would be iced up. dealer told me that the new oes he got did the same thing saturday.one machine was inside the shop for 3hrs and it still wouldn't run right.his was froze in the same place. Well if any of us runs into this we will know were to look now
 
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