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Gehl Deutz BF3 1101 Fuel or Valve Issue? Help!
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<blockquote data-quote="Grandpa Chuckie" data-source="post: 140330" data-attributes="member: 26296"><p>Update: problem solved!! Yahoo! Thanks to above comments. Even though I drained the fuel 2 times, I noticed the drain plug is about 3/4" above the bottom. So I placed a drain pan underneath, and a wide mouth funnel on inlet and "splashed" 1/2 gallon diesel to stir up the bottom. And sure enough, a lot of crud came out. I then modified an old plastic pump sprayer and attached a 5/16" vinyl tubing with a 4+ft stiff metal rod to keep tubing straight, and pushed it through the inlet to the bottom of the tank. With filtered diesel fuel in the sprayed and pumped up, I started spraying. I kept spraying and collecting fuel out the bottom, till it came clean. WOW! Rust, nasty looking sludge, water, and really fine, gritty black stuff that would smudge my fingers like soot. Not idea what or where this came from. </p><p></p><p>Retrospect, I can't believe I didn't see the problem. The space below the drain plug acted as a reservoir for debris. And once the machine was operating, the fuel would slosh around and stir the sediment, then sucked up by the lift pump. </p><p></p><p>I also discovered my portable metal fuel tanks had crud in the bottom of each. So I just purchased some yellow plastic diesel containers as I can see inside those. The bottom of metal cans is hard to see debris. I also purchased "off-road" dyed diesel and upon inspection in the new containers, looked clean!</p><p></p><p>I took the suggestions of adding a diesel lubricant (I used Power Service antigel/lube agent) to the new fuels (current temp=18 degrees). With the fuel lines reattached, the machine cranked right up, sputtered a bit (air), and then purred along for 20 minutes. Now that I got the air out and it's running, I will replace the fuel filter, again, once this arctic blast leaves our area next week.</p><p></p><p>Again, thank you for your suggestions! I will post an update once I change the fuel filter and get back to moving dirt!!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Grandpa Chuckie, post: 140330, member: 26296"] Update: problem solved!! Yahoo! Thanks to above comments. Even though I drained the fuel 2 times, I noticed the drain plug is about 3/4" above the bottom. So I placed a drain pan underneath, and a wide mouth funnel on inlet and "splashed" 1/2 gallon diesel to stir up the bottom. And sure enough, a lot of crud came out. I then modified an old plastic pump sprayer and attached a 5/16" vinyl tubing with a 4+ft stiff metal rod to keep tubing straight, and pushed it through the inlet to the bottom of the tank. With filtered diesel fuel in the sprayed and pumped up, I started spraying. I kept spraying and collecting fuel out the bottom, till it came clean. WOW! Rust, nasty looking sludge, water, and really fine, gritty black stuff that would smudge my fingers like soot. Not idea what or where this came from. Retrospect, I can't believe I didn't see the problem. The space below the drain plug acted as a reservoir for debris. And once the machine was operating, the fuel would slosh around and stir the sediment, then sucked up by the lift pump. I also discovered my portable metal fuel tanks had crud in the bottom of each. So I just purchased some yellow plastic diesel containers as I can see inside those. The bottom of metal cans is hard to see debris. I also purchased "off-road" dyed diesel and upon inspection in the new containers, looked clean! I took the suggestions of adding a diesel lubricant (I used Power Service antigel/lube agent) to the new fuels (current temp=18 degrees). With the fuel lines reattached, the machine cranked right up, sputtered a bit (air), and then purred along for 20 minutes. Now that I got the air out and it's running, I will replace the fuel filter, again, once this arctic blast leaves our area next week. Again, thank you for your suggestions! I will post an update once I change the fuel filter and get back to moving dirt!!!! [/QUOTE]
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