diesel engine advice NEEDED

[mat-tracteur561]

can anyone help me i have a 1977 fiat tractor and going along one day it stalled for no reason so i changed the filters and bled the system and it started again but now that it left it a few days it wont start again ...well it will after a bump start also it doesent seem to preheat HELP PLEASE
may i add that there is no problem with the engin electrics or anything like that its just an honest to god engin simple but complicated

[Niamhel]

As in its from 1977?



thats fucking old

[Bosnod]

Most common problem with diesel engines: people put petrol in them.

[Jay]

Why the hell do you have a tractor :shock:

[GorillaBearBear]

when you say not starting, do you mean literally nothing is happening when you try and start it or it turns over a couple of time then conks out?

[da-geezer]

The engine is probably fed up with having an owner who doesn't bother with punctuation.

[mat-tracteur561]

to awnser all questions:i have a tractor because my dad brought it for me as a graduation gift
yes it is from 1977
i dont put petrol in it
yes the starter motor runs and the engine turns over but nothing else
and yes punctuation is a big problem of mine

[GorillaBearBear]

^^I don't know a huge amount about engines and that but if I was to hazard a guess I would say it's probably a problem with the fuel lines, I guess. Not getting enough fuel into the engine. Or maybe one of the pistons being slightly out of place so it can't get enough pressure to ignite the fuel I suppose. Unfortunately if it's the latter it's gonna be a bastard to fix.

But like I say I am really not expert with engines or anything, and unless you are pretty good with them I'd advise against too much fannying about with it.

[Dr S]

I have 5 tractors, a forklift, an ATV, a landrover ... and a combine.

Do I win ?

also, you did try recharging the battery didn't you, apart from that I don't know your probally going to have to get an agricultural enginer out.

[Paradigm^]

thread needs to go into besterest

"my tractor's broken, help"

have you got 20 acres, by any chance?

[steffie]

i've now got 'i've got a brand new combine harvester' in my head now.

cheers Paradigm^ ¬_¬

[Ozzylator]

Now that's living.

[Sharky 93]

To be honest, you won't get much help here, because most of us don't own tractors or any other farm machinery for that matter.

Have you tried searching google for a Classic Tractor forum?

[Niamhel]

Maybe its because its fucking old.

[mat-tracteur561]

Dr S i and my father have 6 tractors a fiat (the one thats broken) a fendt a deutz and a lamborghini also a pair of nuffields a LWB ex mod land rover no forklifts though
thanks for the advice but yes i have recharged tha battery and it still goes nowhere it has done 12000 hours work so i think she nearly gone to the big field in the sky :(
keep giving me help though thanks alot

and no ma and my dad have 139 hectares wich is about 300 acres

and if this helps i wa stopping at the time that it stalled i shut the engin down a bit after the work and it just stoped

[wyrd_fish]

checked the fuel lines and filter?


any bad noises when, or just before, it stopped?

can you check the compression?

[mat-tracteur561]

feul lines purged and bled filters replaced
no nothing just died
it will go on a bump start just not from stand-still

[mat-tracteur561]

found out the problem the armature on the starter motor was broken shes now up and running again HURRAY you can see her at the your wheels thread she the SOMECA 640

[midas22]

Its too late Smartie, He's already fixed the tractor...

[Smartie]

Yeah I missed that last post.