First I must thank John de Marrais for all his help in this endeavor by reassuring me when I was worried that something was not right.
My loader was suffering from the dreaded "Disintegration of the fiber vibration damper disk" which plugs up the check valve on the pump that returns excess fuel to the tank. When the valve is plugged it acts like it is starving for fuel - which it is. It starts and dies immediately. The fix is to pull the pump and open it up and replace the governor weight retainer/cage with one that does not have the fiber vibration damper disk, but instead is solid steel. Thanks again to John for telling me about this.
I ordered the parts, pulled the pump and opened it up - with the manual next to me. Replacing the governor weight retainer/cage was relatively easy. I got it done and replaced most of the o-rings as well.
Today was a nice day here so I filled up the injector pump with filter fuel, but the battery in and finished tightening everything except the lines at the injectors. Engine turned easily with the well charged battery and after a few 10 second cranking sessions all the lines were leaking fuel. But it wouldn't even wheeze, then I realized that the loose line fittings were keeping the pressure from getting up high enough. Friend helping me tightened them up and the engine caught on about the third revolution. WHEE!!!
I have taken a bunch of pictures that I will work on up loading. OR maybe NOT ! I just read about the hacker and the closing of the image section. Boo!!
I will add two picts.
It RUNS!!! - My JD350 loader
- Larry 8N75381
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It RUNS!!! - My JD350 loader
Oliver OC-4 Dozer, '67 Ford 3000, '48 Ford 8N75381, '67 JD 350 Loader
- Larry 8N75381
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Thanks, Mike. My 350 seems to be a very easy starter.
Lavoy, I will put a set of pictures in the Show and Tell section as I get them posted to a image hosting site. I will use a similar "subject" line so it will be easy to follow from one to the next.
Lavoy, I will put a set of pictures in the Show and Tell section as I get them posted to a image hosting site. I will use a similar "subject" line so it will be easy to follow from one to the next.
Oliver OC-4 Dozer, '67 Ford 3000, '48 Ford 8N75381, '67 JD 350 Loader
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