I have a 1957 Major on which I have just had the diesel injection pump overhauled. I put it together today & can only get fuel spurting from outlets 2,3 &4. Outlet 1 (nearest the radiator) produces no fuel at all.
I lined up the timing marks on the flywheel to 23 degrees & when I checked through the oil filler cap it looked like the valves on piston one were at the top of the stroke.
Is there anything else I should be looking at myself or is it possibly still a problem with the pump?
Problem with diesel injection pump
-
- True Blue
- Posts: 1859
- Joined: Thu Apr 02, 2009 2:49 am
- Location: Copake, NY
Re: Problem with diesel injection pump
Have you started it on two three and four and then tried to bleed #1 while it is running?
Have a Fordsonful day Folks!
1960 Fordson Power Major
1960 Fordson Power Major
-
- Not Quite Blue Yet
- Posts: 24
- Joined: Sat Oct 30, 2010 6:21 am
- Location: Toowoomba, Australia
Re: Problem with diesel injection pump
Dave, She will not start at all on 2,3 &4. Just blows a lot of white smoke.Dandy Dave wrote:Have you started it on two three and four and then tried to bleed #1 while it is running?
Re: Problem with diesel injection pump
It doesnt matter if.its timed right in order to get fuel out of all 4. As for the starting, depending on thr rest of the engine if its good it should run on 3 all be it rough. Maybe you have another problem. Have you changed the fuel and filter
-
- True Blue
- Posts: 1859
- Joined: Thu Apr 02, 2009 2:49 am
- Location: Copake, NY
Re: Problem with diesel injection pump
If you are getting white smoke, you are getting close. You still have some air in the system. Agree with changing the filter and being sure you have good fuel if you have not already done so. Dandy Dave!
Have a Fordsonful day Folks!
1960 Fordson Power Major
1960 Fordson Power Major
-
- Site Governance Team
- Posts: 1239
- Joined: Wed Jan 29, 2014 2:41 am
- Location: Norfolk Broads UK
Re: Problem with diesel injection pump
Have you tried pressing the cold start button (where the stop knob lever pivots on the lh top of the pump) the added extra fuel might get you started, mine needs it even in warm weather but it's not been servicesd* in living memory.
*edit - sorry, flippin keys keep moving around the keyboard
*edit - sorry, flippin keys keep moving around the keyboard
Last edited by oehrick on Tue Apr 29, 2014 12:16 am, edited 2 times in total.
Best regards
Rick - Bogside on Bure
1958 Diesel E1A Mk2 s/n 1470165 - still in working clothes
Rick - Bogside on Bure
1958 Diesel E1A Mk2 s/n 1470165 - still in working clothes
-
- True Blue
- Posts: 1859
- Joined: Thu Apr 02, 2009 2:49 am
- Location: Copake, NY
Re: Problem with diesel injection pump
oehrick wrote:Have you tried pressing the cold start button (where the stop knob lever pivots on the lh top of the pump) the added extra fuel might get you started, mine needs it even in warm weather but it's not been services in living memory.
Have a Fordsonful day Folks!
1960 Fordson Power Major
1960 Fordson Power Major
Re: Problem with diesel injection pump
Symptoms sound like pump 180 degrees out. Did you check the clamp bolt on the pump coupling was under the shaft when all the marks lined up?
Fordson Tractor Pages, now officially linked to: Fordson Tractor Club of Australia, Ford and Fordson Association and Blue Force.
Brian
Brian
-
- True Blue
- Posts: 1859
- Joined: Thu Apr 02, 2009 2:49 am
- Location: Copake, NY
Re: Problem with diesel injection pump
Yeah, That too.
Have a Fordsonful day Folks!
1960 Fordson Power Major
1960 Fordson Power Major
-
- True Blue
- Posts: 261
- Joined: Tue May 06, 2008 10:49 pm
- Location: Derby/Hants
Re: Problem with diesel injection pump
If you have had the pump overhauled then you ought not to have any issues with it, however its worth checking one of the plungers is not stuck "up". If you take the side plate off and turn the engine over you should see the four plungers move up and down with a corresponding squirt of diesel out of the top of the pump. I once came across a pump which had been "messed with", the rack has four grub screws on it which control the position of the metering device for the amount of fuel delivered to each injector. These should not be tampered with since they should be set by someone with the right calibrating equipment. If one is not positioned correctly it can mean fuel is not delivered to an injector. Both these issues should not be present on your pump if it has just been rebuilt (assuming the rebuilder was reputable)