Last time I started her was 6-10 months ago. That was after installing a new injection pump diaphragm; fuel tank cleaned and lined; a fuel filter assy; and a starter. Ran it a minute and shut it off and then restarted it and ran it 4 or 5 minutes.
So back to tonight. Tractor is in my garage attached to house. Rear tires are shot and won't hold air so rear of tractor is up on jack stands.
Well I hold the heater button for 40 seconds and then crank her over and push the primer button; didn't start first time. Tried again and she started right up. But something is seriously wrong, there is oil spraying straight up from right side of tractor seat; exactly where from I couldn't see. I pull the stop cable to stop engine but it doesn't stop. I shut the fuel off. I throw an old rag on top of the showering oil. I try operating lever on injection pump with my hand, then a long screw driver. I go in house and yell to get ready to call fire department and grap a fire extinguisher. Oil is burning on exhaust pipe and manifold. Garage is full of smoke and oil vapor.
What they (wife and daughter) hear is; "call the fire department."
The engine finally dies; wife comes out, I hear fire engine sirens, the police are out front.... Fire truck shows up; they take information, survey scene, etc, and leave. They were concerned about me being saturated in oil.
The garage is a two car garage. The roll up garage door was open and basically above the tractor. It was dripping oil all over. 1/3 of my garage was sprayed; walls, ceiling, etc. Lots of stuff totally ruined; rest will take days to clean. 1/4 inch of oil on floor surrounding the tractor. Tractor covered in oil. Me covered in oil. Threw away my shirt and after long shower and lots of scrubbing get oil out of hair and off of me.
The stop cable is only moving about 1 inch; which is all lever on injection pump will move. When I changed diaphragm I found the linkage stuck and un-stuck it; I think there is a problem there.
I didn't even think to slow the engine with the throttle; it was at mid point; brain not working too good in panic mode. I could have pulled the pre cleaner and blocked the inlet too; but, likewise my brain just wasn't functioning while getting showered by oil.
I haven't touched the back part of the tractor although I have a supply of oil for changing same. I don't know where the high pressure oil was coming from. Fixing to look at manual and see what the round circular cover on side of case (below right side of seat) is as that is suspect in my eyes.
At least it started without any ether
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Went to Walmart and bought several bags of floor dry; spread two bags out on floor to control the oil. Wiped as much oil off of tractor as I could with towels. Will start the cleanup tomorrow
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Bob