The machine has been mine for about over a year.
Battery is about 6 months old (only has one battery, I do not know if it needs 2).
The machine has been needing a bit of starting fluid ever since I bought it in order to start.
In order to shut off the machine there is a wire that goes to the ECU (I think that is the name of it) that you have to unplug. I believe the purpose of it is to kill the power to the fuel pump.
I was using the machine on Saturday and it died on me as I was backing up (2 seconds or so after putting it in reverse). I Tried to crank it an it did not work. I tried again but with a bit of started fluid and it worked. I used it for about 3 hours and gave me no issues.
Next day (Sunday) it started just fine ( I added 5 gallons of diesel) and after about an hour it died as I has been going in reverse for about 2 seconds (Just the way it did the prior day).
What have I done since then:
1-Changed the fuel filter (It was very dirty).
2-brand new air filter
3-performed oil change (Motor)
4-Blew air into the fuel line that goes to the tank (unplugged the line from the manual pump/primer and blew air from that end onto the tank)
5-Unplugged and cleaned (blew air with compressor) the metal line between the manual pump/primer and the fuel filter
6-Unplugged and cleaned (blew air with compressor) the metal line between the Fuel filter and what I believe is called the High pressure Pump. The line was unplugged from the fuel filter and from the HP Pump.
7. The fuel rail (which is metal) has a returned line attached to it at the end (which is rubber). I unplugged such rubber line and also blew air into it. I could hear all the air coming out in the fuel tank.
8. Once I was done with steps 1-7. I tried to purge the fuel system (bleed the air out of it). I might have done this incorrectly.
The machine wont start. It does start with starting fluid, but dies immediately after 1-3 seconds.
Thanks for reading.
Battery is about 6 months old (only has one battery, I do not know if it needs 2).
The machine has been needing a bit of starting fluid ever since I bought it in order to start.
In order to shut off the machine there is a wire that goes to the ECU (I think that is the name of it) that you have to unplug. I believe the purpose of it is to kill the power to the fuel pump.
I was using the machine on Saturday and it died on me as I was backing up (2 seconds or so after putting it in reverse). I Tried to crank it an it did not work. I tried again but with a bit of started fluid and it worked. I used it for about 3 hours and gave me no issues.
Next day (Sunday) it started just fine ( I added 5 gallons of diesel) and after about an hour it died as I has been going in reverse for about 2 seconds (Just the way it did the prior day).
What have I done since then:
1-Changed the fuel filter (It was very dirty).
2-brand new air filter
3-performed oil change (Motor)
4-Blew air into the fuel line that goes to the tank (unplugged the line from the manual pump/primer and blew air from that end onto the tank)
5-Unplugged and cleaned (blew air with compressor) the metal line between the manual pump/primer and the fuel filter
6-Unplugged and cleaned (blew air with compressor) the metal line between the Fuel filter and what I believe is called the High pressure Pump. The line was unplugged from the fuel filter and from the HP Pump.
7. The fuel rail (which is metal) has a returned line attached to it at the end (which is rubber). I unplugged such rubber line and also blew air into it. I could hear all the air coming out in the fuel tank.
8. Once I was done with steps 1-7. I tried to purge the fuel system (bleed the air out of it). I might have done this incorrectly.
The machine wont start. It does start with starting fluid, but dies immediately after 1-3 seconds.
Thanks for reading.