fensoncont.
Senior Member
Hi Guys,
We've got a 1984 Link Belt LS 2650 with an Isuzu engine that has a starting issue. The machine is around the 10k hour bracket, it doesn't smoke, and doesn't use any oil. However, when you go to start it, it turns over and just when it's about to fire it dies off. If you give it the slightest sniff of ether you can get out of the can it takes off. Even in real cold temperatures, with ether of course, it takes right off.
It seemed like the fuel was bleeding off, but we checked the pressure and it's right where it's supposed to be. The machine can be running, then shut off, try to restart it when it's hot and it'll do the same thing. On the other hand sometimes I've had it shut off, came back anywhere from 2-4 hours later and it takes off without ether.
Additionally, the motor will sometimes bog down when you overload it. At first we thought maybe these two issues were related and it was because of the fuel pressure. Possibly still related because of fuel in another way?
We are running out of guesses and are looking for some advice. Has anyone else ran into a similar problem with a machine, or have any suggestions?
Thank you,
Nolan
We've got a 1984 Link Belt LS 2650 with an Isuzu engine that has a starting issue. The machine is around the 10k hour bracket, it doesn't smoke, and doesn't use any oil. However, when you go to start it, it turns over and just when it's about to fire it dies off. If you give it the slightest sniff of ether you can get out of the can it takes off. Even in real cold temperatures, with ether of course, it takes right off.
It seemed like the fuel was bleeding off, but we checked the pressure and it's right where it's supposed to be. The machine can be running, then shut off, try to restart it when it's hot and it'll do the same thing. On the other hand sometimes I've had it shut off, came back anywhere from 2-4 hours later and it takes off without ether.
Additionally, the motor will sometimes bog down when you overload it. At first we thought maybe these two issues were related and it was because of the fuel pressure. Possibly still related because of fuel in another way?
We are running out of guesses and are looking for some advice. Has anyone else ran into a similar problem with a machine, or have any suggestions?
Thank you,
Nolan