TL140 cranks but won't run

[Matt Hyatt]

Hi Guys,

Sorry to keep posting here for lame issues.... Seems every weekend I go out to start the skid and it's something different, and I'm totally new at this. Check the service manual but I don't really know where to start.

It ran fine last weekend once I sprayed the rad hose sensors. Now it will only turn over and make a black puff of smoke, about 3 separate times, and on the 3rd time, slightly higher RPM, but never starts. Then I reset the key position, and try again, and exactly the same results. I was thinking maybe the battery was low the first time and it didn't crank enough to combust, so it flooded? since I'm seeing all that black smoke? so I got a jumper on it and it's cranking hard, but same issue.

Could that be air in the fuel? Fuel stop solenoid? Any tips on where I should start?

 

[Matt Hyatt]

i got it running, not even gonna mention what it was...

 

[skata]

i got it running, not even gonna mention what it was...

Aw, come on now.

 

[Ronsii]

Don't tell me.... before you sprayed things down you covered the air intake???

 

[skata]

I'm guessing out of fuel.

 

[Matt Hyatt]

Okay okay I give in... when I posted that I wasn’t going to even mention it... I was ashamed. I thought it was out of fuel. I added a five gallon jug and it fired right up. The guage was Resing empty so I thought that was it.

But I would have sworn I had at least 5 - 10 gallons in there.

So yesterday I go to top it off and it overflowed and was full already with that 5 gallon jug that topped it off. WTH? Maybe the sending unit was stuck?

Anyways, good guess Skata. Ran it hard yesterday with a Bradco tilt with valve and 4n1 that I used to clean up an old steep logging road in northern CA. My tracks are worn and it was muddy so I could at least use the grade of the hill to help me push things and gut. Really which I would have a 6 way, 4n1 bucket lol.