[AT] Ford 6000

[charlie hill]

Joe,  I wish I could help you.  The best I can do is offer you double scrap 
metal price if you'll deliver it to me in coastal NC!  See what a good 
friend I am!

All joking aside,  if I were you I'd find a good Ford diesel tractor 
mechanic or I'd pull the injectors and take them to the injector shop to see 
if they are properly atomizing the fuel.
You also need to know that the injector timing is right.  It doesn't matter 
how much or how little fuel you pump in the cylinders,  if it's not atomized 
with the proper air mixture at the right time it ain't gonna run.

A compression test will tell you if the rings are leaking excessively.  Just 
because raw fuel is running past the rings doesn't necessarily mean the 
rings aren't sealing.  Diesel fuel will leak through the crack of dawn.

Are you sure it has the correct battery in it?   Just because it's new 
doesn't mean it's getting the job done.  Check the cables for proper size 
and good connection.  As Farmer would tell you, check the grounds.  That 
thing has to spin fast to start.  Try using two batteries.  Try 24 volts for 
a short burst by putting two 12 v. batteries in series.   It might just be 
tight from sitting up.
Diesel engine mechanics often have a start cart with half  a dozen or more 
batteries for starting newly rebuilt or otherwise tight engines.

There's a lot of stuff you can try without spending money or tearing into 
the thing.

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From: <jahaze at aol.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2010 4:19 PM
To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Subject: Re: [AT] Ford 6000

>
> I'm ready to send this thing to the crusher so any help you can provide 
> will be welcome.  I picked up this tractor about two years ago.  I tried 
> to get it running then and eventually gave up assuming that the stater 
> needed to be rebuilt in order to get it spinning fast enough to run.  Fast 
> forward to about three weeks ago.  My Dad decided he could get it to run 
> so after messing with it on and off and getting nowhere, I took the 
> starter in to get it rebuilt this week.  The starter seems to work better, 
> but really doesn't spin the motor any faster (new battery, too).  Anyway, 
> what I know is it is getting fuel to each of the injectors (no air in 
> system).  It just won't fire.  I took the valve cover off today, and 
> everything looks good, all the valves were free and moving when I turned 
> it over.  The tractor has good suction at the intake (it will almost suck 
> your hand in if you get a good seal).  No smoke, ever, even with either, 
> it just won't fire.
>
> This may be a helpful clue, I noticed that the oil was diluted with fuel 
> so I drained the oil this afternoon as well. Just for fun, I left the plug 
> out and turned the engine over.  Everytime I did that, diesel fuel came 
> out of the oil pan.  It seems that the fuel may be seeping by the rings? 
> I last saw the tractor run about five years ago and it ran strong with no 
> obvious signs of wear, it has sat since.
>
> I can see one or two rings not sealing, but all six cylinders?  The 
> tractor is compete and in decent shape, but it's just not worth a complete 
> tear down and engine rebuild.  These things ae probably only worth $1,500 
> running (not much of a market for them).  I hate to send it down the road, 
> but unless someone can come up with a solution.....I'm out of ideas.  What 
> do you think?  Is there something I'm missing?
>
> Enjoy, Joe
>
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jahaze at aol.com
> To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
> Sent: Sat, Jul 24, 2010 11:50 am
> Subject: [AT] diesel fuel
>
>
> Can diesel fuel go bad?     I have been trying to start my Ford 6000
> or the past three weeks.  I am getting fuel into the cylinders, but no
> moke. I put a new starter on this morning thinking that was the
> roblem no luck.  Fuel is at least four years old.  All help is
> ppreciated.
> Enjoy, Joe
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