robbie
New member
I posted this on a tractor forum, but it's not getting a lot of action there. I know there are some guys here who have a lot of experience with tractors and diesel engine repair, so I'm wondering what any of you would do in this situation. Just don't tell me to google anything....
My sister had a John Deere 410 backhoe sitting in a field for 4 years. It had water in the engine even though there was a rain cap on the pipe, so I had it hauled home without starting it. I drained about a gallon of crystal clear water out of the crankcase along with the oil. I left the drain open for 2 days and then I put new oil in it. I pulled the injectors and used compressed air to blow out all the moisture I could get out. Then I put some oil in each cylinder and put it all back together.
Using plenty of ether and a fully charged battery, I can"t get it to fire. I was thinking that if there is even a little bit of moisture in the cylinders it would absorb compression heat and not allow the cylinder to get hot enough to burn the ether. It also occurs to me that the cylinders or rings may be damaged, leading to poor compression, although that doesn"t seem like it would be a huge problem because I"ve seen some really worn out engines start with ether.
I was thinking of pouring a few ounces of oil down the intake to increase compression. Is there a product I can use to get rid of residual moisture without pulling the head off? I don"t want to pull the head, but I will if I have to. If this were your project, what would you do next?
My sister had a John Deere 410 backhoe sitting in a field for 4 years. It had water in the engine even though there was a rain cap on the pipe, so I had it hauled home without starting it. I drained about a gallon of crystal clear water out of the crankcase along with the oil. I left the drain open for 2 days and then I put new oil in it. I pulled the injectors and used compressed air to blow out all the moisture I could get out. Then I put some oil in each cylinder and put it all back together.
Using plenty of ether and a fully charged battery, I can"t get it to fire. I was thinking that if there is even a little bit of moisture in the cylinders it would absorb compression heat and not allow the cylinder to get hot enough to burn the ether. It also occurs to me that the cylinders or rings may be damaged, leading to poor compression, although that doesn"t seem like it would be a huge problem because I"ve seen some really worn out engines start with ether.
I was thinking of pouring a few ounces of oil down the intake to increase compression. Is there a product I can use to get rid of residual moisture without pulling the head off? I don"t want to pull the head, but I will if I have to. If this were your project, what would you do next?