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Got called out for a runaway engine on a farm in Iowa last spring
It was an old John Deere 4020 that the owner said just wouldn't stop. I got there and saw it screaming, oil everywhere. First thing I did was block the air intake with my shop rag to choke it out, which worked but was sketchy. Found the injection pump rack was totally stuck from gunked-up old fuel. Had to pull the pump, clean everything with some Berryman's, and reset the timing. Anyone have a better method for dealing with a stuck rack on those older pumps?
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kai56417d ago
Blocking the intake with a rag on a screaming diesel is a move that still makes my hands sweat. At least you didn't try the old "stall it in gear" trick like my dumb cousin.
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