D6 9U3405 smoke out the Breather

Shift the reverser lever the opposite way! You are spinning the engine backwards!

I should know........

Note, 5th gear is forward ONLY it doesn't matter which way you have the reverser shifter positioned so you cannot pull it backwards to start in 5th. You can in 4th though. In 1-4, the reverser lever is pushed to the front for reverse and pulled back toward the seat for forward.

Always tow start forward. in reverse puts a hell of a load on the reverse idler and top gear needs least effort, Yes, I know its easier blade to blade, but not so easy on the machines.

I would look to all the regular none prime or lost prime starting problems. Because they will start and run in the opposite direction.



Not hard to tell, as it pushes oil out of the air cleaner. Don't ask how I know.

Refill the air cleaner oil cup...clean oil off shoes.
Shift into correct direction.....start-er-up!

Be glad it didn't start. They don't run to good with lube oil pump pumping in the wrong direction.

Thanks All the help is appreciated . We will try tomorrow to start in the right direction.

As far as I can tell no damages,as it was some years ago by now. I try to be good and not coast start but a noon after the oil has been warmed and spread all around. Turned backwards only a matter of seconds. I am sure I had a very perplexed look on my face as I looked at oil boiling out on my boots. But several seconds latter knew what happened and shut it down.



All the hills it can get very tempting to coast start a lot of the time,specially when the pony wants to be difficult. But had a neighbor that was known to coast start all of his crawler all the time get pitched off and run over at 70 + years old. Gives me reason to try and be more careful.