Need help saving DW-10

Nothing you can do about the capsule nozzles, either they work or they don't. You will need to clean up the fuel system or you may be facing the same drill with new nozzles. Spray should be a defined cone shaped mist.

You mentioned checking the injection pumps...but also make sure the lifters are not sticking. If the rings/liners have rusted up compression is going to be an issue.

If it ran when parked before, it should run again....but we've all heard that one LOL.

Hello Old Magnet - I was hoping you would see this post and I was in luck! I guess I'll have to look into capsules. I know you mentioned to some others with dirty fuel systems about checking/cleaning the screens in the capsules. When I checked the 3, they had a little bit of debris but were pretty clean for the most part. Am I safe to assume that if whatever goes through the capsule screen will go through the nozzle safely? Is there a way to check individual fuel pumps? I have resurrected cats that have set longer and had less love but am a little stumped why this one is being so stubborn. There must be a reason, I'll just have to stay at it.

Hello Old Magnet - I was hoping you would see this post and I was in luck! I guess I'll have to look into capsules. I know you mentioned to some others with dirty fuel systems about checking/cleaning the screens in the capsules. When I checked the 3, they had a little bit of debris but were pretty clean for the most part. Am I safe to assume that if whatever goes through the capsule screen will go through the nozzle safely? Is there a way to check individual fuel pumps? I have resurrected cats that have set longer and had less love but am a little stumped why this one is being so stubborn. There must be a reason, I'll just have to stay at it.

Cat nozzles were $50 apiece a year ago. Not sure today. I was taught not to buy aftermarket; when you compare Cat to aftermarket you can see the difference in spray pattern. Not worth the risk of wash down.

If you want to cheat for a while, you can bypass the fuel tank and feed it fuel out of a can with an electric fuel pump. If your transfer pump isn't working you can avoid dealing with it.

There is a good chance your rings are stuck. I mentioned once before using Marvels Mystery oil and no one said anything. I was introduced to it by an old mechanic friend of mine and it saved me from tearing down an engine. Use it regularly in the fuel now and never had another problem with that engine. Problem is you have to get that 10 running first. Don't know if inserting some MMO through injector will do you any good but worth a try if the injectors are already out.

Is your compression release closing completely. Sometimes they stick.

If you can get fuel to the nozzle it should fire if you can keep it spinning. Harder to do without a running pony. May need a push cat. Hope you get it going. My uncle had a DW10 and 20 when I was a kid. He'd never let me run the 20 because the brakes were bad but the 10 sure was fun. Those were the days.

Cat nozzles were $50 apiece a year ago. Not sure today. I was taught not to buy aftermarket; when you compare Cat to aftermarket you can see the difference in spray pattern. Not worth the risk of wash down.

If you want to cheat for a while, you can bypass the fuel tank and feed it fuel out of a can with an electric fuel pump. If your transfer pump isn't working you can avoid dealing with it.

There is a good chance your rings are stuck. I mentioned once before using Marvels Mystery oil and no one said anything. I was introduced to it by an old mechanic friend of mine and it saved me from tearing down an engine. Use it regularly in the fuel now and never had another problem with that engine. Problem is you have to get that 10 running first. Don't know if inserting some MMO through injector will do you any good but worth a try if the injectors are already out.

Is your compression release closing completely. Sometimes they stick.

If you can get fuel to the nozzle it should fire if you can keep it spinning. Harder to do without a running pony. May need a push cat. Hope you get it going. My uncle had a DW10 and 20 when I was a kid. He'd never let me run the 20 because the brakes were bad but the 10 sure was fun. Those were the days.

Mike - When I rebuilt my D2 a few years ago I installed aftermarket nozzles and when I started it for the first time it ran rough and had a slight miss. Al Smith told me to always use CAT nozzles as he had some bad experiences with aftermarket units. I installed 4 new Cat nozzles and the engine ran perfectly. I threw the aftermarkets in the scrap bin. I am getting fuel to the nozzles, just don't seem to have the correct pattern. My concern now is that even with starting fluid I can't get the machine to make any smoke or fire whatsoever. I fear I have a compression problem of some sort. I was hoping to get the machine out of its present location under its own power but its not looking good at this point. Like Old Magnet said we have all heard before " it was running fine when we parked it a couple years ago" and usually it turns out to be a couple of decades! It wouldn't be any fun if they just started right up. At least thats what I keep telling myself.
Old Magnet - maybe I shouldn't say this but I got between 15 and 20 psi going to the tank and my fuel pressure gauge is up in the green. I did this with much caution as I could see the tank metal expand slightly, plus the tank is full of fuel.

You may be getting pressure but you need fuel volume also to maintain a spray pattern.
Has this thing still got its pony exhaust heat exchanger? Try adding some heat with a propane torch.

PS, I've been running aftermarket nozzles and others have been running the DPAUSA pumps for years without problems and I know I've recommended them to other users on here.

OM. I'm being lazy this morning. Do you have a link to the aftermarket brand nozzle and pump you use. I'm pretty sure Cat doesn't make theirs so maybe you've found the manufacturer they resell.

The site is www.DPAUSA.com but you need to know the latest superceeded numbers for their products. For the D315/D318 the capsules are #6H3364. Pumps are an 8M9578. They have other pumps including the older D3400, D4400, D4600, D13000, D8800, etc. Pumps are about $90 ea, capsules $15. Your more than welcome to give your money to FatCat but at those prices you can afford spares.