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Hi i have a 1954 ht4 traxcavator with a 7u motor HELP please

Hi i have a 1954 ht4 traxcavator with a 7u motor HELP please

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Johnny delpino
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I cant get it to run on its own i have flushed the fuel system put new injectors in it from cat converted it to electric start and went as far as doing a rebuild on the motor i have even added a electric fuel pump in line to prime the fuel system.i have checked the fuel rack for the right alignment i have took the fuel pumps out and cleaned them.i have about 12 psi at the injectors. It will run on transmission fl and starting fl.but not on its own. HELP please im missing something i just don't know what.
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Thu, Aug 10, 2017 11:03 AM
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Low pressure at the injectors means the injection pumps are not responding to throttle position. Take the side cover off the injection pump and check that the rack is actually moving in response to the throttle and the lifters are actually moving..
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Thu, Aug 10, 2017 11:41 AM
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Low pressure at the injectors means the injection pumps are not responding to throttle position. Take the side cover off the injection pump and check that the rack is actually moving in response to the throttle and the lifters are actually moving..
Give throttle a hard yank. It may be stuck in fuel off position.
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Thu, Aug 10, 2017 5:57 PM
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I agree with everyone else, it is most likely not injecting fuel or not injecting it at the right time.

Always possible you have very low compression related to valve timing (did you have the camshaft out etc?) or valve adjustment. With the valve rocker covers off you can ensure the cam is timed to the crankshaft and the valves have about 0.012" clearance. But I guess if it will run on transmission fluid it has decent compression.

While you have the cover off the side of the injection pump housing to check that the rack is moving etc, if all that appears to be ok, you should at least do a rough check that the appropriate lifter rises as each cylinder comes up to TDC. It takes a depth mic to set them properly, but with unknown history on an engine you might find someone has timed the engine 1 turn of the crankshaft off. Sometimes things like that get missed in a change of ownership.

It is also possible that the engine is timed wrong because the flywheel is installed incorrectly. Flywheels on that age machines will go on equally well in any of 6 positions. There is only a chisel mark on the crankshaft flange to mark how it should be installed. You can pull the injector from #1 and run a wire down the precombustion chamber and touch the top of the piston the check the flywheel marks are lining up correctly.
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Thu, Aug 10, 2017 8:30 PM
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Reply to ccjersey:
I agree with everyone else, it is most likely not injecting fuel or not injecting it at the right time.

Always possible you have very low compression related to valve timing (did you have the camshaft out etc?) or valve adjustment. With the valve rocker covers off you can ensure the cam is timed to the crankshaft and the valves have about 0.012" clearance. But I guess if it will run on transmission fluid it has decent compression.

While you have the cover off the side of the injection pump housing to check that the rack is moving etc, if all that appears to be ok, you should at least do a rough check that the appropriate lifter rises as each cylinder comes up to TDC. It takes a depth mic to set them properly, but with unknown history on an engine you might find someone has timed the engine 1 turn of the crankshaft off. Sometimes things like that get missed in a change of ownership.

It is also possible that the engine is timed wrong because the flywheel is installed incorrectly. Flywheels on that age machines will go on equally well in any of 6 positions. There is only a chisel mark on the crankshaft flange to mark how it should be installed. You can pull the injector from #1 and run a wire down the precombustion chamber and touch the top of the piston the check the flywheel marks are lining up correctly.
If you are getting constant fuel supply pressure through the injector lines, the throttle (fuel rack) is in the shut off position, forget everything else for now, until you fix the rack movement problem , check the injection pumps go up and down first, could be one seized to stop the rack moving.
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Thu, Aug 10, 2017 8:35 PM
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