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Power Service diesel additive is endorsed by Cummins now and I have endorsed it longer than them. I use it in all my tractors and pickups in EVERY TANK. It is your injectors and pumps and tanks best friend. I also do not use bio diesel. It does not store well.
Seafoam is also good at cleaning...
What he said too. This tire is also more available if you need one anywhere! I would always run the same size tires front and back on any 4 wheel drive! Simplifies your spare too.
You might try running some sea foam fuel additive thru the fuel tank also. If an injector is not working properly you could have a cold cylinder too. You can do this while it's running.
I'm with doghead. Usually changing the rubber fuel hoses fixes a lot of fuel problems. There are different grades of fuel line too. Buy the best you can afford for a longer fix!!
Some quality grease is always better than no grease. I see way too much used farm machinery that has never been greased and it is a chore to clean it out so it will take grease. Grease seals out water and dust as well as lubricate. Grease is cheap imho.
Previous owner probably finished off the old starter if it started hard needing glow plugs. Starter needs a full reman and it will probably start again like it should!!
It is not a good idea to use ether in any engine with glow plugs if any of them still work!! The higher compression engine you have the more likely it is to bend a rod or blow the head gaskets with ether!! That's just the way it works!
DO NOT depend on the o rings on the caps to last very long if stored outside. Water will get in your fuel! 55 gallon barrels need to be under cover. The rim on the barrel will hold the water until it seeps into your fuel.
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