So I started a thread about 7 years ago about rebuild a number of 802s that I picked up. Life happened and I wasn't able to get back to them until very recently.
I got one unit running pretty quickly during a recent power outage we had that lasted almost a week. Today I went to fire up a second unit that had sat for just as long, it was this one:
After installing fresh batteries and check all fluids were good, I let it prime for a few minutes, then pre-heated for about 60 seconds, and then went to crank it. After about 20 seconds, I could hear it trying to get going on its own. I paused for 30 seconds, then cranked it again. It started smoking a mix of black and grey smoke, and then the rpms started building, but as soon as it got close to full rpm, it died.
After about a minute, I cranked it again, but now there was very little compression as the starter able able to spin it much faster than before. I saw some left over smoke come out the exhaust, but it was no longer building compression at all.
15 minutes have passed and I went back to record what it sounds like when turning it over:
I was very surprised to hear it almost starting again.
I then tried again 30 seconds later, and it was back to just turning over really easy:
I should note the tank is about 50% full and has sat for 7 years like that. So perhaps all I need to do is to drain the tank and refill with fresh diesel?
In hindsight, I should have done that before attempting to start it. this afternoon.
The other set started right up though, but I seem to recall it was almost empty and adding fuel before starting it might be what got it going.
I hope the low compression feeling is just because it loosened up after firing the first time and compression is good?
I got one unit running pretty quickly during a recent power outage we had that lasted almost a week. Today I went to fire up a second unit that had sat for just as long, it was this one:
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After installing fresh batteries and check all fluids were good, I let it prime for a few minutes, then pre-heated for about 60 seconds, and then went to crank it. After about 20 seconds, I could hear it trying to get going on its own. I paused for 30 seconds, then cranked it again. It started smoking a mix of black and grey smoke, and then the rpms started building, but as soon as it got close to full rpm, it died.
After about a minute, I cranked it again, but now there was very little compression as the starter able able to spin it much faster than before. I saw some left over smoke come out the exhaust, but it was no longer building compression at all.
15 minutes have passed and I went back to record what it sounds like when turning it over:
I was very surprised to hear it almost starting again.
I then tried again 30 seconds later, and it was back to just turning over really easy:
I should note the tank is about 50% full and has sat for 7 years like that. So perhaps all I need to do is to drain the tank and refill with fresh diesel?
In hindsight, I should have done that before attempting to start it. this afternoon.
The other set started right up though, but I seem to recall it was almost empty and adding fuel before starting it might be what got it going.I hope the low compression feeling is just because it loosened up after firing the first time and compression is good?
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