The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Smallholding => Equipment => Topic started by: JEP on August 09, 2013, 10:08:39 am
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hi I got told last night that my tractor is hunting something like a stuck piston should I stop using the tractor and get the work done or not to worry about it
help needed please over what to do thanks john
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"Hunting" is when the engine speed fluctuates of its own accord. Usually from idle. The cause is most likely to be fuel related and nothing to do with an individual cylinder. A "misfire" is when one cylinder is not firing and causes a rough idle. If a misfire is intermittent then this could give the effect of hunting. Does the tractor stop doing it once you increase the revs ?
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well I have just spoken to john deere and they have had a look at it and they said the fuel filter needs cleaning or new one at least it is something simple not major
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nice and simple, nice and cheap!