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    Broken valve spring

    I thought of that. I was wondering how much room between head and piston? I should be able to compress the spring enough to get the keepers in if the piston is at tdc. I thought if the piston drops down if I have a dowl and a drop of jb weld I could pull the valve up. Just trying to think...
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    Broken valve spring

    I have a John Deere 310 A tractor. I have a broken valve spring. I believe it's the exhaust valve because the engine is backfiring out the intake. I pulled the valve cover and sure enough it's the first spring. I changed broken valve springs on gas engines where I put air in the cylinder...
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    301 diesel backfiring

    This message is a reply to an archived post by Dieseltech on September 25, 2016 at 05:00:54. The original subject was Re: 301 diesel backfiring. Great post helped a lot. I have John Deere 310 A that just started what you described. I'll check the rocker arms and push rods first.
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    310 A diesel backfiring

    This message is a reply to an archived post by Case addict on September 24, 2016 at 21:35:44. The original subject was 301 diesel backfiring. My tractor just started the barking as I was using it. At first I thought I had blown a rod. But as I looked at it while it was running the intake hose...
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    John Deere 310A

    Hay guys I got in my 310A backhoe after it had sat all winter. To find I have water that got in the cylinders. I'm pulling the injectors to inch the engine over with the fly wheel. Is there any surprises I should be aware of? It looks like the water got in through the exhaust butterfly. I...
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