injector pump spring on 3208 Cat

[MikeO-WI]

Our 2255 with a cat 3208 will not power up like it should. I can move the cam at wear the lever hooks up to the injector pump and get full power. It looks like there is a wound up spring that may be broken or disconnected near the pump. Any insights on this would be helpful. Don't want to tear it down yet since we need the tractor for planting in between storms.

 

[SteveGr]

The spring you are talking about is the break-over spring. It was used to put some give in the throttle linkage. That part should be available through Cat. But until you can get the part or fix it you can wire or bolt it tight and you will not hurt the engine. Any question you can contact me.

 

[MikeO-WI]

Thanks Steve, I was able to get my hands on a used one from a local diesel machine shop. The spring on ours is indeed broken. Hired man rigged a vice grips in there to hold it together until we finished today. Looks fairly simple to replace since it all appears to be on the outside of the injector pump. Anything else I should know?

 

[SteveGr]

No the repair is pretty staight forward.