Picked up a barn find Ford 8000 a couple weeks ago. Finally got around to getting it running today. Bled everything but wasn't getting any fuel to the injectors. Pulled off the side cover on the injector pump, #3 plunger was stuck but the rest were moving like they should. Got #3 plunger freed up but still no fuel to injectors. Then I noticed the rack was only moving 3/4 of the way to the back. I could take a screwdriver and kind of push on it and it felt like it was catching on something and then it would let go and move all the way to the back. Tried to start it then and the tractor fired right up and the governor took over and was moving the rack like it should.
I let the tractor run a little while and then shut it down to see if it would start back. Again the rack would only move 3/4 of the way back and the tractor wouldn't start. Forced the rack a little with the screwdriver, the rack went all the way back, and the tractor fired right up. My question is, does anybody know about these Simms pumps and what is going on with the rack? What is making the rack catch on something 3/4 of the way back?
I let the tractor run a little while and then shut it down to see if it would start back. Again the rack would only move 3/4 of the way back and the tractor wouldn't start. Forced the rack a little with the screwdriver, the rack went all the way back, and the tractor fired right up. My question is, does anybody know about these Simms pumps and what is going on with the rack? What is making the rack catch on something 3/4 of the way back?
