One thing you should do to that Gardner in fact any Gardner is to look above the spragging/charging levers on the cambox and on the front of each fuel pump is an alloy cover held on by two BSF nuts. The front one will have the engine hp rating tag the second will be blank. On each cover will be what Gardner call a cheesehead screw. Undo this screw snd using an oil can squirt 2-3 times into each fuel pump. Then replace the screw. This will lubricate the control rod in each pump. Your 6LXB will thank you for it. Bit sad seeing the deco levers etc missing.
Thanks, is that why suddenly she stopped stopped after starting as usual the second turn over as on one day and the next turned over and no firing up, appears to be something to do with the start-stop between the injectors...I wondered if the deco levers were missing, looks like they have been undone and removed, I'm going to have a look for this screw etc this weekend, I love this advice really appreciated
@@bilgerat711 Not lubing them will cause yr issue for sure. Also check the operation of the stop lever while looking behind the first fuel pump body, there is a rack soring there it should move back n forth nice and freely as u operate the lever. As for thec deco levers like whole arrangement is missing. Ive got plenty of engines here for spares and cores if you want to replace the levers, shafts etc. will happily send wats needed down to you. Sum engines esp later model LXB's wernt even fitted with them. The holes were just plugged up. Send me the engine number off the tag on inj pump front body or off alloy insertion plate the pumps sit on if stamped there or off the crankcase itself and I can tell if its late or early model. Looks like its got a factory rebuild tag on the top cover on the governor case. So posdible deco levers have been removed.
Thanks that was what I was wondering a s well something like that, reduction box is in parts at the moment so once it is back together we can have a look at why and this is most likely the issue I
Air in fuel lines or water in diesel, nothing else will stop an old Gardner. Could be worth getting proper fuel filters eg racor type. Fuel filters need draining weekly for water and replacing every few months.
Thanks have a new Racor Fuel filter installed, just waiting on some work to be done on the reduction box, loose nut the locking bolt was sliding up and down the shaft and caused some damage,
One thing you should do to that Gardner in fact any Gardner is to look above the spragging/charging levers on the cambox and on the front of each fuel pump is an alloy cover held on by two BSF nuts. The front one will have the engine hp rating tag the second will be blank. On each cover will be what Gardner call a cheesehead screw. Undo this screw snd using an oil can squirt 2-3 times into each fuel pump. Then replace the screw. This will lubricate the control rod in each pump. Your 6LXB will thank you for it. Bit sad seeing the deco levers etc missing.
Thanks, is that why suddenly she stopped stopped after starting as usual the second turn over as on one day and the next turned over and no firing up, appears to be something to do with the start-stop between the injectors...I wondered if the deco levers were missing, looks like they have been undone and removed, I'm going to have a look for this screw etc this weekend, I love this advice really appreciated
@@bilgerat711 Not lubing them will cause yr issue for sure. Also check the operation of the stop lever while looking behind the first fuel pump body, there is a rack soring there it should move back n forth nice and freely as u operate the lever. As for thec deco levers like whole arrangement is missing. Ive got plenty of engines here for spares and cores if you want to replace the levers, shafts etc. will happily send wats needed down to you. Sum engines esp later model LXB's wernt even fitted with them. The holes were just plugged up. Send me the engine number off the tag on inj pump front body or off alloy insertion plate the pumps sit on if stamped there or off the crankcase itself and I can tell if its late or early model. Looks like its got a factory rebuild tag on the top cover on the governor case. So posdible deco levers have been removed.
Check that lever on the back of the fuel pump where the cord is attached ,it might be left in the shut off position .
Thanks that was what I was wondering a s well something like that, reduction box is in parts at the moment so once it is back together we can have a look at why and this is most likely the issue I
Air in fuel lines or water in diesel, nothing else will stop an old Gardner. Could be worth getting proper fuel filters eg racor type. Fuel filters need draining weekly for water and replacing every few months.
Thanks have a new Racor Fuel filter installed, just waiting on some work to be done on the reduction box, loose nut the locking bolt was sliding up and down the shaft and caused some damage,
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