serviced david brown

[dalebrignall]

i baught an oil filter and 2 fuel filters for my david brown 880.total cost under 6 pounds.i was worried about changing the fuel filters because you have to bleed the fuel system aftrewoods.i got on with it got the bleed screws free with wd40,got it bled throught to the injection pump.then i cracked open all the injectors turned the keytill fuel started comming out and then did them up job done and she fires up a treat.quite prowd of my self .

[bmcecosse]

I've never really understood why diesel engines can't just bleed themselves clear - surely the trapped air should just travel through to the injectors - but for some reason it doesn't!! Struggled with many out-of-fuel fork lifts in the past. Suppose it must be something to do with the compressibility of air. I think modern diesels can self bleed with a bit of cranking.

[dalebrignall]

bmc modern diesels can self bleed.i worked on a farm for 14 years,and the last tractor was a renult.well thats what the badge said it was massey ferguson back end and gearbox and john deer engine.when you changed the fuel filter it some how bled its self.my david brown or as i prefer astin martin because the tractor firm baught out the car firm and thats where the db comes from the on the db 5 look on the bonnet badge of an astin when you see one . im digressing . its 40 years old and its easy to work on no computers or fancy electrics,and its still going strong.i think that says a lot.i cant think thatmodern farm machinery will be working in 40 years time.

[Matt]

the bog standard '86 -> 2000 2.5 transit diesel engine doesnt self bleed either!!