Case 480c tractor grid heater/glow plug
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Case 480c tractor grid heater/glow plug
Does anyone know if a grid heater, glow plugs, or some other sort of "start assist" can be added to an older Case 480c tractor?
There's a Case 480c for sale, and I don't know much about the tractor except it's an 80's model, according to the seller.
There's a Case 480c for sale, and I don't know much about the tractor except it's an 80's model, according to the seller.
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Does it have a removable manifold plate? If so, you could take it off and have it machined to accept a B style GH.
Post a picture of the intake area.
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I'll get a picture (or pictures) from the seller showing the manifod area. Thanks for the help. If I can get some sort of heating element to asist in with cold starts, I might buy this tractor. Do you know anything about the 480c? Looks like it was only built for a few years. Is that a bad thing?
I'll get a picture (or pictures) from the seller showing the manifod area. Thanks for the help. If I can get some sort of heating element to asist in with cold starts, I might buy this tractor. Do you know anything about the 480c? Looks like it was only built for a few years. Is that a bad thing?
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Alot of ag/industrial machines have a cold start assist that screws into the intake manifold and has a little fuel resovoir above it that is part of the the return line system. When you heat it up with 12v, the coil in starts to glow red and the heat from that opens a valve and lets the fuel drip into and on the red hot element. Its not uncommon to here a little whoo when the fuel ignites. Probably not the best setup, but its better than nothing and will usually mean the difference between starting or not.
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Alot of ag/industrial machines have a cold start assist that screws into the intake manifold and has a little fuel resovoir above it that is part of the the return line system. When you heat it up with 12v, the coil in starts to glow red and the heat from that opens a valve and lets the fuel drip into and on the red hot element. Its not uncommon to here a little whoo when the fuel ignites. Probably not the best setup, but its better than nothing and will usually mean the difference between starting or not.
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MY JD 4020 has a coolant heater on it. Plug it in and it warms the coolant which warms the block and helps it to start in cold weather. Aftermarket ones that can be plumbed into the coolant lines shouldn't be too expensive. I've started without glow plugs on some below zero days once it has been plugged in a few hours.
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The one on my 4020 looks a lot like this
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Unive...Q5fAccessories
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Unive...Q5fAccessories
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The one on my 4020 looks a lot like this
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Unive...Q5fAccessories
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Unive...Q5fAccessories
Thanks for the link and help though.
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UPDATE: The seller advised me the head would need to be drilled and glow plugs added. Does this sound reasonable??? If so, I'm getting the tractor in a few days. I'll add a block-heater and keep it in my garage until I can have the glow plug system added next summer.
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Chris, if you buy it just do a coolant heater. It don't get cold enough around here to warrant installing glow plugs plust the block heater is WAY cheaper
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Will a block heater/coolant heater get the motor warm enough to actually start in cold weather (Edgewood)?
Until recently, I thought all diesels had glow plugs/grid heaters.