Recent content by LeanGreenMan

Another update: Post office lost, then found, the replacement gasket for the top cover. I hadn't been running it so as to not make a mess. At any rate, I picked it up and installed it today, ran it a bit, all seems to be staying dry. Engine seems to definitely be running smoother after valve...

Will do and will report back.

L35 started up fine this morning after sitting over night. Problem is probably solved. I've decided to order a new gasket and see if that seals better. I'm leery of using a sealant and potentially having a blocked oil passage. Need to get the Kubota out of the garage so I can do a few other...

Well, color me dumb. I assumed, as the injection lines are POST injection pump, that I wouldn't need to bleed anything before the lines. Opened the bleeder valve on the injection pump, cranked over the engine, and it started right up. Didn't even give it any throttle past idle. I'm going to let...

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Alright all. Another update. First off, I can turn the engine over by hand with a box end wrench on those bolts that connect the crank to the front hydraulic pump. It's a 12mm wrench, so not a lot of leverage. Not hard to turn, with the glow plugs out of course. If that sounds wrong, please let...

Understood. Pretty sure this is mechanical like my 7.3 IDI, I'll bleed it to be safe.

Okay. Valves are all adjusted to 0.008 which falls right in the middle of the recommended range. I didn't check the looseness of any but the first one, which may have been the least loose, and that was in the 0.010-0.012 range. I used what I believe is the EO/IC method. I turned the engine by...

Unfortunately that is exactly what I have been doing. I stuck a box end wrench on one of the bolts on the coupling and I have been turning the crank, and therefore the pump, by hand. I figure in small amounts that should be fine as it would be turned while the starter is cranking too? I took...

Glow plugs are out, I did try turning the fan, but the belt is just spinning on the crank down below. I was hoping to be able to stick a socket on that, but it is a direct drive to one of the hydraulic pumps up front... maybe power steering, unsure.

Okay, I now have the feeler gauge to check valve clearance. I plan to use the EO/IC method. Next up, Wolfman, I will pull the injectors. First off, in case it helps anyone, I was able to get the top cover off by removing all the air intake system, glow plugs, and two of the injector lines. Its...

Haha I'm assuming you're talking about BlackHawk... we're up in Leadville.

Okay, thank you for the explanation. After adjusting the valves, if there is no change, I will order a compression tester next. Surprisingly that is how it has sounded since I purchased it over 200 hours ago.

I'm pretty unknowledgeable. Would you mind explaining the probable and possible causes for that? Also I'd love to know how you can tell that.

https://youtube.com/shorts/5d7SAlIRdB4 My feeler gauge is way to thick for the valves so I just ordered one.