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    torch replied to the thread Cracked block - fixable?.
    I'm not familiar with the Fiberlock product, but I have used the Block Seal product quite successfully on a couple of engines. It was...
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    I dump my bucket all the way forward and set it on the A-frame of the tongue beyond the trailer bed wall. Then secure it with an...
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    torch replied to the thread Extreme Cold weather operation.
    6000 sq. ft. 1" deep per charge. It wouldn't make it 1/2 way down my driveway. And that thing better have a fast charge mode; around...
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    torch replied to the thread Cracked block - fixable?.
    Nevermind JB Weld or similar on the outside. Get a can of CRC Block Seal. Unlike most cooling system sealants, this stuff actually works...
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    torch replied to the thread Clock spring on a Bx23s.
    Option B: Get something like this: https://www.amazon.ca/RIIEYOCA-Computer-Monitor-Desktop-Printer/dp/B0BFWCZ388?dib Cut the ends off...
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    torch replied to the thread Shear pin question.
    Typical of a softer bolt like Gr. 2. They tend to tear and deform prior to shearing. Particularly problematic when the shear bolt goes...
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    torch replied to the thread CORN!.
    Many Christmas' ago I responded to an oven on fire. On arrival the owner's reported they don't use the oven much and the turkey was the...
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    torch replied to the thread Extreme Cold weather operation.
    Consider adding an electric battery blanket. Between glowing the plugs and cranking the engine cold weather is hard on the battery...
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    That's very similar to the one I have. Temp + time criteria. Mine doesn't have that "standby" PWM function though. Mine is just on or off.
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    The car/truck are plugged into a block heater timer that only comes on when both the time and temp conditions are met (eg: <-10°C and...
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    I use them: car, truck and tractor. A short extension cord with block heater and blanket plugged into that mounted to the vehicle, then...
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    torch replied to the thread Front loader for a B7200.
    It would have to be more than a pin. The pivot is one side of a parallelogram. At least one other side has to be disconnected first or...
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    torch replied to the thread Time for a cam and lifters?.
    Well there's your problem, right there. <lol> It's an 80's vintage tractor not a top fuel dragster.
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    torch replied to the thread Time for a cam and lifters?.
    That's what I'd do: Is it in spec and is it close to the others? And like Dan suggests: it may even be possible to save that lifter by...
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    torch replied to the thread Time for a cam and lifters?.
    Measure the cam. Do you know which hole the suspect lifter came out of? If the cam is ok I'd probably just replace the one lifter...