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Any steps or advice on how to remove the cowling in order to remove the radiator?

I guess a loose bolt would allow the grease to release- but when dealing with a stuck stiff cylinder I wanted 0 restrictions as I was already fighting a losing battle-
Good to know for future tho-
BB comes in a couple days so hopefully that solves it

So I threw the other track now. I was able to pump some grease in the adjuster to extend it some and break the stuck piston and then collapse the tensioner piston. Then it took me a couple days to get the track back on the sprocket- I then put the zero fitting and bolt in and went to pump the piston...

I couldn’t find or figure out the master link on the track so I fought the whole track. I was able to use come along and chain which ratcheting binders- after 3 hours (trial and error and first time) lots of blood and 2 broken fingers (track weight was too much for the first comealong)- the track wa...

i ordered the $5 BB even though mine didnt have one installed when i took the bolt out- i see an indent at the bottom of the bolt where the BB would seat into so the bolt is right.......
hoping to get back to working on this this weekend

Mine is a loader so I can’t use the blade to push back I was able to take track off all way and block loader up off the ground- I then wrapped a chain around sprocket hub and front idler and used a chain binder to force the piston in some- it moved in! I put tension on the chain and then “bumped”the...

So I was able to add grease and have it extend a little and then retract with force back to where it was ……..
I have it off the rail and vertical so I could have the tube upright and soak it with penetrating fluid to see if that helps……

And there wasn’t a bb below the bolt to hold in greese

ok-
so take the bolt out (look for small check ball) and brute force slides the idler back- i guess i was thinking that the idler would come back easier......
i will try the block and jack-

So when it rains it pours…….
I threw the driver side track today. I loosened the jamb nut and took the bolt all the way out and tried pushing the front idler back to loosen the tension but the idler wouldn’t move back.

Did I do something wrong?

How do you reset the track?

Top front of radiator has a leak spitting fluid on back of bucket- not terrible right now

Well my radiator sprung a leak today-
Anyone know where to price a new on from? I am sourcing shops to see if it’s repairable but wanted to price new as worst case

So I only had a min or 3 to look at machine so far but I did add a gallon and a half of fluid to the radiator-

machine has sat for a couple days and I checked it without starting and added-

will check gauge next but low on fluid doesn’t help

Will let it run next and check temps

thanks-
this sounds dumb to ask but ......

would you shoot the radiator itself?

thanks
i will check fluid and then try to test the gauge. i will research the cap requirements.

Ran the machine for 15 min full throttle in 90* weather and when shut down it hissed and steamed a bit- damn gauge said 100* so that isn’t working……
I will check coolant level next time but I don’t know status of fluid

Anything else to check?
Troubleshoot the gauge?