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will a solvent like brake clean or fuel injector cleaner help or hurt anything in the pump, or is clean diesel sufficient? I did use a bulb suction turkey baster typ to pull out some of the old fuel but can only get so much.

my thinking was to just clean out the pump and leave the parts that handle the calibrations. This is what others have done. The Utube videos I have watched make the pump out to be not all that complex. That said, most of the videos don't show the pump back in and running again. These pumps don't see...

So I have gotten back to messing with this spare engine, have it turning fine, took out the injectors and did a compression test found I have about 200 on all 3 cylinders mind you this engine has been sitting for years, gave each cylinder a squirt of oil and retested. Now see just under 250 each cyl...

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I just did mine, removed both track frames, mine were stripped out and broken also. I welded up the holes in the track frames and bored them back out, however I upsized mine to 7/8" grade 8 bolts. Now as for the cross bar, my holes were all wallowed out and oval shaped. I machined some aluminum roun...

Think you might be even to high with your offer but not by much, I am new to 350s slso but Im learning fast how expensive under carriage work and parts are. How are track adjusters, seals are cheap but the rods if corroded are about 400 each. Set of chains or rails no pads are like 3k, your labor. M...

I bought all my hoses online from a company that does custom hoses. Any fitting, any length all different choices of hose. Saved a bunch of money, at my door in 3 days

Good thought Jim on clamping the liners down. this thing now turns freely, pulled manifold and mufler got a lot of small acorns or some kind of round nuts and a mouse nest out of it. Not sure if it was in the mufler or I back blew it out of a cylinder into the muffler with compressed air. So do I ta...

If I pull the head for cleaning snd a little R&R do I need new head bolts to reinstall, dont know if these are a stretch bolt design?

Once I got it on the hook I almost had to laugh , the New Holland skidsteer handled it easy, the guy loading it had a huge Bobcat and said he was afraid it eould tip had me thinking this thing was over a ton, the reverser does look heavy I guess. Anyway tore exhaust manifold off and held the valves ...

Almost good to hear on trans oil, having a good time trying to flush it with diesel, that goo film stays right on the bottom and doesnt break up easy Guess I will have to get it hot and drain and fill till it cleans out. Was thinking about putting a small heater under it to maybe evaporate the moist...

Thanks Jim, that helps a lot. Have not been around these for long but at a glance I was pretty sure that was a 350 motor and reverser. I did see on the broken tractor parts site they list this engine for sale as a long block with a shipping weight of 400 lbs. When I picked it up the guy loading it w...

I saw and add on market place, JD 3cyl engine $350. Skeptical but went to look at it and it had everything complete radiator, starter, inj pump, alt. and still attached to reverser. sitting in the grass but guy said it was running good when he removed it. For the money it was worth it for the extern...

Leonard, I used an extractor to get the bulk of the oil out then took off the cover and removed the filter and changed that. Not bad so someone must have done it at some point. I got lazy and was going to put it back together but I realized now is the time with the skid plate off. So, I welded a net...