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Thanks for the feed back.. Lavoy... I hope to get better acquainted when the time comes for getting parts... your observation of it having a 1010 u/c would explain why the parts machine's u/c looks sorta different.... I have been thinking about disassembling the other's u/c as starting point.. with ...

I've posted a little vid of my purchase... where I do a walk around the machine... in the show n tell section..

I appologize for introducing myself in the techno section.. by mistake.. I finally got around to making a video of the machine I picked up.. so you guys can have a peek at her and to get some feedback.. I have to say it runs pretty good.. it has some issue (but then how many don't).. I done a few li...

I'm from Cochrane...

another thing to check.. or to test the seal of the valves or to see if there's a crack somewhere.. is to set up the head... in working order... turn it upside down and pour some light solvent (varisol) in the combustion chambers... and let it sit over night... if it holds the liquid... the sealing ...

I have seen.. not on dozers engines per say.. but I have seen where the camshaft and or lifter have, from years of service.. get a "push" of material.. meaning a bump develops on a lobe or lifter... and does kind of what you describe... so.. as the engine or offending cyl goes through it's cycle.. t...

1st.. Thanks for the add to the forum... I have been checking out your web site quite a bit since moving to the country (in Northern Ontario Canada) researching before looking into getting some much needed equip for life on 80 acres. 2nd a little introduction, my name is Darin, I've been a railroad ...