spunkeymonkey
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I have a Hitachi EX120-1. It started stalling when the hydraulic pump was under load. At the same time, the engine started to run hot, and the hydraulics became really fast. Various people have looked at it, one said the pump was u/s, so I took it off and took it to a pump specialist, who couldnt find anything at all wrong with it! I believe it is an hydraulic problem, rather than a fuel problem, because the engine recovers its revs straight away when you release the lever. At some time in its former life, a lot of wires to the pump had been cut, and rejoined by twisting together, the machine worked for many years like this. I have remade all the connections, and it has slightly improved how the machine works, you can at least dig now, although the engine still stalls when a ram goes to its full extension or retraction, as though the pump is at full swash. Has any one else experienced anything like this? All suggestions gratefully recieved!