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    Cat 325 just started blowing heavy smoke and has no power

    Update Cat dealer mechanic came today. He pumped out the diesel from # 6 and 4 injector sleeves. Dried out the sleeves, shown a light and #6 had just a spot of coolant leaking in. He was not sure if the sleeves were reamed before and if there was enough metal left to ream them. He said we...
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    Cat 325 just started blowing heavy smoke and has no power

    Took off the turbo and capped off the turbo oil port. Turned over the engine and some diesel fuel was coming out of the exhaust. Took off the exhaust manifold and #6 and 4 (maybe some in #5 also) are wet with diesel fuel. #3, 2, and 1 are dry. Photos attached. Rocked the rack arm and it...
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    Cat 325 just started blowing heavy smoke and has no power

    No, excavator ran fine until she started smoking and lost power. She did not lose antifreeze.
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    Cat 325 just started blowing heavy smoke and has no power

    Youtube video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=-FOFur_ZW1g of engine running and smoking from last night, after we already put on the new #6 injector. We ran it briefly with the valve cover off. Turbo had some engine oil coming out of exhaust side and engine...
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    Cat 325 just started blowing heavy smoke and has no power

    Hello, Cat 325 BL (2JR1-up) just started blowing heavy smoke and has no power. We lifted off the valve cover and found injector #6 with a cracked/ broken spring. This is a 3116 engine. How could that spring on an injector break like that- is it just age and wear and tear? There...
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    2007 CAT 262C Bucket Curl function- bucket slowly uncurls - does not hold position

    We changed the hydraulic filter after doing this repair. Although with the new hydraulic pump someone had put on, I assume the broken spring had already flowed around inside and did its damage to the hydraulic system with the filter catching what bits were left. I do not know who did the...
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    JD 550G vs. Cat D4?

    My dozer has the foot steer. When I train up a new worker for the D4C II dozer, I ALWAYS make them keep their right foot at the decelerator pedal and ONLY to use their left foot to steer. I NEVER want them to fall into the car driving habit of using the right foot for gas pedal/ brake pedal. I...
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    JD 550G vs. Cat D4?

    I run a D4C II and could not be happier. It is a '93 with all mechanical levers, no buttons or electronics. Never had a problem with it. 6 way blade. What a great pusher. I am spreading hammered rock with it now- just to save wear on the big excavator pushing rock. It is a great dresser. In...
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    2007 CAT 262C Bucket Curl function- bucket slowly uncurls - does not hold position

    Fixed it! Problem Fixed! Had a good friend look at it. Lifted up cab to look inside - saw new hydraulic pump- Hmmm... Listened to hydraulic fluid hiss as it flowed through this valve block as the bucket uncurled. Took apart the valve in the block and found the problem...
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    What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

    Saw this link about excavation near a large apartment building. Apparently the article is saying the engineers decided to do an underground parking lot after they had already built the building. Apartments are already occupied too...
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    Bucket preference in your part of the world

    We use a large demucking bucket on the 325 BL. It also serves as a general utility bucket for spreading rock, compacting, loading quarry rock into the separator and loading spoil into the dumptruck. On the time we are actually excavating marl, I put on a smaller 40" bucket so I have a lot more...
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    2007 CAT 262C Bucket Curl function- bucket slowly uncurls - does not hold position

    Thanks for all the replies. I ordered a CAT 262C Service Manual for this serial number machine but it will take a while to get down here. Does anyone have a page(s) from a service manual regarding the bucket curl cylinders and the seal replacement procedure/ steps? I would like to order the...
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    2007 CAT 262C Bucket Curl function- bucket slowly uncurls - does not hold position

    No. Hydraulic filters regularly changed. Also, loader arms operate and hold steady. All other hydraulic functions strong and ok.
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    2007 CAT 262C Bucket Curl function- bucket slowly uncurls - does not hold position

    Hello, Greetings from the sunny Caribbean. I have a nice 2007 CAT 262C (CAT0262CAMST00397) I bought online and just had delivered from the recent Ritchie auction and the bucket curl function has an issue: The bucket slowly uncurls- it does not hold its position at all. Loader arms are rock...
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