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    Torque Value for Coolant & Oil Temperature Sending Sensor- CASE 480E LL

    I am replacing both coolant and hydraulic temperature sending sensors. Anyone know how the torque value needed when installing the new sending units? Respectfully, Mike from Cleveland
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    Should I worry about discoloration in Hydraulic Fluid????

    Attached are two hydraulic fluid samples from two new 5 gallon pales. I purchased both 5 gallon pales from the same store and same manufacture but purchased 7 months apart. Both pales opened the same day. Sample 1. was purchased in December 2016 and the sample was taken from the bottom of the...
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    CASE 480E "No Start" Air In The System

    My tractor will not start; engine will crank but will not cough. BACKGROUND Ok, I replaced both fuel filters (empty) and inside seals at the same time and put a little fuel around the outside rubber seals to help with screwing them in. Next, I went to bleed air from the system by using the...
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    Replacing Fuel Filters

    Any special tricks when replacing fuel filters on a diesel Cummings four cylinders, CASE 480E? The service manual lists a procedure by losing air removal screw, followed with pumping the hand primer pump than, etc. . . . I heard filling the new fuel filters with diesel fuel prior to screwing...
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    CASE 480E Hydraulic Reservoir Muck

    Anyone have a suggestion on what I can use to clean out the black muck at the bottom of the hydraulic reservoir? I think the black muck is old algae. I got the drain plug removed but the top fill opening of the reservoir is only a ½” hole. Maybe some type of flexible Frankenstein long shaft...
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    Frozen CASE 480E Hydraulic Resevior Drain Plug

    CASE 480E. Any suggestions on how to remove a frozen hydraulic reservoir drain plug? I tried removing the drain plug with a 1" 1/8" socket and 3' foot breaker bar, no luck. Before I put an extension pipe on the breaker bar and break something, I wanted to see if anyone had luck removing the...
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    CASE 480E Rough Idle

    The diesel engine on my CASE 4803 frontend loader runs incredible rough at idle (750 rpm). In fact the rough idle is so bad that the whole loader vibrates and consequently snapped an exhaust manifold bolt to the muffler. My quick fix is to raise the idle up to 900 rpm where the engine...
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    Ohm range for a CASE 480E fuel rheostat?

    Does anyone know if I can purchase a new rheostat for a Fuel Sending Unit (FSU) or knows the Ohm range when it is full and empty? I pulled out the Fuel Sending Unit (FSU) from CASE 480E and discovered the rheostat is broken, the tiny coiled wire is broken with half of the wire missing, I...
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    CASE 480E Dashboard alternator light will not illuminate

    Tractor involved, CASE 480E, LL Help, my dashboard alternator light will not turn on when I turn the ignition key to start the tractor. The dashboard light does work, I bypassed alternator and hooked up a separate 12 volt power supply and got the dashboard light to illuminate. All of the...
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    Gauges not working on a CASE 480E LL

    Hello, I recently purchased a 1987 CASE 480E LL, Construction King, and none of the dashboard instruments are working. The rpm gauge does move when I turn on the ignition key but does not work while the engine is running. Any ideas?
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