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Recent content by northmanlogging

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    Vulcan scale parts

    Greatings. any of you fine folks have a vulcoder for a v200 system NOS or used as long as its working Vulcan does not support these anymore, and upgrading to the newer stuff isn't in the budget
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    Old Cat idler/roller lube

    The oil is from me spilling the air cleaner...
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    Old Cat idler/roller lube

    Just a small bit of metal floating around where it dont belong
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    Old Cat idler/roller lube

    an update of sorts... parts for the clutch ordered, and machine tore down enough to install new parts, (I have some of the parts but parts went missing in the failure process so...) Anyhow still need to get some roller lube, but thats been on the back burner until I can get the clutch sorted...
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    Swing motor slow intermittent ex120-2

    Any hints on where to look for these grounds? I'm not even real clear on where the computer is, I know it has one, and its likely in the cab somewhere... but me and wiring don't get along, as I'm a little bit color blind... and like to let the smoke out of things.
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    Swing motor slow intermittent ex120-2

    nah leaks to much to have any dirty oil left in it... I change filters regularly though.
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    Hitachi EX120 -> Fuel Prime pumping air. Considering replacing Lift Pump with Electric?

    its a task for sure... I'm lazy/busy so I just cut the end off and tightened the clamp some more...
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    Swing motor slow intermittent ex120-2

    Slow swing and the swing brake is goofy, but has always been goofy the slow swing thing started recently, but if you slam the bucket down or shut machine off and on it will usually clear up, Its got decent power (well not really but yeah) for an old machine, but when it gets slow its almost...
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    Hitachi EX120 -> Fuel Prime pumping air. Considering replacing Lift Pump with Electric?

    I skipped most of the replies, more then likely its a fuel line getting old and hard, try just tightening a few hose clamps first. Them Isuzu's are pretty solid design, but the fuel lines are kinda iffy, I also put a larger fuel filter on mine and the problem more or less went away, I think I...
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    Old Cat idler/roller lube

    Thankee folks To be honest I'm not 100% sure if the rollers hold lube or not, machine has been sitting roughly 8 years, but fires up easy and only 1000 original hours, So I guess I need to stop by NAPA and see what they can do for me on lube... and yet another grease gun sigh... Still need to...
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    Old Cat idler/roller lube

    Hello, searching was uneffective Just picked up a D6 8U, I was told to use 90w on the rollers and idlers but I question everything and I'm wondering why just some regular old grease won't work. Especially since these things don't hold the 90w anyway and grease is better in dirty situations...
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    cat 3208 injector options mo powah!

    Thanks folks, unless a 6v71/92 falls in my lap, then Ill run er till she pukes or get a better truck... eventually... On the subject of guzzline engines, my little 5 ydr has a 362 ferd, gets 5.5 mpg loaded or empty and demands 92 oct, the hindernational gets roughly 8mpg so it is a step up from...
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    cat 3208 injector options mo powah!

    worst case, I can manage drilling a hole or two, but the compressor has oil supplied as well, so a guy could just T into it if need be Think I may have meant 6v71, but got distracted by something shiny, the 6v71 only runs like 235hp or sumsuch a 6v92 would certainly do the trick, if a guy...
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    cat 3208 injector options mo powah!

    That could be an interesting way to go.. nudge nudge wink wink has the standard v pump too Dont quote me, but from pics Ive seen the intake is the same, the turbo version has a cast piece that bolts in place, replacing the current part that connects direct to the air cleaner ok having sat down...
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    cat 3208 injector options mo powah!

    well as I said the best option is to get a different truck. That said there are cheap turboes out there if you know where to look (i.e not at the dealer) Plenty of scrap yards around where a used turbo can be had for cheap, but honestly this is likely not going to happen as plumbing it in is to...
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