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    245 nightmare

    so pilot valve works fine swapped hoses and the issue is still there but control was switched i guess i have to dig deeper gonna drain fluid and swap drive hoses se what happens there if it will swing left again i am gonna assume the main valve body
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    245 nightmare

    would it not show up in the fluid drained by pulling the spool? i have filtered the fluid i drained and found nothing in the spool area am going to reverse the hoses and see if i can get the left circuit working as the right swing works fine if that works then it must be somewhere in the...
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    245 nightmare

    ok so spool was stuck some dummy must have had it apart before me as it looks like it was dropped and had a burr on one edge of the spool filed that down does not free swing anymore but left swing is unresponsive and when i try it it jolts the other stick and the foot pedals like a surge kind...
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    245 nightmare

    i am inclined to think that when i involuntarily changed the fluid as when i rebuilt the stick cylinder as head cracked during shipping driver learned a lesson chain the rod if in down position as older machines weep and the rod extended and slapped around in -40 celcius weather on the way...
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    245 nightmare

    after being ignored by cat themselves i want to thank all of you for the responses the main bock is where i am heading just waiting for a service manual i ordered to show up so i can have some semblance of which bank is the swing on my main control block .i think i know which ones to pull...
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    245 nightmare

    no 1982 is the build my fat fingers yes i t does i have to up the revs to start it with the bucket on the ground
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    245 nightmare

    yes it does
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    245 nightmare

    an update here the pilot valve is a sn 3g7575 if that helps they run about 1500 to 4k so ya pricey
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    245 nightmare

    i just bought a 1882 build 245 cat excavator on delivery they broke the head on the stick cylinder so rebuilt that replaces some hoses and such now it has decided to swing to the left constantly it will go around and around picking up speed to the point where it wants to flip the machine . i...
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