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    Ford 4500

    Thank you ATCOEQIP, I will keep it clean as you say. Working under a tarp the past few weeks due to the rain continues for the next week as well. Many thanks to you for the advice. I start at 5 am, rain is now my friend. Thanks again. Tim
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    Ford 4500

    Thank you ATCOEQUIP. I will do as you say; very clean. Have been working under a tarp for a couple of weeks now due to the rain here. More coming all week. Nice to know that I have guys like you. I start at 5am. Gotta go. Thanks again. Tim
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    Ford 4500

    You both are correct. I had been guessing that the problem was something simple like a clogged port rather than a broken shaft or worse. I had been bleeding fuel from the upper port and working the shutoff linkage back and forth to perhaps dislodge any gunk that may be clogging the works. I...
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    Ford 4500

    Thank you for all of that information Phil. I will study it tonight and get on it tomorrow. Can I work on it on the tractor or should I remove it first? Thank you again. Here are photos of my unit:
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    Ford 4500

    This is an attempt to post one photo.
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    Ford 4500

    Thank you Phil for the quick response and help. I took a few photos and will attempt to paste them in here. The engine ran great last summer but sat idle all fall and winter. The fuel pump would appear to be rotary to my untrained eye. I drained some fuel from the stopcock at the...
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    Ford 4500

    I am new to this forum today. I hope my information gets seen by all you great guys. I am still working on making a new post for my problem. I hope I get the hang of all this computer stuff. I have a similar backhoe as Brenainn's without the overhead cab. I have had it for about three...
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