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    Detroit Troubleshooting

    Be sure to get the correct oil put in her. Pacific Power Products has Detroit 2 cycle oil in 30 and 40wt. Available from either store, anchorage or Fairbanks. They have the injectors and injector height timing tools too. 15w40 oil doesn't hold up well in 2 strokes.
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    garage floor protection when doing dozer repairs?

    Hey so I'm pretty new to dozers. Looking to do some work on a D3C in a shop. do you guys use a floor covering when driving across the shop on concrete?
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    D3C fuel supply shut off valve?

    Hello all! I'm needing to replace my fuel filters and fuel lift pump on my 1989 D3C dozer. It has the direct injection 3204 engine. I've read about a fuel supply shut off valve near the tank? I haven't found it on the dozer. There is an access hole for the fuel drain valve (sediment?) on the...
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    dozer front lights needed

    Thanks for the suggestions guys. Going with some HID floods in the front, and one in the back. Haven't decided where to mount them yet however. The dozer will have many purposes... cutting in driveways, clearing pads, stump removal, gravel spreading, log skidding and snow removal....
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    dozer front lights needed

    Hello all, my new to me 1989 D3C does not have front lights on it anymore. The light brackets are also gone. Bought it this way, don't know why they are missing. Do you guys have any recommendations or preferences for front lights? Aftermarket is cool too... lights have come a long way since...
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    Cat D3C series II

    Hello, do any of you own or run a Cat D3C series II dozer? I'm looking for someone who has any tips or advice on running it, as I just bought one. Still being shipped to me, haven't had a chance to run it yet. Any help is appreciated, Thanks
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    580C hydraulic power problem...

    80 hours on the filter, unknown time on the fluid... Its the pink hyd fluid.. Was told its Case's hyd fluid... ?
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    580C wouldnt shut off!

    Hello.. another problem I had today with my 580C.. After running it at 2000rpm for about 30 minutes and driving it to its parking spot, it wouldnt shut off! It also was idleing very high, over 1000 rpm. It would not drop down to 650-750 where it normally stays at. The linkages up to the...
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    580C hydraulic power problem...

    Hello friends, Should a 580C be able to pull itself uphill using the hoe? I needed to climb a hill today, much too steep and muddy for the bald tires to drive up.. So I was going to use the hoe to pull itself up... The hoe can lift the rear tires off the ground (while holding the control...
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    580C power steering.... wrong fluid! grrr

    Cool, thanks for the replies everyone. I'll rebuild the pump before I do anything else... And then we will go from there...
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    580C power steering.... wrong fluid! grrr

    So I let my neighbor borrow my 580C backhoe.. It was low on power steering fluid when I gave it to him, it seemed to be doing OK so I wasnt worried about it.. Well he was running it on some steep hill sides and he said the steering was getting very difficult.. so he added automotive POWER...
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    1975 White Western Star dump truck

    Alright, thanks for the info. I work at a Detroit Diesel engine shop, so I'm good to go on the engine, but its the rest of the truck that I don't know about. A lot of the switches and controls on the dash dont work, and I would like to figure out what they are for.. hence a operators manual...
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    1975 White Western Star dump truck

    Hello I just purchased a 1975 White Western Star dump truck. Detroit 6-71 engine Road ranger 10 speed tranny I have a lot of questions: Where can I buy an operators manual and a service manual for it? Is there anyone here familiar with these trucks? The pump on the front of the...
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    4 speed shifter came apart, case 580

    :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy Goose, If i could buy you a beer, i would! :drinkup
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    4 speed shifter came apart, case 580

    That is definately the same problem I have. So the shift rod isn't supposed to "rotate"? It rotates when in neutral. I figured it was normal at the time when I first drove it.. Thanks
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    4 speed shifter came apart, case 580

    Has anyone else had this problem? I put it back together (PITA with that brake rod bracket right in the way!), and i played around with it some and i managed to make it pop out of position again. so i dont know what to think. im really in the middle of nowhere so im pretty much on my own with...
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    4 speed shifter came apart, case 580

    Thank you sir, glad to be here!
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    4 speed shifter came apart, case 580

    My 4 speed trans shifter came apart somehow. I dont know the terminology of the parts, but the main rod came seperated from the 2 forks that shift the gears. The rod moves around freely without anything happening. I pulled the cover and rod up off the trans, and I think I see how it goes back...
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