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    keepin an old girl running.

    This old girl is still running for us. The latest issue is a ticking sound in second gear which is louder in third gear and really loud in 4th gear which I never use. I have to look into it before I'll feel comfortable putting it back to work. I just wanted to update this old thread.
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    keepin an old girl running.

    I actually never changed the seal. It drips out about a quart every 10 hours of use, more if I'm aimed downhill a lot. At that rate it just hasn't made sense to pull the engine. As soon as I do something else will break that can't be fixed and I'll have done it for no reason. I've fixed so many...
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    keepin an old girl running.

    I just found this old thread and I'm pleased to be able to update it. I've been using this old grader now about 50 hours per year and it has been working quite well for us. I've tightened a few more things up and replaced the tires. It surprises me each time I make it home without problems. I...
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    keepin an old girl running.

    The oil leak from the engine main seal is getting to be a bit much. I ordered in the seal and I guess next weekend we'll pull the engine and try to get this taken care of too. Has anyone here done this chore on a 65? What do I need to know that's not in the book? The saga continues. I don't...
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    Which brand excavator do you like the most?

    the one I'm on.
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    keepin an old girl running.

    I've gotten all the grease points except one taking grease now. That was tough. I got the mouldboard tightened up with your help and only the steering is loose now. I added lights for working too late. Next up is redoing the control handles for the hydraulics. They are sloppy as all hell and it...
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    keepin an old girl running.

    Thanks for the help Don. I have 12 hours on it and all is well so far. I worked her hard yesterday, grading up a long steep hill and saw 190 degrees on the gauge. There is a leak on the main seal at the tranny but I'll just add oil until it's time to work on the clutch or pull the engine to...
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    keepin an old girl running.

    Thanks. She starts right up and runs very smooth once she's been running for a few minutes. I guess there are some other things I could look into fixing like the slop in the steering and the slop in the cylinders that push the blade down.
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    keepin an old girl running.

    I just ran it for 5 hours. It ran from 160 at idle after it got warmed up to 180 when grading up hill and 170 when light grading on level ground or down hill. Still no leaks. Knocked out 1/2 a mile of road and ditches. This just might be ok. Scared to take a chance on a thermostat. They fail and...
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    keepin an old girl running.

    That's what I had found also. I had searched that and other sites. I spoke to Bill at Sandy Lake Implement. On his suggestion I used copper tubing to reinforce the water port at the point where these gaskets fail. I don't like the dissimilar metals being used and the copper will go away over...
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    keepin an old girl running.

    It has the Buda d262 diesel engine. It's going together in the morning. Fingers crossed Don.
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    keepin an old girl running.

    We're going to put it back together with new gaskets and bolts and watch it. When it blows again we plan to swap the engine out for one that doesn't have this issue. What would be a good option for this machine. We want reliable, easy modification to this machine and similar power range. I don't...
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    keepin an old girl running.

    We got the head off. Now to find out if the head gasket and exhaust gaskets are still available. Five hours for the tear down. I'm guessing 7 for the re-install and then we can find out what else is wrong. The thermostat was opening about 1/16 of an inch. I guess while we have it apart we'll...
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    keepin an old girl running.

    This isn't funny anymore. I got it all together and started using it. 1/2 a mile down the road and the old girl is overheating. I pull over and she's got a blown head gasket. No water and oil mixing but water is coming out of the head gasket area. I'm ready for the problems to quit standing in...
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    keepin an old girl running.

    Got the rear end back together and tourqued up. Had to machine out the washer on the one wheel only due to slight wear on the cone. All four wheels run slightly out of true. I am going to guess this is ok for an old machine and will not cause premature failure that would require me to completely...
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    keepin an old girl running.

    Awesome- I'm finding something similar and spent sunday cutting the keyway bigger and shimming the key. We were able to remove the nut with channel locks even though they were supposed to be tightened to greater than 900 ft lbs. We will fix all four before we go further. This is great info to...
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    keepin an old girl running.

    I looked at the alignment of the rear wheels and on one side, the back wheel doesn't align with it's mate. My neighbor just told me that when he followed me home one night that one appeared to have a wobble. This can't be good. I'll have to look into it soon. Maybe I can check on it today before...
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    keepin an old girl running.

    In my subdivision we just bought an old Fiat Allis 65 motor grader. It is about circa 1976. After 30 hours, the right front wheel was falling off from a failed bearing. We had the spindle rebuilt and located or made the other parts and seals we need and will put it back together in the next few...
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    Shopping for a Grader

    I ran the machine yesterday for the first time and it ran fine. Like you Don I run it in 1st gear just above idle for most things and when it is smooth going, I can throttle up a little. I ran 1 1/2 miles of bar ditches yesterday as we were expecting rain last night. I graded a mile of road...
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    Shopping for a Grader

    Thanks Don- I joined on the allischalmers site but a search didn't turn up anything useful. I will post there later. It turns out our machine is a Fiat-Allis 65 which according to your research puts it between a '75 and a '79. It runs great, starts right up, charges the battery, is pretty tight...
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