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    Mitsubishi cr-30 won’t budge!

    Hi thank you. I hear a click and I pulled the side cover. I can feel the relay that is clicking. The wire from relay head down and back behind engine and I can see a solenoid. I pulled the floor up in front of the seat and see all the hydrauliclines but don’t see a solenoid . I don’t have a...
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    Mitsubishi cr-30 won’t budge!

    hi folks. My little 75oo#excavator starts fine but none of the hydraulics will activate. Safety bar seems engage fine but nothing works. Last tome I used the machine, everything worked fine, now nuthin.. I have no manual for this grey market excavator but it seems pretty identical to a Cat...
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    Cat 3406 industrial blowing oil out exhaust

    oops this is an old one, Well put everything back together and on the advice of an old Cat mechanic, I did the old Bonami trick. Bonami is a cleanser that is mostly made of egg shells. It is a mild abrasive that Cat mechanics used in the old days to seat rings in a newly rebuilt motor that...
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    Cat 3406 industrial blowing oil out exhaust

    Well, sorry for the long delay. Finally got the time to focus on this issue. I removed the exhaust manifold and found all holes wet. Pulled valve covers and discovered play in the exhaust valve stems that were not under spring pressure. I plugged turbo oil lines and fired the motor. I peeked in...
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    Cat 3406 industrial blowing oil out exhaust

    Oil isn't coming out of the intake side just the exhaust.It's running out the bottom on the exhaust side of turbine housing. I'm aware of what a runaway is.I only changed the cartridge, haven't been any deeper into it. The motor is a 1976 model. I've always thought of it as a "B" but a parts guy...
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    Cat 3406 industrial blowing oil out exhaust

    Yeah it's the main. I run it at around 1400 rpm usually just to keep the fuel consumption to a min.
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    Cat 3406 industrial blowing oil out exhaust

    Engine will clear up after it gets hot. Talked with Don Radtke just now. He explained the Oil deal. He says he spent hundres of thousands of dollars chasing oil consumption for years. Rebuilt 1 engine 4 times. Finally realized the new oil(dello 400) was too slick and found an oil closer to the...
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    Cat 3406 industrial blowing oil out exhaust

    turbo that was on the motor was also rebuilt.I agree that the amount of oil I'm getting is unlikely coming from blowby. drain line from turbo is clear, had to remove lines when I changed out the turbo.Been using Dello 15-40....
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    Cat 3406 industrial blowing oil out exhaust

    Overhaul was performed by previous owner who also built the boat. I have 100% confidence in his abilities.The motor was originally an industrial compressor motor that was traded in for a new unit because of a hard starting problem. P.O. bought the motor, completely disassembled/washed and...
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    Cat 3406 industrial blowing oil out exhaust

    Thanks for the advice, I would love it if it were something as easy as torquing the head.... I'm taking the boat to the yard for painting, but as soon as I'm back at the dock I will dive in. I'm not too sure how I will know whats up without at least removing the head, but I may check the torque...
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    Cat 3406 industrial blowing oil out exhaust

    Hi Folks, I've got a Cat 3406b industrial serial # 90u1903 in my fishing boat. The motor has only 140 hrs since major overhaul, new everything. It leaked oil out of the bottom of the turbo when warming up and would then clear up. thought I had a problem with the turbo sealing up and thought I...
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    my test to post

    now 3, wait for it........
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    my test to post

    test #2, here goes.....
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    my test to post

    testing 1,2,3.
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