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  1. TomWei

    303.5 fuel injection leaking

    she's still in the field. working on a pile of hydraulics i ripped out beaching her. wont get used much during the winter. but needs to get done. can you send me info in pm trying to learn how to fix things myself but i already looked at rebuild kits and i wont do it right
  2. TomWei

    303.5 fuel injection leaking

    beached her a few weeks ago and popped some hoses on undercarriage. looking for more hydro leaks i found diesel leaking out of injector area. its below the yellow and on top of gray. any idea what causes this? less than 5 hours ago i was putting in new mounts, throttle cable, fluids, etc. and...
  3. TomWei

    Broken Fitting, coupler?

    ended up just waiting for cat to reopen. went to local shop and hose guy was out. went through fittings bins but couldnt find caps with right threads. ill prob try and order some sets online once i figure out what sizes cat uses. planning on walking it out but its down to 10 and it took a...
  4. TomWei

    Broken Fitting, coupler?

    yea, i have caliper but never guess the right size on this machine. most parts dont have specs for this old machine. ill take a look at the site. thanks
  5. TomWei

    Broken Fitting, coupler?

    o ring was on hose side. snapped where it screws into cylinder. havent backed out and just want it to float so i can back it out of field. think just a fitting snapped. planning on going to cat tomorrow am to get a male to male hose or coupler. will they have an o ring to o ring hose? and be...
  6. TomWei

    Broken Fitting, coupler?

    Buried mini ex and after pulling out found this snap between 1 and 2 in the specs. its the blade lines and id rather not pull apart in field. think cat would have male to male coupling, would that work to hold oil while walking back to shop?
  7. TomWei

    Pulling out, where to attach

    the mud was on top of clay. ended up where an old stump was and just sank. was able to pull it out from eye. did some damage, just found, moving the tracks around in the mud. ill make another post about that. think it would have walked out easy but i popped a few lines.
  8. TomWei

    Pulling out, where to attach

    I pulled it up. thanks. anyone have an idea how big the tow loop on the frame? I have a pile of clevis but bigger side and its buried. it runs fine and want to do this all at once thanks dont think local has 10-15 ton clevis
  9. TomWei

    Pulling out, where to attach

    im pulling this out tomorrow in the other direction. i have a m1089 tow truck but was planning on attaching to the blade. I have that yellow strap in the background and planning on stringing through that block by my feet and truck can back up 10feet from where im standing when taking this pic...
  10. TomWei

    303.5 AFW00807 adding block heater

    should i also get a dipstick heater?
  11. TomWei

    303.5 AFW00807 adding block heater

    https://www.amazon.com/Kats-11409-Watt-Frost-Heater/dp/B08B7HST5Y/ref=asc_df_B08B7HST5Y/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=507530154856&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16581472996424907726&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9004606&hvtargid=pla-1230653114289&psc=1 will that...
  12. TomWei

    303.5 AFW00807 adding block heater

    thank you.
  13. TomWei

    303.5 AFW00807 adding block heater

    3013 perkins engine was bolt an installed heater? or remove the other plug?
  14. TomWei

    Fan...blow out or suck in?

    it was in the wrong direction. needle barely moves. used to sit at 3/4 hot
  15. TomWei

    Grease Fittings Clogged

    Handful of fittings wont take grease and after changing out fittings they are all in the same area, undercarriage, beached the bitch in clay a while back how can i put grease in without removing pins? thanks
  16. TomWei

    seat cushion 303.5

    cat wants 454 for both. is there a place that makes for cat? attached in back instead of bottom at this point im going salvage these
  17. TomWei

    Fan...blow out or suck in?

    couldnt figure out from diagram, should have checked here before putting radiator back. its still empty. i did order part 2 and part 4 came. correct part arrives tomorrow. it ran hot so im guessing its been the wrong direction for some time.
  18. TomWei

    Fan...blow out or suck in?

    any idea's for this fan? i know above it says that flipping fan wont change direction. but does this seem right? its been overheating and never thought it could be inefficient, plus i have no experience to compare to its 303.5 afw 807 perkins 3013
  19. TomWei

    removing hydraulic bolts under pump

    thanks all, tried everything. 5 seconds of heat and it came right out with a S wrench have crowfoot in cart for next time
  20. TomWei

    removing hydraulic bolts under pump

    im replacing mounts and cant get the last line off to lift this side of the engine? i did take the first 2 bolts off with impact wrench, but put them back when i couldnt get the third off. its a tight fit with pipe and 4th bolt is by hand picked up s wrench yesterday and sprayed down with wd40...
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