Welder Dave
Senior Member
Are those aftermarket heat shields on the turbo and I assume the muffler? Did the screen stop the sand from causing major damage?
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I initially considered this, but this particular system doesn't have a receiver-dryer.
That leans towards my best theory. The machine has recently had a sandblast and five-gallon overhaul. Customer claims the A/C wasn't worked on at the time, but I have my doubts.
Not sure about the laggings. I had a quick look in SIS and can't see them, so yes, they may be aftermarket.
The screen on the orifice tube undoubtedly kept the sand from getting to the compressor. I cleaned out the line from the condenser to the evaporator and got a load of sand out of that. There didn't seem to be any in the condenser though.
DMiller
Senior Member
Had better have a Receiver Drier on it, is standard to all systems.
Yes, fair enough. It does have a receiver dryer in the suction line to the compressor. I used the wrong terminology.
What I was referring to was the standard Cat inline dryer which can dump dessicant into the evaporator if it fails and what this machine doesn't have.
What I was referring to was the standard Cat inline dryer which can dump dessicant into the evaporator if it fails and what this machine doesn't have.
Welder Dave
Senior Member
Could be one of the reasons you don't go crazy sandblasting.
ih100
Senior Member
Excellent thread, Cmark. I’ve just come back after over a year - no reason, just kept forgetting to tune in. Going back a bit we recently bought a 6v-8020 specifically to strip CTL finals. There’s a nut in there needs torquing to around 3400Nm. A regular thing for us is counterweight removal and on a 320 I use a 4:1 and to be honest we’ve never had too much trouble, just accept that it’s a three man job for a quarter of an hour to torque four bolts, which is all good if there’s three people about.
love seeing your work. I didn’t realise how much the pump set up on a 963 changed between the C’s and D’s/K’s. I did the implement pump on a K and lifted it out through the cab floor which I think you’d struggle to do on a C by the looks. It had a disintegrated swashplate pivot.
love seeing your work. I didn’t realise how much the pump set up on a 963 changed between the C’s and D’s/K’s. I did the implement pump on a K and lifted it out through the cab floor which I think you’d struggle to do on a C by the looks. It had a disintegrated swashplate pivot.
ippielb
Senior Member
Hey Cmark, what do you do when the cylinders of starting aid/ether are seized onto the threads of the adapters? Both the one on my 973c and the champion 740a grader are stuck on there. The threads aren't reverse threaded like a propane tank are they?
Welder Dave
Senior Member
Do you ever get tired of working on the extremely dirty oil covered and neglected stuff?
Welder Dave
Senior Member
All the spin on ether cans I've seen are standard right hand thread the same as the disposable propane cylinders. Have you tried a strap wrench?
Wow. It's been over 20 years since I worked anywhere cold enough to need ether. I'm pretty sure they're RH thread but I could be wrong. I suppose the first thing to do would be to carefully drill a hole in the can to let any ether go, then attack it with pipe wrenches etc.
Yes.
ippielb
Senior Member
I went at it with filter wrench, and crushed the cylinder and spun the adapter, so grabbed onto the adapter with channel locks and thought i was an idiot if the thing was backwards threaded. I don't got the strength i use to, pretty bad to say that when im 32, but my back has made a wimp out of me once again.
Must be nice not to need ether lol. I'm sure the can is completely empty, i was using the crap out of it last winter. Every morning for 4 weeks straight, and im sure it ran out within the first week last winter. Placebo ether.
Welder Dave
Senior Member
It is right hand thread. Maybe some penetrating oil and heat if the canister has been destroyed. Can you take the assembly off and let it soak in pentrating oil?
My back really limits what I can do. It aches if I'm on my feet or too long. My spine is glued together with bone cement but the aching is in the sides of my back. I don't try to lift anything very heavy.
My back really limits what I can do. It aches if I'm on my feet or too long. My spine is glued together with bone cement but the aching is in the sides of my back. I don't try to lift anything very heavy.
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.RC.
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DMiller
Senior Member
I was thinking a barrel of diesel or ATF.
petepilot
Senior Member
Plus a zippo
Cat had an ongoing problem with their M series wheeled excavators radiator hoses failing at a vulcanised joint. At the time, there was a worldwide shortage of these particular parts. My customer was running several of these machines, and even though they were still under warranty, it was enough to justify me fabricating a small quantity of repair sections to keep them running.
