Recent content by Codykoke

I hadn't thought of separating the pumps but that looks alot easier. Thanks for the info.

Bought this machine last year. 93 L553 with 3500hrs. Been a good machine but has always been hard starting even when warm out. Finally took the time to compression check it and #1-330 psi #2,3,4-220psi. With oil they came up to around 350 so hopefully I'll luck out with a mild rebuild without...

Thanks guys. Found out one of the new injectors was bad. Lesson learned on buying cheap amazon ones. Put one of the old ones back in and it runs fine now. Starts up faster than it was before so I'll run it as is for awhile. Has always had a rattle/chink sound at low idle so maybe I'll dig into...

I've owned this machine for a few months now and it has always been hard to start. Always had to glow plug even in warmer weather. Decided to finally replace the original injectors. Did my best to keep everything clean. Noticed cylinder 1 had more soot buildup on the original injector than the...