Recent content by Dirtballer

Thank you for responding. The seat switch fuses both have power on both sides. What I believe happened is that my wrench touched the hot end of the solenoid while attached to the far-forward injector. The EIC is grounded to the engine ... so I shorted the EIC at the ground. The EIC still...

Also - the EIC/Panel does not light up when I sit in the seat ... only when I turn the key.

Just put a new head gasket on machine - did not disconnect any wiring (except two sensors on block). At one point, my wrench hit the live-wired solenoid when installing the injector at the front of the engine, but I don't understand how that could cause a problem. Had no problems...

What kind of charger are you using? I have used a charger with cranking amps (see link below) to start my machine numerous times with a shot battery ... but connecting a pair of quality jumper cables to a new & charged battery should work just as easily. If neither charger nor jumpers work by...

I really didn’t want to pull the gearbox …. I worked on the loader today and was able to move the machine out of the compost pile and up near the garage without any problem. I only took apart as little as necessary to get access to the bearing and was able to get the outer ring of the bearing...

> only found big chains running in gear oil Wrong panel. And that should be 10w30, not gear oil. Move higher to the long panel behind the tires... it goes from top center of front tire to top center of rear tire and forms a ledge outside, under your cab cage. There should only be two bolts...

I've had to replace the red hose twice - the last time just a few days ago. I don't know if it's the one that's causing your problems, but this one rests on the pan and vibration causes it to rub. The first time I replaced it (repaired), I used zip ties to pull it up off the pan. Eventually, the...

Off-topic here - sorta. I noticed the vintage loader in flyerdan's avatar and remembered a video clip I once saw on TV (pre-internet). It was of a similar type loader and there were two of them ... and two guys were flipping them, rolling them head-over-heel using the boom/bucket. Neat ... but...

Thanks for the help! This is much better! Lol ... the formatting thing is a bit maddening here, but I enjoy puzzles. The coding I know, but typing code directly into the editor without the HTML being enabled in my profile only allowed me to type and post without any formatting - the HTML just...

Mike10 - thanks for the reply. I was able to find a service manual last night (in ~15 years, I've never needed one) - I'd post a link, but I'm not sure about the rules here. In reading the steps, it would appear that cab tipping and gearbox removal are probably not necessary, as the blown...

I searched the NH forum, but found no help for this. I've had this NH LS160 for over 15 years without any mechanical issues until now. Last week I worked a ~500 foot driveway for over four hours without problem. Brought the machine home and used it for 20 minutes in the compost pile and the...