Recent content by foton

I would take the orginal alt. to a repair shop and see if can be easily fixed,maybe just diodes. If it can be repaired and it is still showing its age or you just are not comfortable with it, buy a generic one and shelve the old on as a spare.

JCB also has a extendable boom if you need it,besides the side door.

just remember to grease those zerks on the driveshaft,they are often overlooked.

a friend of mine bought a used bobcat s 185 and the red button was broken off the metal and bent stud for the release. had to replace valve assm. maybe you are in the same boat? yeah below the seat off to the side on it.

if there is no fluid loss in your hydro system and loss in the engine oil,well it is the engine oil.

I would guess that who ever put the electric pump on there could not find a low pressure one and added the regulator. I think you only need about 2 lbs. of gas pressure for the wisconsin engines carb. Orginally it has a manual pump on it, the idea of a electric pump is a good one as you do not...

There is a thing called a oil vaccuum that can be very usefull in removing oil from holding tanks that have no drain plug or ones that are difficult to get at. I picked up one at harbor freight ,they do not use all that much air to operate so a smallish compressor can be used to operate it...

I have no idea, but since you know it is a onan engine get the model # of the engine and look for a exploded view to see how the starter mounts. some older onans use a starter generator combo setup.

I would guess a lot of it depends upon is the oil just old or is it contaminated with water or other issues, It is difficult to get it all out,most try to just exchange as much as reasonable possible with the suggested fluid. You can use a cheap version of oil to flush the system and refill with...

i suppose that it is possible that the fuel pump diaphram has a pinhole in it letting crankcase air in, but I would also think if that were to happen there would be diesel fuel in the crankcase oil. So as a quicky smell the engine oil to see if it smells like diesel also look at the level to...

check your chain case oil level,that might be where it is coming from if it low on the side that is leaking.

there is a check valve in the hand primer bulb ,maybe it has gone bad and leaking back.

this is a guess ,but maybe it is the switch in the seat that powers the panel, mine is like that but a way different machine.

wet clayish dirt is bad for that,and bucket less than 12 inches makes it worse. this is with all machines.

if you cant come up with the info. from musatng ,get the serial number off the engine and look up the production date,(it might be even listed there.) that will get you in the ball park.