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    743 Radiator Cap Pound Rating?

    Hello, Just need to replace my radiator cap but there is no stamp on it as to what pound it is. Wondering if anyone has that number. Went to the local auto parts store and the guy gave me a seven lb cap but then online I was seeing 13 and 18 so want to be sure. Ever since i bought it, there was...
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    743 Excessive Blowby Pushing Oil Out

    Thanks, i actually ordered rings and a headgasket the other day from a local company for about $550. Should be here in a week or se. Ill get them and measure them in the grooves of my old pistons. Yes there was set from Kumar Bros for cheaper but they have horrible reviews and people comaining...
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    743 Excessive Blowby Pushing Oil Out

    No i havent checked, not sure who around here would be interested. Atleast one of the other pistons has a broken ring and has .013 side gap clearence in the grooze which seems excessively out of spec from the max .005. Unless new rings are quite a bit thicker lookw like i might be on the hook...
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    743 Excessive Blowby Pushing Oil Out

    Here are some pictures. https://ibb.co/phVjV73 https://ibb.co/VtvFvjv https://ibb.co/MRRzFWw
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    743 Excessive Blowby Pushing Oil Out

    Hello, I have a 743 with v1702 Kubota Diesel. Motor ran like a charm and didnt leak a drop of oil until just recently. Well, it still runs fine but just leaks. Drips a drop of oil out of the valve cover breather tube every second or so when revved right up and is pushing oil out the throttle...
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    Bobcat 743 Drive Motor Teardown

    Thanks. Ended up just ordering two from Stoens hydrostat. $735 US and they take the core back...about a third of the cost from buying from bobcat so got two since they both look original.
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    Bobcat 743 Drive Motor Teardown

    I called my local bobcat dealer and they said the Gerolers were obsolete and that a new drive motor was even out of stock from Bobcat and if they did have it, it would be $3k! Since it is an Eaton/Charlynn motor called a local hydraulic shop that does eaton and he said normally the price of...
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    Bobcat 743 Drive Motor Teardown

    Yeah, I'm pretty sure its shot and I'm sure after 40 years it has got some grit in the system! Its new to me...bought as a project. Bobcat warehouse doesent sell gerolers and Eaton is 12 weeks out. Bobcat is out of drive motors too...$2900 a piece if they did have them. Ill have to start...
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    Bobcat 743 Drive Motor Teardown

    Hi there, Long story short I got my gear pump working (wafer plates needed sanded) and got the skidsteer out for a test. Was working great drive wise except when going full speed it would "pop" but keep driving. Then after working with it for awhile I went to do a 360 and the right side drive...
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    Looking to buy a Bobcat 743 that has drive issues

    Just to make sure we are talking about the same thing...its the two hardliners that run along the floor behind the engine? Pic attached. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BxFMyF8Lwa8ts04JFkxjqUCJOP7QOQAD/view?usp=drivesdk I did get the shop to replace the corroded part but I couldn't see any...
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    Glow plugs

    I just had mine off to test them...they were "NGK Y106V". The manual which is linked on the forum here shows a testing procedure to do before replacing them.
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    Looking to buy a Bobcat 743 that has drive issues

    Haha, I wasnt sure if anyone was even reading it...sorry for th elate reply last week was crazy busy as we had a snowstorm blow through. Unfortunately the 743 was still apart so had to rent a very nice 2 speed kubota with an enclosed cab...after the rental bill on that though, im looking forward...
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    Looking to buy a Bobcat 743 that has drive issues

    Ok, so after installing a new 40 micron filter ($28), spin on, putting new hydraulic oil in the resoivoir and getting the steering levers centering spring on. (still creeps but atleast they center) I took it for a test drive. At full throttle it went 5 mph tops according to a gps app which seems...
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