Recent content by jerrymack553

ok figured out the brake lite on the dash and figured out the green wire off the center of the ignition switch. still havent figured out the yellow with black stripped wire yet.

well i finally got back to the 785 project this weekend i dove into the electrical. the previous owner had wires cut and spliced all over the place by passing the harness in spots a real frankenstein, no dash lites, alt wire hack to hell, battery cables the same, hydro selnoid on the control...

couple things to check: (1) are you making oil ( fuel injector stuck open pour fuel in combustion chamber washing dow the cylinder past the rings into the oil pan) check and see if oil is over filled by alot. (2) this time of year critters are looking for a new home pull the air intake tubes off...

for a unit on fire it dosent look to bad cosmetically.i would try to get the engine to turn over with a rachet or bar. get it apart and have an engine machinist look at the parts they usually can tell if its worth rebuilding it looks like a ford diesel i could be wrong though. I rebuilt a cat...

i noticed someone removed the dip stick on this unit could someone with a perkins in a l785 (4.203.2 engine) measure their dip stick from tip to the stop below the handle and how far up on the stick the full line is from the tip thank you just post the length on here so i can make a new stick...

i noticed that, they are tinted lexan i didnt really notice it hinder vision when back up but after the redo they'll be gone i gonna build removable windows for winter use.

i looked all over for this crank (used) nothing...new ones $2200.00 even if you try to repower this unit with a different engine you'll spend the same or more for a quality used engine. you say your in pa i assume you called messicks, maby try b & r in beaver springs or C S snyder around the...

to the fellas that have an lx885 what is your wheel base (axle center to center) and what is your hub off set (side of machine to hub face where the rim mounts) thanks

hey if you still have this could you post a photo of it

the project, i got some of the sheet metal and skid pans off i am posting pictures in the photos section under L series new holland folder.