Recent content by Junkers

For the oil I put 10w30 in both the hydro and engine to keep it simple. For the oil leak, is everything under the cab soaked in oil? If so pressurewash/decrease it and run it for a while then double check. If it's all dry under the cab. Open up the doors on the blower shroud and check the oil...

I purchased a 743 with the engine completely torn down. got it rebuild and put back together. I got about 3 hours run time on it before it exploded the u joint in the coupler. It was a new u joint and was greased. I did some research on the cause and it mostly came to the pump alignment to the...

Thanks. I was standing back by the engine and had another person turn the key to start it. As soon as I heard the engine starting to rev up I hit the fuel shut off to kill it. As with any new/rebuild diesel engine, I always have the back up emergency stop 2x4 sitting on top of the engine.

I think that i got everything squared away on the bobcat. I still have to get the air out of the fuel system and set the min and max adjustments on the throttle plate. But there is one more adjustment on the injector pump that im unsure what it does and how to adjust it. Its the adjustment...

I got enough of the 743 back together to get it started. I made a mess of every single fluid. These new fire proof fuel cans are a joke. I had to drill a vent hole in a new can just to get it to dispense fuel. After bleeding the fuel lines she starts right up and shot up to 2k rpm. I have a hand...

Well I attempted to time the injector pump with two new shims as the starting point. The 1702 manual says it should start flowing at the FI timing mark. Well after a while of bleeding the injector pump. It starts flowing way late. I removed all the shims and now it seems to start flowing at the...

I purchased a 1985 743 with the engine completely torn down. I was told it overheated and cracked the head. It came with a new head. I purchased a complete rebuild kit and dropped off the block at a machine shop. They cleaned the block and installed new liners and front main bearing. Cylinder 3...