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    Bobcat 743 - Wont turn over

    Well made a lot more progress on this, turned out it was not fuel coming out of the oil dipstick but a mixture of coolant and oil. Cylinders full of coolant caused hydraulic lock. Pulled the head off and gasket was completely blown between cylinders. Ordered new gasket and going to take the head...
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    Bobcat 743 - Wont turn over

    Well I'm pretty sure this will be a bit of 2 steps forward one step back. Got all the connections and cables clean, bought a fresh battery and tried to start again. Now the starter works motor turns over and it almost sounded like it was going to start then it stopped and wouldn't turn over...
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    Bobcat 743 - Wont turn over

    Hey Walio - turned over by hand with no issue, everything seemed normal in that regard
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    Bobcat 743 - Wont turn over

    Hi All, New bobcat owner here. Picked up a complete non-running bobcat 743 for $2k and I would like to get it running. Previous owner didn't want to mess with this and went out and bought a new one. I am hoping there is nothing major wrong. The motor will not turn over. I hear a click in the...
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