Recent content by salty

Update on my smoke problem. Re torqued head bolts and majority of smoke has disappeared and water is not going down any more. Took the bobcat for a good run and most ofthe rest of the smoke has cleared, will get injectors done at some stage which will problem leave it perfect. Thanks Tazza for...

Water level is going down, not very quickly though, no water leaks visible elsewhere. The radiator cap is not great so am replacing it and checking again, but looks like my white smoke is mainly steam. It does dissapate very quickly. Looks like nicked gasket when replacing head. No oil in water...

It is quite smokey when under load and not to much when just ticking over, white smoke. The amount of smoke doesn't appear to change even when engine is warm after 15 minutes running. The reason I think it is something like injectors is that I didn't have the white smoke before I did put in the...

Thanks for help guys. set tappets and engine running a lot more smoothly and starting fine, but still got the smoke problem. Guess injectors are next thing to look at. When head was removed injectors weren't covered, maybe some dirt got in, could this cause my smoke problem or is there anything...

I have just replaced a cracked head on a v1902 Kubota engine that is going back into a Bobcat skid steer. Got valves ground in and set etc. professionally. Cannot find any marks to show TDC for setting tappets. I used the minus 9 procedure to try and set them. i.e. when valve 8 is fully open set...

Think I just found my problem, looks like head gasket is gone or crack in head. Was checking water level and it was down slightly and oil in the water. Did the compression test and compression if fine. Over 400 on all cylinders with no big change between cylinders. Will pull out the engine and...

It has a Kubota engine so must have been changed over at some stage. I checked the engine serial number and it tells me its a 1997 engine. I have checked the screen in the fuel tank and guess what, its missing! Getting a lend of a compression tester so will see how it goes. Engine is still...

Thanks for the advice. The air filter holder and pipe to inlet manifold was still in position but no refill at all!!!! Bought the machine for €800 /€ 630USD so can afford to spend a few quid. Spent its life cleaning out poultry houses. I think the compression test looks like my next move. When I...

I have recently purchased a 751 in need of restoration. Changed all the filters and glow plugs, starts OK but a bit smokey when under load. After 15-20 minutes when engine heats up it starts to run unevenly and bit rough. Under high revs it sounds a bit like it might be running on 3 cylinders. I...