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Hydra Mac 8A (Gehl 2500) restoration... or "Oh No... What have I done?"
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<blockquote data-quote="vinito" data-source="post: 95611" data-attributes="member: 12954"><p>Just a quick, boring update.</p><p>I finished carefully flattening the welded repairs on the tub today. It's getting closer to paint time, and turning out pretty good. Next on the list, and about the last step before blasting, is to arrange the fuel filler hose ends.... hmmmm. Yep, that's about it! Blast and paint should start this week. Holy cow!</p><p>There's an upcoming machining project with the axles which should prove to be kind of educational and informative. But they aren't needed until a few steps into re-assembly. Plus I machine stuff for a living and it will be straightforward to get it done even if it's not a totally simple project.</p><p>Oh yea... yesterday I checked out the new engine, filled with oil, wired, hooked up fuel and started it up for a bench test. It runs just fine. Very well really. I read several reports that they are assembled at the factory with the valve gap set too close, and sure enough mine was too. Apparently that screws up the idle and whatever you would expect from being out of adjustment. So before I even tried it I got in there and set them right and it just fired right up and ran as good as I could have wanted. I think I'll like this new engine too even if it is rated a couple horsepower lower than the original. Gives me some comfortable breathing room for powering it anyway. I will probably arrange an extra pulley on it in the <em>likely</em> event I'll want to add an alternator. At least that way it will be extra simple to add it in later.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vinito, post: 95611, member: 12954"] Just a quick, boring update. I finished carefully flattening the welded repairs on the tub today. It's getting closer to paint time, and turning out pretty good. Next on the list, and about the last step before blasting, is to arrange the fuel filler hose ends.... hmmmm. Yep, that's about it! Blast and paint should start this week. Holy cow! There's an upcoming machining project with the axles which should prove to be kind of educational and informative. But they aren't needed until a few steps into re-assembly. Plus I machine stuff for a living and it will be straightforward to get it done even if it's not a totally simple project. Oh yea... yesterday I checked out the new engine, filled with oil, wired, hooked up fuel and started it up for a bench test. It runs just fine. Very well really. I read several reports that they are assembled at the factory with the valve gap set too close, and sure enough mine was too. Apparently that screws up the idle and whatever you would expect from being out of adjustment. So before I even tried it I got in there and set them right and it just fired right up and ran as good as I could have wanted. I think I'll like this new engine too even if it is rated a couple horsepower lower than the original. Gives me some comfortable breathing room for powering it anyway. I will probably arrange an extra pulley on it in the [I]likely[/I] event I'll want to add an alternator. At least that way it will be extra simple to add it in later. [/QUOTE]
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