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<blockquote data-quote="Bobcat371" data-source="post: 19702" data-attributes="member: 2032"><p>I'm new to the site and bought a 371 recently and have been going through it to get it in good running shape. I'm also new to working on equipment so hopefully between the manuals and this forum I'll be able to get all the problems fixed. First problem was water in the gas - turned out to be a rusty tank sitting in water that wasn't draining because the tank well holes were plugged with mud. Got that replaced and found a leak in the carburetor bowl - also from the water - replaced that also. Engine is now running good but had oil leaking from the governor cross-shaft. I cleaned the crankcase breather and replaced the cross-shaft bushing nut - also put an O ring on the shaft in front of the bushing nut. It stopped the leak there but I've still got oil coming from somewhere on the front or PTO side of engine but I can't see where it's coming from - any ideas on where to look without pulling the engine again? The bucket lift is also slower than the manual says it should be. The guy I bought it from put a new pump in it and I replaced the lower hydraulic line to the bucket lift which also had a rust hole in it. The fluid appears to be red so it may be transmission fluid - should I replace this? The control valve is a Cessna I think - it doesn't have separate sections for the foot petals, that can be rebuilt like the manual shows. Could I have a bad control valve? The bobcat dealer told me if I replaced the valve I'd have to replace the metal hydraulic lines also because the fittings are different. That sounded pretty expensive - am I overlooking anything?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bobcat371, post: 19702, member: 2032"] I'm new to the site and bought a 371 recently and have been going through it to get it in good running shape. I'm also new to working on equipment so hopefully between the manuals and this forum I'll be able to get all the problems fixed. First problem was water in the gas - turned out to be a rusty tank sitting in water that wasn't draining because the tank well holes were plugged with mud. Got that replaced and found a leak in the carburetor bowl - also from the water - replaced that also. Engine is now running good but had oil leaking from the governor cross-shaft. I cleaned the crankcase breather and replaced the cross-shaft bushing nut - also put an O ring on the shaft in front of the bushing nut. It stopped the leak there but I've still got oil coming from somewhere on the front or PTO side of engine but I can't see where it's coming from - any ideas on where to look without pulling the engine again? The bucket lift is also slower than the manual says it should be. The guy I bought it from put a new pump in it and I replaced the lower hydraulic line to the bucket lift which also had a rust hole in it. The fluid appears to be red so it may be transmission fluid - should I replace this? The control valve is a Cessna I think - it doesn't have separate sections for the foot petals, that can be rebuilt like the manual shows. Could I have a bad control valve? The bobcat dealer told me if I replaced the valve I'd have to replace the metal hydraulic lines also because the fittings are different. That sounded pretty expensive - am I overlooking anything? [/QUOTE]
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