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driving on the road my flu419 just stopped pulling as if it was taken out of gear now it dont move at all where do i start?
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Hi Speedwoble - I have been looking through posts trying to diagnose my (latest) problem, and I noticed the question you posed above: "Does it stall when you let out on the clutch?". That's exactly what mine does. I know I have an air pressure issue. Pressured up the system externally and air was leaking out the valves in the air brake booster. Bought a rebuild kit and rebuilt it. Thought I fixed it but now it leaks air out through where the top of the 'can' is held on by that wire that fits in the groove. I have not properly introduced myself to the group - mainly because I don't know how. I have an MB4/94 my father-in-law purchased and used on his farm (engine built in April, 1975). It's been sitting rotting for decades, and I hope to bring that one back from the dead. In addition, I purchased someone's failed rebuild along with a crated (rebuilt) engine. For unknown reasons, somebody painted it blue (WHAAA??). I have been working on this 8 ton puzzle for almost a year pretty steadily, and I have at least got the engine running - it purrs like a kitten, that is until I let out the clutch. It bogs down and dies. I cannot engage the PTO, so from your post, it seems clear I have a clutch issue. Big picture, what shall I try to fix first - lift the cab and try to adjust the clutch slave cylinder, OR should I try to solve the fact that I cannot get the system to hold air? I have no idea if the compressor is even working. I have had a lot of ups and downs with this thing, but considering I started with (literally) a bucket of bolts, with NOTHING labeled, LOTS of missing parts, other parts in buckets that I didn't know what they were, etc., I've been pleased to get it to this point. Trying to win a bet my wife made with my brother in law. I have to move the thing on it's own power, dig a hole, put the dirt back and drive it under it's own power back to where it started. I have till January to get it done. Other than it's very clear I should have my head examined, any thoughts? Thanks! -SeanNeither of you are giving a lot of detail. Does the shifter feel like it is getting into detents? Does it stall when you let out on the clutch, or does the motor spin as if there is no load? Can you engage the PTO and use the backhoe(if so, the clutch is working). There have been cases where the high/low air splitter on the 1-4 shifter got stuck between high and low and the truck would not move. You need to give more detail about what is and is not working. “Will not pull” means different things to different people. And buy a set of cab tilt brackets. They are great repellent so you won’t have to tilt the cab.
Hi BEL. My apologies. I wasn’t clear about which machine I was referring to. Yes, I have an MB4/94, but other than the mention that I had an MB4/94, all the post was about my FLU-419 SEE that some brainiac painted blue. So, in my post, everything after “In addition, I purchased someone's failed rebuild along with a crated (rebuilt) engine. For unknown reasons, somebody painted it blue (WHAAA??)”…was all about the blue SEE. That machine, that I’ve pieced together from bits and bolts in buckets, a replacement engine, lots of parts purchased through our friends at EI, etc. is the REASON for my FrankenMOG moniker.Hi Frankenmog
I am curious does your MB/94 have the air assisted gear splitter like the SEEs? I thought that was unique to the SEE version. Maybe your air is only for your brakes? I hope you can figure it out and win the bet!
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