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I put some anti-gel in the tank about the time it got real cold, and it started smoking pretty bad. Maybe the gas trick is not a bad idea. I assume it should be 2 gallons on a full tank. I will probably wait until next month after it starts warming up though.

My ether injection pump was toast when I got my FLU. I bought replacement parts and got a lot of it back together, but it is not functional. I really wish it were in the climate I live in now. I think the problems are just electrical but that is pretty daunting still. I hope to get it...

Some times I am amazed at my own stupidity. Of course the way to warm it up is to work it. .. Which is what I did. :) Also I wanted to not believe that I did it to myself, which I did. Most if not all of the water came from a 55 gallon drum that had set out in the rain and snow for multiple...

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing, but I am less certain of how to do that. The ambient air temp is pretty low around here this time of year. I have been thinking about wrapping the tank with insulation and putting a heat lamp on it. Another option might be some kind of immersion heater.

There are 2 per tank in inline strainer going to the pump, and a filter on the return line. I did not replace any of the filters when first put AW32 in the tanks. I was not worried about flushing it at that time. So I just drained the tanks, put the plug back in, and filled it up. Since I am...

Thanks for the tip, that will save a lot of money.

This is a picture of the hydraulic fluid after I pulled the rod out of dipper cylinder. Clearly the situation is not good. I think I have no option, but to drain the fluid, and put new in. I have not been able to find any documentation on the procedure to drain it. Admittedly I haven't done...

I replaced my sending unit, and I think I have a grounding issue, because sometimes the gauge drops to 0 and I am sure it still has good pressure YATF yet another thing to fix

As to how water got in, I have a theory on that. As I said the dipper cylinder has been leaking fluid and I am replacing the seals when I pulled it the seals in the gland nut were in terrible shape, and came out in small pieces. I was amazed that cylinder was not leaking worse than it was...

Yeah, I don't think it will separate back to clear oil if it is water emulsified in the oil. What I was thinking is that if it was air as FLU Farm said, I would expect it would. Even that might not happen, but I think it would be more likely.

Thanks the crackle test looks like a good way to figure out if it is water or not, and it makes sense now that I think about it.

That is exactly my fear. It is a milky white. I will take a picture tomorrow, but it looks similar to what FLU farm posted. I have pulled the rod on the dipper cylinder. and I am replacing the seals right now. I suppose that since it has been sitting for a while if I warm up the tank somehow...

That looks similar to what I have, maybe it is just air. It has gotten down to -10, but it was looking white like that before it got that cold. I noticed that it was white like that after the firs winter it spent out here. Shouldn't it go back to looking like normal AW-32 after it sits for...

My hydraulic fluid has water in it. I don't know how the water got into it, but it clearly has water in it. I have seen some articles on the web about getting the water out, but nothing looks too promising to me. Do any of you have any suggestions about mitigating the issue? We have had...

When I first got my SEE I was a regular on this thread. I put a lot of work into getting it more or less functional. At that time I was living in the suburbs of Denver, and there was limited work I could do with the backhoe. My wife got tired of the rather large lawn ornament and I moved it...

Easier still is just to clip the leads of Power Probe II to battery and test it out, No wrench involved

Thanks all for your replies. I guess now that the fans may actually be OK, but my spider sense tells me not likely. I have a power probe II and I will hook it up to the battery and try to apply 24 volts to it to see if they kick on. Does anyone know what temperature they are supposed to kick...

Last night after I posted, I did what I should have done to start with, and followed the adage RTMS "Read The Manual Stupid". In the manual on diagnosing those fans it says 74. HYDRAULIC OIL COOLER FANS WILL NOT OPERATE. NOTE Vehicle MASTER disconnect switch must be ON and ignition switch...

How are you all? I have had a busy year or so, and have not had much time to do much other than keep putting on foot in front of the other. In the last year I have dealt with years of differed maintenance on our former home, and sold it. Bought two 40' high cube shipping containers and moved...

I have very similar symptoms to this thread: MEP 803a no power to main lugs My generator is not outputting any current at the main lugs but is at the convenience receptacle as described on the above thread. I believe that it was putting out current at the main lugs last spring after I got all...