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After getting a few O-rings at NAPA and getting the (formerly) parts SEE running again, I decided to remove and clean out that drain valve, again. And failed to get it to stop leaking, again. Wiggling the little "pin" around a bit can lessen the rate of the air loss, but it still leaks...

Those were supposed to be deterrents?!? Guess they failed to activate as I cautiously approached on all four. Finding the SEE was the hard part. I kept looking for a mountain in Oklahoma for days.

General Hood is conveniently located between us, so logistically one of his SEEs would make a better parts vehicle, don't you think? One other advantage with eliminating that tubing over the filter is that it allows sliding the hood from the left side, without getting hung up on the forward...

It couldn't hurt to close the valve, but in my case both the (known) leaks are/were between the valve and the engine, so fuel dripping out from the strainer would still drip out. Other than as an anti-theft device, and to frustrate the daylights out of yourself after forgetting to open that...

If it's that same hose I already found, yeah, I'll fix it. Not planning on any creek crossings with the HMMH, and the closest the SEE is likely to get is when I drop a wheel into the irrigation ditch. Of course, the SEE's 4WD works, but that and the potential water intrusion will be the least of...

I sprayed some JB-80 down the "key hole" on the SEE, and that one has behaved better since. Of course, it may also be that I dropped a washer in there, as a spacer of sorts. Just can't remember if I fished it back out or if it's still there.

Aha, another feature for me to delete. I'd rather have 4WD than pressurized axles. And one of the FLUs did have a loose piece of plastic tubing by the left front, which I just pushed back onto the nearby metal pipe. Looks like I should take a peek at that area again. The more I think about it...

Okay, after all the crap I gave you when your SEE wasn't running, I can understand why you wanted to rub it in that mine does not. Actually, it did run today. For a while. First I tried removing the bleeder screw, and failed again. Following peakbagger's advice (I'm stubborn, but not that...

Bison, not sure what the manual shows, but on all the FLUs I've seen there's a bolt "with a bent rod" on top holding the spare. They function like any bolt, except that it's not easy to use regular tools on them, so when they're balky, a piece of cheater pipe is about the only option. I don't...

Your cylinder is leaking through paint?? The only thing I can picture creating that scenario is a cracked cylinder. Are you sure it wasn't just ice on the exposed rod that took a seal out? I had to do a bit of ice removal before using the backhoe. Not sure what you mean by the spare being...

Ah, the infamous diagnostic system. Alright, that pesky thing will be gone before the day is over, and it does indeed look like regular NPT thread. I did pick up one of those filter assemblies some time back, from EI as I recall. As you say, it was no more than the two filters inside...

Peakbagger, I re-read lots of your useful advice in old posts last night, in an effort to learn about the common issues, and hopefully pin down more precisely what's going on in this case. Known is that this SEE ran just fine a few months ago (but it was warmer then, if that can factor in) and...

As it stands now, I won't need a parts SEE. The (formerly) parts SEE is rapidly regaining its parts status. There are a few things still to check, but if it continues to refuse to start... I've learned a lot about the fuel system since yesterday, but apparently not enough.

Nah, not real snow yet. As you can see in the photo, I plowed what little there was into a berm to get a chance to run the 'blower. It will shoot it some 50-60 feet even at 1,600 rpm, which is encouraging. Eventually i managed to plug the chute by going head on into a large pile of very wet...

Today turned out to be a very educational day. Not much progress, but many things learned. One, which apply to those of us with a SEE in a wintry climate, I thought of some time ago (but actually remembered to check today). Before lowering the backhoe, make sure the levers aren't ice covered...

Welcome back, Dave, and thanks for the tip.

Well, this was an anticlimactic experience. Always wanting to learn, curiosity finally made me look up what a "bionic heater" is. What I found was that every water cooled vehicle I've ever owned, with the exception of early Jeeps, came with a bionic heater from the factory. A few of those Jeeps...

Holy crap! Sitting at 25 degrees must've felt, um, unnerving. I've only seen just over 20 on my inclinometer and that made me put my seat belt on, for the first time. Could the loader be helpful for a front tire change? It depends. Not if your SEE's loader is like mine (gutless). But the one on...

Anybody considering upgrading to larger hydraulic cylinders on their FLU? Apparently Bosch has some beefy ones.

A good day was had, overall, so although off subject: Sold my M1009 for $400 over asking price. And no, there was no bidding war - the buyer came from hundreds of miles away with the intent to buy it, which he did. Not sure where this fits in with my normal "I'm much better at buying than...