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Loosened the compressor belt all the way and ran engine. No difference in the blowby. Thanks for the differential diagnosis. When I hold the (gloved) hand half an inch about the oil filler opening I can feel the pulsating of the gases coming out. Piston ring/valve issue? I am planning to...

Nope, no noticeable oil consumption. It oozes a little oil that the fan blows around and I am still not sure where it comes from. I suspect the air compressor gasket. I cleaned everything but cannot find it on idle or running the engine up without load. Oils when under load but I have not yet...

Did some PMCS on the truck today. It always had noticeable blow-by from the slobber tube. I am about to rip the valve covers off and adjust the valves and I thought I post a little video here to get opinions as to whether this is normal, questionable or downright bad. Engine is a LD-465 with a...

I know it is an older thread - size appears to be 012 or 013, depending upon the pump.

Hm. Not exactly a flood of suggestions coming in. Look, you work at CAT, so you know the powerplant of the A3 and probably a thing or two about heavy machinery and trucks. Yes, the multifuel can run on all sorts of cr**, from diesel to nail polish remover. That it "can" does not mean that you...

...and a new winch cable (if you want to use it) and a bit of heat and pull on that bumper corner :-) Congrats to the new truck!

I want to provide an update: as described, sometimes the LED headlight low beam remains off when the light switch is switched on to drive. One headlight on low and the other dark is not cool to drive around with. when I unplug wire #17 (high beam) at the light, the low beam LEDs come on...

Welcome! Get a gallon of coffee and read this forum (eventually, people will tell you to "GO USE THE SEARCH FUNCTION" anyway). Brace yourself for it :-) You can search the forum comfortably from the main Google website by typing: "your search topic/search terms" site:steelsoldiers.com into the...

Now...where are the pics of the M123??

The HH O-rings are Viton 227 and 230 and (as stated) the little 013 (or 012). I know off hand - just replaced them!

Thanks, very true. That was actually my first thought, so I poured a jerry can of diesel into the tank right away. Still did not start. A diesel soaked shirt later (note to self: put rag around drain plug on primary filter when loosening to check for fuel pressure) I also knew that the in-tank...

I am positive that the only abnormality was the "stuck"(?) shutoff lever under the cover. How this could "trip" while driving, with the shutoff lever locked into place by the arm of the acc switch, is beyond me. I have another question: While disassembling, I noticed diesel fuel in all the...

First off - it is your truck, you paid for it, you can do whatever you like. But, since you asked... This is too nice a truck for parts. Congrats to the score! I agree with the poster that said to take the winch and PTO if you need them and then sell the truck as-is to make some money back. You...

Update: removed injection lines and centre hex bolt unplugged in-tank pump so I could bump the starter without fuel spills measured plunger, bumped starter, measured plunger again - it seemed to have moved (have no soldier B) removed shutoff cover - lever sat in the 6 o'clock position and...

Will do right after work today and report back.

*updated* Sudden shutdown (again) - Truck will not re-start Had one weird episode two years ago (almost exactly to the day): http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?77049-Sudden-shutdown-cause The same thing happened again. This time en route to home, with a 4 1/2 ton load of gravel...

Installed the hood lift - so much easier now to quickly pop the hood for maintenance and also less danger of getting it slamme down by a gust of wind. Installed brackets for the medium tow bar on the front cargo bed wall. Out of the way and easily accessible. I figured, the tow bar likes sitting...

Such as....this? http://www.eriksmilitarysurplus.com/torodendform1.html

I do not see anything worrisome in the pictures, but I would plan on some extended preventive maintenance and care. The secondary fuel filters look as if they had not been touched in a long time...consider tossing them and the primary for a more modern spin-on setup (read up in the forum). The...

Hey, throw in a couple of wheels and you have 90% of a complete backup truck! You, sir, are prepared!