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Hmm. If so I might be able to finish about 2/3 of my projects. If I don't come up with any new ones, which I have a bad habit of doing.- You'll be able to live forever...
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Hmm. If so I might be able to finish about 2/3 of my projects. If I don't come up with any new ones, which I have a bad habit of doing.- You'll be able to live forever...
Actually, you should make a trip out here. I'll take you for a tour of the Texarkana Flu Farm, it's less than an hour down the roadNot quite. It's a truck bed I'm busily cutting more and more off of, and changing in other ways. Really should've started from scratch instead of modifying a factory made bed.
And I wouldn't call the (formerly) a runner quite yet. Would be nice if that turns out to be the case, and one thing is for sure; It will be a perfect runner before you get here.
If I live that long.
Hmm. If so I might be able to finish about 2/3 of my projects. If I don't come up with any new ones, which I have a bad habit of doing.
It runs like it was your SEE's twin sisterThat's tempting. If you can arrange to turn the temperature down a few notches. Remember, I don't do well in much over 70 degrees.
Being able to dig up your wife's flower beds, using your SEE...yeah, that is tempting. Except, yours doesn't run now, does it?
Well, that explains it. A she can't be expected to run right.It runs like it was your SEE's twin sister
I see you have your helper with you. Have a great day sirNecessary preparation for todays visit at the gravel pit.View attachment 680159View attachment 680161View attachment 680165
First Crew take the SEE,second will follow later with a scary brother equipped with double 6 t winches
View attachment 680162Hey, lets go.View attachment 680164View attachment 680163
Edit: nearly 70°F scattered showers, perhaps a mud fight.
Great pics. Thanks!Necessary preparation for todays visit at the gravel pit.
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Singles on the rear axel,same size 315x22,5 as dual. It deludes on the pic.Great pics. Thanks!
I'm loving that cab-forward hauler.
What's the story on the dual axles, the wheels aren't matching. Are those singles on the rear axle?
Dribbling injectors need to be rebuild. Not only do they cause hard starts but also the blue smoke you often see in FLU419 videos. It would be nice to know a diesel injector shop that ships out overhauled nozzles for the OM-352 in exchange for sending the old ones in later. If anyone has a lead, please let us know (I will make some calls tomorrow).Spring Startup- Living up north, the SEE gets parked over the winter and then through mud season before running it spring summer and fall. I can start it earlier but its parking spot requires driving along a shared right of way with a neighbor and it really doesn't dry out until June. The SEE will gladly motor through it but the resulting 12" ruts sure aren't the neighborly thing to do. Our town also posts a "road ban" on the local road while the frost clears out of the ground and things dry out a bit so even if I did get it running I don't have anywhere to go.
First project is to check the fluids and then bleed the fuel system. I loosen the first bleed screw, push the bleed pump about 2 strokes and fuel comes out of the bleed screw. Repeat with the other one and same thing happens. This is good!. Now hop in the drivers seat and hit the starter, not so good. Engine just cranks and cranks and eventually catches but doesn't run, repeat multiple times and finally it starts to run. Once it gets running everythings fine. This happened prior years, but I attributed to poor priming. While talking a bit to the Unimog expert while buying my 1300 he mentioned that in addition to the low pressure fuel system loosing prime, the fuel injectors will also loose prime. He didn't give me a solution but I do plan to discuss if there is way around it next time I talk to him. He described that each injector builds up pressure closed aganst a spring and then releases a spray once the pressure builds, apparently when the injector leaks down and is full of air, the injector just doesn't build up enough pressure and fuel just dribbles out.
Isolating systems as much as possible is always a good way to trouble shoot.Once the SEE is up and running, I notice its not building air pressure. I can hear an air leak and find the main tank drain is leaking, I jiggle it a bit and it seals up and the pressure starts slowly building up. While I was waiting for the pressure to come up I noticed the emergency trailer brake was pushed in, it may have been that way since I bought it. I decide to open it and see the air pressure start dropping. At that point I decided not to mess with finding a leak so I pushed it back in. I expect its leaky gladhand. It does bring up a suggestion for new SEE owners that are chasing air leaks to start out diagnosing the air system with the trailer brake emergency valve pushed in. This will cut down on potential leak points. I will run an air line to a gladhand one of these days and chase what is leaking on that side of the air system.
While recently doing a spring cleanup on my CASE 1840, I was amazed how hard old grease can get.While letting it run for awhile I went through greasing the backhoe. I had missed one fitting previously on the backhoe bucket pivot and found a smashed grease fitting, I switched it out and thought I was set but when I hooked up the grease gun and tried to pump, it still wouldn't pump. I pulled the fitting and stuck a screwdriver down the bore and what came up was ancient gritty grease. I got it as clean as I could and hooked the grease gun back and same story. Looks like I have an excuse to buy a grease fitting cleaner https://www.zerkzapper.com/. I hope it works when I get it.
Maybe not dribbling but seeping over the course of month? If the pop-off valves in the injectors are tight and the IP barrels are not totally worn out, I have seen the 'classic' Mercedes diesel engines with inline Bosch pumps fire at the first turn even after sitting for several years. If one lost prime on the supply side (tank to IP), they will fire, then die, and then come back after a whole lot more cranking (or air bleeding). The FLU419 may act a little different as it lacks glow plugs. Since MB added an ether system, I would not hesitate to use ether for the first start after a long rest, especially if the outside temperatures are still on the chilly side.Not sure its dribbling injectors as once the unit is first started in the spring after a long winter, it starts and runs fine even if it sits for a couple of weeks, no significant smoking.
Good point, peakbagger. The trailer brake may very well have contributed to some head scratching when dealing with FLU air leaks. If the cover is properly installed over the gladhand it won't leak (much), but everything in that part of the system being needlessly pressurized can add a few extra small leaks. It all adds up.While I was waiting for the pressure to come up I noticed the emergency trailer brake was pushed in, it may have been that way since I bought it. I decide to open it and see the air pressure start dropping.
Another sweet toy for the toy box!I pulled the fitting and stuck a screwdriver down the bore and what came up was ancient gritty grease. I got it as clean as I could and hooked the grease gun back and same story. Looks like I have an excuse to buy a grease fitting cleaner https://www.zerkzapper.com/. I hope it works when I get it.
I am long term listener to the Magliozzi brothers, Click and Clack (may Tom rest in peace), a new vehicle is always an excuse for a new tool! So far its pile of jumbo metric wrenches, a breaker bar and set of 1" metric sockets.Another sweet toy for the toy box!
You already had it picked out, but just needed the reason to pull the trigger, was that it?
Very cool, it almost looks like you could eventually charge admissionSome pics from the visit in the gravel pit.View attachment 680439View attachment 680441View attachment 680440
Not only the kids also the friends had fun with the big toysView attachment 680442View attachment 680443View attachment 680444
The Pirelli tires work good in sand and on "autobahn"View attachment 680445View attachment 680446
Now its time to get a seal kit for the stabilizerView attachment 680447and we must find out a scrary noise while using the wipers.
Look how we can get any grease to the bushings or the rods.
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