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    Bern replied to the thread Head condition.
    The article agreed with me: Can I reuse cylinder head bolts on any engine? No. Only bolts that are not torque‑to‑yield and show no...
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    Bern replied to the thread Head condition.
    Not true. Head bolts on a machine that old can be reused as often as you like. They don't stretch like new ones.
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    Bern reacted to Duner Wi's post in the thread Head condition with Like Like.
    Do some research on reusing NON TTY head bolts . If they are not stretched or compromised in some way I reuse them.
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    Bern replied to the thread Lift arm travel.
    What? The lowest position is established when the piston bottoms out in the cylinder.
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    If it's close, coat the shaft liberally with red loctite. It will hold it as well as seal it.
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    Of course it needs to be rebuilt - sounds like the governor thrust bearing went out. I wouldn't run it any further until it is repaired.
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    Bern replied to the thread Steering issues on a 6600.
    Something inside your column is binding up. The control valve operates using a torsion bar, and apparently is free to turn in one...
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    Bern replied to the thread Ford 3 cylinder diesel timing.
    Timing gears cannot come out of time as long as the timing cover stays on. Don't bother pulling the cover off and checking the timing...
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    Bern replied to the thread Ford 3 cylinder identification.
    D5NN would be 1975, not 1965.
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    Remove line at fuel filter coming from the tank. If you have a slow trickle, the screen in your tank is plugged.
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    Bern replied to the thread Ford 7000 3pt Lift Cover.
    Well, I guess that wasn't very helpful, as the guy never reported back. See attached image. If you lift a heavy load, shut the engine...
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    Bern replied to the thread Ford 7000 3pt Lift Cover.
    Pulling out the ASC valve splits the circuit into two sections and helps isolate where the leak is. The details should be in the...
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    Yep. Most late-model trucks and machines are that way - don't touch the filter unless the dash light tells you to. This is because...
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    Hate to burst your bubble, but I've seen far worse than that. More than once I've drilled out the spot welds on those filters, removed...
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    Bern replied to the thread Ford 2600 Trainer.
    Post some pics of this museum piece if you can.
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