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    Tire question

    Ya that old dry rotted Alliance is really bad, the tread is starting to peal off. Failure on the road would be a bad thing. With the 10 ply traveling down the road is one thing, mostly I’m concerned about driving it around the job site and maneuvering in tight spots, a lot of uneven ground...
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    Tire question

    Rear tires on my backhoe need up graded. Size is 21L-24 R4, the LR is an Alliance 12 ply and the RR is a Firestone 16 ply heavily dry rotted. New tires are not in the budget so I bought two fairly decent used Firestones. But what I didn't realize is they are only 10 ply. The manual says to use...
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    Detroit 3-53

    Apparently there are no bubbles, it was/is fuel agitation. I talked to Ervin at Leid Diesel, he said that's what it looked like (Emailed the video). Also to hold the hose end below the surface of the fuel in a bucket to be sure. Last time I did that was with the bad injector and there was...
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    Detroit 3-53

    Bubbles! I still have bubbles! Acts like it did before. I don’t know what to think. I was sure I eliminated everything from the tank to the engine. I put a clear hose after the pump, I didn’t see any damn bubbles. The only thing left is the pump. I’ll double check the fittings but I think a...
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    Detroit 3-53

    I found another problem, the exhaust valves are all over the place. It's a 4 valve head. Can't do No. 1 cylinder but the clearance on No. 2 cylinder front set is .027 rear set is 0.000 Zero! I can just barely move the little rocker that goes over the two valve stems. No. 3 cylinder front set is...
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    Detroit 3-53

    What's wrong with this picture? I think I found my problem :)
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    Detroit 3-53

    Ordered injectors, feed lines, hight tool and gasket. Let the real fun begin!
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    Detroit 3-53

    OK I give up! No more Jet-A fuel, I ran about 5 gallons threw it all together and it doesn't look like it's going to get any better. I hooked up the fuel lines and the bubbles look pretty much the same. Although, idling down does seems better. I changed the oil yesterday. When I first got...
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    Detroit 3-53

    Hey tlock0331, no not yet. Been trying another trick but it hasn't worked yet. A guy suggested running Jet-A fuel threw it. Said it would clean the injectors. Actually the bubbles looked different, maybe less of them, maybe finer looking. It could be because it was clear instead of red. I ran...
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    Detroit 3-53

    As far as I know there is plenty of volume. The engine seams to run ok, but maybe not like is should under load. The engine dies only if I idle down to fast. The YouTube link 7 posts up should be convincing enough there is no air being sucked in. Here is a spill test I did with different...
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    Detroit 3-53

    id you check out the YouTube link above? Wouldn't that be convincing that there is no air in the fuel coming out the pump? I saw the gauge for $25
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    Detroit 3-53

    I have a repair manual on the way, it should be able to tell me which ones are in there, but would it be a good idea to keep the same?
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    Detroit 3-53

    I bought this machine in March, it sat that long before I got it. The fuel problem is why I changed the filters and lines. The parts manual shows a check valve by the tank BUT was removed before me. Starting never was an issue tho. I pinched the hose for only a couple of seconds. I could...
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    Detroit 3-53

    The restrictor fitting was .080 but the book calls for .070. I put a .070 in and it doesn't make any difference. I tried a .062 which made the spill test closer to the .6 GPM... No difference on the bubbles, actually made it worse. The .070 is in now. Not sure the pressure at idle. I'm...
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    Confused

    Had to retype the entire post. I copied and pasted from text edit. Don't know what happened. But it's posted now: Detroit 3-53
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