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  1. J

    4500 ford glo plug wiring

    Thanks tex ,thats some good info . Question , where did you get the 235 amp fusing for # 12 awg copper ? That is rated at 20 and sometimes 25 amp depending on the insulation . I have masters state electrical license . The only exception I know of Is to a single motor load only because of the...
  2. J

    4500 ford glo plug wiring

    I sure am glad the rubber lines started leaking to the heater , I didnt even know it had a heater , I sure have needed that a lot in the winter . I have used a lot of starting fluid and they saw that is not good for ford tractors . I will have a heater now when the new heater arrives , before...
  3. J

    4500 ford glo plug wiring

    I "ohmed out" the heater and it has an open circuit , infinity so the heater is fried . I took it out and I can not see a broken element but it is in an enclosure and I can not see the far end well . I was afraid from the way it looked and made in England originally that I would be spending lot...
  4. J

    4500 ford glo plug wiring

    I don't know , my lights or instrument panel have not worked for years since the harness caught fire when the battery shorted out from not being fastened down . It sounds like you have the after market switch or newer tractor , my heat position is to the far left and is spring return to off . I...
  5. J

    4500 ford glo plug wiring

    Thanks Sean and Texas , I'm impressed , I see you guys are very knowledgeable on your electricity . I will ohm out the heater today and report back today . If it is not to hard to remove the heater , I might do that to inspect. In the mean time you can try to guess the ohms . Using omhs law E=IR...
  6. J

    4500 ford glo plug wiring

    Thanks JMOR I will check that out .
  7. J

    4500 ford glo plug wiring

    Thanks sean, I have the old style because it is spring loaded to the left same as starter is to the right . I wondered how they would do that so the heater could not be left on or stay on with the engine running . I think I like the old style better . I think I could test the heater by...
  8. J

    4500 ford glo plug wiring

    Thanks Sean , I will look for the manual . I have the cd and I hate it the , the index is a text document and you cant click on anything to go there , You just have to scroll forever to find something . then its hard to read , people have taken photos of the manual pages . Ok what is the...
  9. J

    4500 ford glo plug wiring

    I have a 4500 diesel . The glo plug on the intake has been disconnected for a while because part of my wiring harness got burned . I would like to run another wire to the glo plug . How is that wired up ? Also is there a link to the wiring diagram ? I want to put in a new wiring harness later ...
  10. J

    Removing crowd cylinder for reseal on 4500 Backhoe

    Thanks for replies , I could not get but about quart of fluid out so I took the cylinder off and took it down to my concrete porch . I have a way to pull it apart there . No fluid would come out until I got it on the porch and then it started . I had to slide it over so end was hanging off the...
  11. J

    Removing crowd cylinder for reseal on 4500 Backhoe

    I was wondering if I could get some tips mostly on getting the cylinder drained and removed and getting the piston out . I have done this several times and tried different ways but all seemed like the hard way to do it . I have seem video of man chaining cylinder to a tree and pull piston out...
  12. J

    4500 jumps out of reverse

    Thanks Sean , one of my replies didnt post , I have not checked to see if it jumps out of R2 . So what does it mean if it jumps out of R1 and R2 or if it only jumps out in R1 ?
  13. J

    4500 jumps out of reverse

    Thanks RodInNS Yes I need to mask the problem and go back to the heavy oil . Can you install the detent balls and springs by removing the top shift cover ?
  14. J

    4500 jumps out of reverse

    Thanks Sean , I am glad to find some one that knows about the "G" tranny , Most people don't believe it exists and try to tell me I have the six forward 2 rew . I believe in 30 years I would have found that other forward gear .Well I can see the factory shift pattern and it is D2-----D1 on top...
  15. J

    steering pump shaft seal part # problem

    I had typo , I meant to say the new shaft "will" tighten it a little
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