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engine and chassis green(early build 1500"red")
though the engine and chassis of my late-'75 built "red"1500 has been touched up with later grayish green paint,the original finish under the touch-up paint and in areas not touched up is a silvery green paint-anyone familiar with this silvery green know of a commercially avalible match? i might... -
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Time for the front axle(1500D)
since i had to fix a seepy knuckle seal and fix worn splines where the steer arm mounts on,taking apart for inspection:the 6305 bearings on the shafts from the differential out to the pinions that mesh with the vertical gears were damaged by rust and replaced,but the outer gearbox and wheel... -
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on to the head(1500 engine rebuild)
starting to dig into the head now-so far looks like valves(worn stems)and guides need replaced.Valve seats look good though and no damage to head casting found so far... -
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piston ring groove clearance-1500
Engine is now completely apart and am inspecting/checking the parts to see what needs work or replacement-pistons look pretty decent,but noticed the top ring of each has slightly more clearance in the groove than the lower 3,don't know if they are made that way for heat expansion reasons... -
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1500 dynamo rebuild
noticed when i took the dynamo off the engine,the bearings rumbled and squeaked when the dynamo was spun-time for new bearings.When i took the dynamo apart,i found 2 of the 3 AC coils had the little reddish spacer/insulators missing and the coils were loose on the iron pole pieces-made new... -
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Adding gauges to 1500
Among the modifications i may do to my 1500 is add some extra gauges-at first was only thinking about a coolant temp gauge ,but dug trough my boxes of spare gauges and found some nice VDO 2-5/8"mechanical water temp and oil pressure that will look authentic once the bezel rings are painted... -
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"loose"front main...
was running my 1500 today and noticed the crank pulley seemed to be "jumping"slightly at a low RPM idle-took the side guard off and with engine stopped,pried up and down on the crank pulley and found about 1/16" or slightly more of up and down play...Are two cyl yanmars known to wear the front... -
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thermostart Qs
my 1500 does not have thermostart-wondering how this works? -
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painting plastic parts
The plastic fuel tank on my 1500 is discolored and oxidized where it is exposed to sunlight on the sides-thinking about cleaning the outside of the tank good and painting with "fusion" or similar plastic paint-leaving a thin vertical strip unpainted to gauge fuel level.Though i have used... -
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1500 valve lash and chg.system amps
Hi all,first post -joining with a late '75 build ym1500d,have a few Qs as i check out and fix this little tractor: -where should the valve lash be set to?-runs good but doesent look like the rocker cover has been off in a long time. -wondering what the amp capacity of the motorcycle type...
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