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Recent content by Tomvarner

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    Drifting stabilizer

    Yeah. I’ve seen some pretty dinged up shafts over my vast years that didn’t leak at all. Not gonna kick a sleeping dog now.
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    Drifting stabilizer

    I’m just glad my backhoe’s back up and running again!
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    Drifting stabilizer

    I agree but am learning the ropes in the heavy equipment service world and didn’t really know what had happened to my cylinder so I’m learning as I go.
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    Drifting stabilizer

    Understandable.
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    Drifting stabilizer

    At 72 I am getting a little shaky but I am still welding some. Tig aluminum and mig for the rest
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    Drifting stabilizer

    Nice. I’m going shopping. Lol
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    Drifting stabilizer

    I’m going to do that. Not familiar with roloc though
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    Drifting stabilizer

    This was my first experience using them. I took them the complete cylinder. I pulled it off the backhoe and took it to them. They told me that in order for them to warranty it I would need a new rod because it has some dings. I told them it wasn’t leaking at the rod seals. It was just drifting...
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    Engine blow by

    I was afraid of that but didn’t know. You know I never suspected low compression because of the way it fires off on the first crank. Also there’s no puffing or excessive smoke. What should you be seeing from a good engine in respect to the fill tube blowing out oil? Does a new engine have any...
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    Engine blow by

    Supid question time. How do you do it on a diesel? No spark plugs
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    Engine blow by

    Is there a pcv or anything that can be bad?
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    Engine blow by

    There isn’t a cloud. Just dripping oil. The engine hour meter has been disconnected since I’ve had it. You don’t want to open the fill cap with the engine running or you will get sprayed with oil droplets. If that gives you an idea of how much blow by.
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    Engine blow by

    How much blow by is normal? I have enough to make a mess of the underside of the backhoe coming out of a vent tube off the side of the crankcase. It is a 1991 Case 580K with a natural aspirated 390 CI 4 cylinder. Starts and runs great. Hasn’t been using much oil up till now. It’s due for an oil...
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    Drifting stabilizer

    That’s good stuff to know. Thanks to you all.
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    Drifting stabilizer

    Tell me about comptrssing the rings before installing
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