I’ve had luck posting in here before and am hopeful the knowledgeable people in this group can help. The problems I’m encountering began on a job I had almost completed. I own a Cat 287b serial# 0287BVZSA00749, which I primarily operate with a standard brush hog. Was within 10 minutes of finishing when machine started to lock up, parking brake flashed and the one next to it faintly flashed intermittently. After getting service to google, seemed that it was the solenoid, but wasn’t for sure. I’ve always done the majority of my own mechanic work, minus the electrical portion and was hesitant to start attempting and get myself into a bigger mess. Long story short it sat for several months before I finally “jumped it” to get it moved from the location to my house, where I could actually see work on it. Before starting and loading it up, checked all my fluids, greased, etc and noticed coolant reserve tank was empty. Once I got home and tore into it I found a leak where the lines go directly into the heater core. I’ll attach pics to better show the leak, but my questions are; can I solder said leak? Lines look to be copper, heater core seems aluminum and the plate connecting the two, where the leak is at looks to be steel, though honestly not sure? If not, is it possible to by pass the heater core for now, without damaging machine, so I could get back to finishing work I’ve got lined up? View attachment IMG_4360.jpeg
I’m also including pics of the solenoid I’m assuming was bad, although a local mechanic who I had stop to look said it could also be one of the computers, since their location makes them prone to go bad. I always try to fix everything “right”, not “rig” or “by pass” as I know it’s frowned upon, life has gave me a beating the last few years with cancer diagnosis taking majority of the funds I’d had saved to go out on my own. I work full time for our county road department and am the sole source of income for my family, so just trying to get back to where I was when I first started. Thank you in advance to anyone taking the time to offer any advice. View attachment IMG_3214.jpeg
I’m also including pics of the solenoid I’m assuming was bad, although a local mechanic who I had stop to look said it could also be one of the computers, since their location makes them prone to go bad. I always try to fix everything “right”, not “rig” or “by pass” as I know it’s frowned upon, life has gave me a beating the last few years with cancer diagnosis taking majority of the funds I’d had saved to go out on my own. I work full time for our county road department and am the sole source of income for my family, so just trying to get back to where I was when I first started. Thank you in advance to anyone taking the time to offer any advice. View attachment IMG_3214.jpeg
