jimmer2880
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Nice work. I learned a lot. Great pics and great descriptions. thank you! Glad you get to go play now
IH3444 said:From the picture of setting the valves with the feeler gauge, it looks like the feeler gauge being used is the 0.08mm-.003" gauge. You stated that they set like an old VW beetle engine, and I am extremely intimate with that check. Anyway, you said 0.008", which sounds right. I used to set my Vdubs at 0.006". Did you misread the feeler gauge? You might want to check that. For first running, 0.003" won't hurt anything, but for a 600 hour period, I would be sure.
newlife said:Thanks for all the good pics. Great work you are doing. This is weird I also have a NH TC35 and a vette. My TC 35 has 280 hrs on it with no major problems so far. What year is your vette? We have a 2004 yellow couple. It is winter here with lots of ice and snow this year so ours is put away for the winter. I drive it when I can pry my wife out of it.
gbick said:Mr. Jester, interresting thread. What caused the tractor to overheat? (perhaps I missed it)
ctjstr said:It was my month for diesel repairs. Right after I got the tractor running I had to start on Becky's Dodge pickup. The injector pump failed suddenly and there was nothing to do but replace it. Those cummins guys are more proud of their stuff then NH....about a thousand bucks for the injector pump. Not a bad job though, took me about 4-5 hours start to finish. A lot less if you know what you're doing. I had to kind of invent a puller to get a gear off the pump, and that took me a while. My goal now is to keep my fingernails clean and keep my clothes from smelling like diesel for at least a couple weeks.