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How do you test the compression on a diesel?

I tried this and got about 1/2 inch more in the bottle, but eventually the little tube from under the radiator cap blew off. I guess our seal hole drilled in the cap was too tight. The cap for the coolant reservoir in my car is not that tight so air can enter and leave it as the engine heats and...

I am not getting oil into the coolant or coolant into the engine oil.

I have a Ford 1700 diesel 4wd that lets water out of the radiator cap overflow when it gets warmed up. I have removed the thermostat and installed a new 13 psi cap and it still leaks coolant past the radiator cap. Little bubbles can be seen coming up through the radiator by looking down through...

I have a battery-powered Dewalt chain saw and a Husky gas saw. The electric saw is not as powerful as the gas saw, but much safer to use during fire season or when climbing, and they are lighter weight for limbing. They have different uses, so I'm not going back to gas--I am going to use the one...

I didn't try to clean it out--but should have. I have done a thorough cleaning of it not long ago. I am using the recommended oil--tractor hydraulic transmission oil recommended for Ford M2C 134-A. I did try to see if there was a viscosity difference between the used oil and the new oil by...

After several days of trying different plumbing arrangements, nothing seemed to work. I drained the oil and cleaned the screen, replaced the used (but clean-looking) oil and it worked fine--for about 20 minutes. This is confusing, because the screen looked clean (before cleaning it) as did the...

After trying it out again, everything seems to be working fine--loader is faster and not jerking. One strange thing happened, while cranking the wheel all the way, and trying to lower the loader, it went up instead--somehow getting some feedback. And when I tried to float it down, it went up and...

Earlier, I took a close look at that relief valve seat and it looked in good condition--definitely cone-shaped. I thought that the ragged hole and surrounding area may be allowing oil to get around the seat. I was still able to hear that valve making some noise while trying to figure out the...

After several failures plumbing the new relief valve in, I tried it with only the loader and 3-point and got good results with both. The attached diagram gets everything to work. The 3-point and power steering work fine, but the loader is slow and jerky. I think the power steering may be the...

The block between the old relief valve and the cover is configured so the oil can enter the 3-point control valve from one of it's ports. So oil from pump goes to the built-in relief valve on the loader valve. The oil leaves the loader valve through the new relief valve and goes to the power...

I'm thinking something like this would work. What do you think? https://summit-hydraulics.com/product/adjustable-high-pressure-relief-valve-20-gpm-2500-psi-34-npt/

I should try hooking something heavy (like the brush hog) to the 3-point to see the response. Just standing on it while raising shows a slight increase in pressure. I have a gauge permanently plumbed in for at least while there is no relief on the 3-point. Still no word from Ebay--maybe today...

I have set those movable resting places. Everything is fine with the 3-point if the lever is not put into the upper notch. I have improved the hydraulics by plumbing the power steering after the loader valve. I think the power steering might have its own relief valve since when the wheels are...

I haven't quite got it figured out. If I plumb the power steering in series with the loader valve with its relief valve, then the 3 point would be down stream and unprotected by a relief valve. So if I try to pick up something too heavy on the 3-point it could self destruct. I can try to get the...