Recent content by murnere

After working to gain access so I can turn over the engine, I can't help but thinking I'm doing something wrong. From what you all have posted, this shouldn't be as hard as I'm making it out to be, but I can barely get a socket on this nut and when I do, I can't move my strong arm at all. From...

OK, I have gotten in and removed the valve cover. After disconnecting the few pieces I needed to, I discovered that the bolts holding down the valve cover were only hand tight at best. To my surprise, it was still very clean inside. The valve on cylinder 1 and 3 had some play. Valves on cylinder...

Hi all, Whether you know it or not, you all have been helping me as I rebuild a tractor my father bought back in '84. All these old threads have answered 90% of any question I ever had and you all gave me answers to the other 10%. Thanks for all you have already done. After changing all oils...

I have a Yanmar 336D that my father bought new in 1983ish. When he downsized, I took possession and have loved it. It recently began overheating really badly to the point that it would die. If it cooled down it would fire up again until it got hot. I changed the thermostat, but the problem...

I took possession of my father's 336D when he downsized off their farm. I have been maintaining it myself, but ran into a problem when I wanted to run it without the Great Plains loader that he had put on. He had to install a hydraulic diverter (I guess) because the tractor did not have any...