I wanted to thank EVERYONE for their helpful thoughts and instructions. The hydraulics are working smoothly, just as intended! I was focused on the pressure side but it was pulling air into the suction side causing all my problems! Thanks again everyone!
Thank you for your great instructions and although the pickup screen was clean, it did lead me to looking at the suction side instead of the pressure side and I found the lud wasn't sealing when tightened down at the reservoir therefore it was sucking air! Working great now as it should! This is...
Hello and thank you for your reply. When you say inlet do you mean the suction side of the pump going from the filter/reservoir to the pump with a rubber hose and 2 hose clamps? Or the pressure side going to the distribution manifold which I believe holds the pressure relief valve?
I'm sorry for not responding, I never received any replies until all at once days later. I have been running all the functions of fel, 3-point and steering and the problem hasn't gotten any better. Someone had said about the quick connections and they may be causing this and another suggests...
Hello everyone. I bought a used Jinma 254-2 (all I could afford) and the previous owner said it blew a hydraulic hose and he replaced it and since the hydraulics are erratic and jerky for the FEL and 3-point. I assumed he had burned up the pump so I replaced it and all the hydraulic fluid and...