RADDAD50
Bronze Member
Update: I removed the head and old headgasket. The headgasket had failed at the water port next to #1 cylinder @ gear end of engine. This water port seems to be really close to the cylinder. Everything came apart with no problems but now I'm ready to put everything back together and it says in the service manual to adjust the valves remove the timing check window and turn the flywheel to 1 TC. Well in order to remove the two bolts that hold the window plate in place I have to remove the right side of my FEL and backhoe support bracket which looks like it has about 14/ 3/4" bolts and weighs about 200lbs. I wish Kioti would have cut a hole large enough in the Fel bracket to be able to see this inspection window? So for all you people that want to do a valve adjustment be prepared to remove your FEL and backhoe bracket. 