Forum: Help! My car died!
03-07-2024, 08:12 AM
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Forum: Diesel Engine and Drivetrain
02-06-2024, 10:11 PM
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Forum: Diesel Engine and Drivetrain
02-03-2024, 12:14 PM
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Nice! Yes the Deere Green is a great looking...
Nice! Yes the Deere Green is a great looking color, seems like a handful of us on here have been happy with it. Pretty easy to find too, from any agricultural shop. As I remember it's a good...
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Forum: Diesel Engine and Drivetrain
01-31-2024, 07:48 PM
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Welcome!
Following on to the above link --...
Welcome!
Following on to the above link -- you may also find some other useful reading on this forum by searching for "pinzgauer" and reading threads related to those vehicles. Several Pinz...
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Forum: Diesel Engine and Drivetrain
01-31-2024, 07:25 PM
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Forum: Diesel Engine and Drivetrain
01-24-2024, 09:46 PM
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I have some pictures of how that engine looked...
I have some pictures of how that engine looked with the Deere green saved somewhere but am not finding them so far. Here is a video of it running that is pretty poor quality but at least gives you...
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Forum: Diesel Engine and Drivetrain
01-24-2024, 09:38 PM
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I used John Deere green on one once. It looked...
I used John Deere green on one once. It looked nice the way it came out, but I think it is a lighter/brighter shade than the original factory. It was the closest I was able to find though.
The...
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Forum: Diesel Engine and Drivetrain
01-17-2024, 10:28 AM
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Forum: New Member Introductions
01-17-2024, 10:19 AM
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Welcome! Sorry we didn't respond to your post...
Welcome! Sorry we didn't respond to your post sooner. Guess everyone must have been busy with the holidays. We are all still here, although the people and cars alike are probably not benefiting...
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Forum: Diesel Engine and Drivetrain
01-17-2024, 10:13 AM
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Forum: Items Wanted
01-17-2024, 10:09 AM
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I have a few but I would imagine US shipping...
I have a few but I would imagine US shipping might be prohibitive.
Wonder if you could have one made? Do you have a failed but intact one to use as a model? Both ends are pretty standard sizes...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
09-19-2023, 10:25 PM
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Forum: New Member Introductions
09-19-2023, 10:11 PM
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Forum: Diesel Engine and Drivetrain
09-12-2023, 09:43 AM
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Nice. Glad to hear you're still at it. Autumn...
Nice. Glad to hear you're still at it. Autumn weather sounds ideal for getting outdoor work done.
Yes, grew up and lived for years in the Seattle area. Still have family/friends there and get back...
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Forum: Diesel Engine and Drivetrain
07-29-2023, 10:27 PM
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Forum: Forum News / Comments and Suggestions
07-25-2023, 07:13 AM
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Hello all,
Hope everyone is enjoying their summer.
I have become aware that some users (including myself) have received Private Messages from spammers on the forum. They must have discovered...
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Forum: Diesel Engine and Drivetrain
06-21-2023, 10:23 AM
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An update to the above info:
For the hose...
An update to the above info:
For the hose that runs from the thermostat housing to the firewall, I now prefer this solution achieve the reduction and improved routing that limits risk of fuel...
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Forum: Diesel Engine and Drivetrain
06-19-2023, 08:40 PM
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Good point, very true. I guess I sometimes...
Good point, very true. I guess I sometimes forget about that move because both of my cars have had that nice plastic tee with the integral drain nipple replaced with the 240 style metal tee with no...
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Forum: Diesel Engine and Drivetrain
06-19-2023, 06:52 AM
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Replies: 85
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Fun to watch the progress!
Regarding...
Fun to watch the progress!
Regarding loosening the timing belt -- the primary method of course is to slacken the water pump and slip the belt off the various rotating components, yes.
It's also...
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Forum: Help! My car died!
05-26-2023, 10:22 AM
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Forum: Diesel Engine and Drivetrain
05-26-2023, 10:21 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 47,050
Based on the oil usage it does sound like the...
Based on the oil usage it does sound like the engine is getting tired.
BUT even so, an engine cannot go from starting easily to not starting at all due to low compression with such little warning....
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Forum: Help! My car died!
05-18-2023, 10:53 AM
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Replies: 9
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Personally I would basically agree with you on...
Personally I would basically agree with you on all of that.
I don't really see anything too wrong with running the 600k KM head IF the engine it came off of was known to run well and didn't have...
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Forum: Diesel Engine and Drivetrain
05-18-2023, 08:13 AM
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Replies: 85
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Nice! Good find on that P/N for the crank bolt,...
Nice! Good find on that P/N for the crank bolt, that's one we will have to save. Looks like you could even just buy a new one for pretty cheap as long as you were willing to wait for shipping from...
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Forum: Help! My car died!
05-18-2023, 08:01 AM
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Replies: 3
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Yes good point, that is also certainly true. ...
Yes good point, that is also certainly true. That smell coupled with the LOSS of coolant would be a warning sign of headgasket trouble.
But again if the smoke smells like fuel and you don't see...
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