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The 2000 - 2001 overhaul included:
- Prepare shop drawings for fabrication house to create a replacement suspension
spring
- Remove old pieces of shattered spring & install new suspension leaf spring
- Diagram electrical wiring
- Fabricate/install new wiring harness
- Replace missing/broken ammeter & oil gauges, ignition switch on dash panel
- Replace failed oil supply line to oil filter canister
- Flush rust & dirt out of fuel tank
- Replace fuel lines, filter and repair leaking shutoff valve
- Rebuild hydraulic cylinders to lift blade
- Rebuild water pump; replace bearings, seals, gaskets
- Rebuild starter, replace battery
- Clean oil, grime & dirt off engine
- Full ignition tune-up: replace cap, rotor, condenser, contact set,
wires, spark plugs
Aug 2000 Photo. Broken suspension spring, water pump bearing failure, oil leaks and
a general refusal to start and run when needed triggered first major overhaul project.
Unfortunately, the knocking noise wasn't just
the water pump. The new oil pressure gauge showed it was losing oil pressure [the stream of oil on the ground was another
obvious clue], and the main culprit seemed to be the rear main seal. With the engine out, that would provide access
to correct the lower track guide. Might as well do it once, do it right.
So, the second major overhaul was started on August 30, 2003, Click link below to see what happened
next.
Click here to see Phase II of restoration in 2003.
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