Absent Minded Farmer
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- Location
- Gehl Country, Wis.
I'm rather new to these fancy diesel engines & figured I should probably ask about what's going on before I screw something up. I'm getting ready to
pull the pump & the book says to line up the lines in the timing window on the pump by getting the pointer to the 3? mark on the main pulley & I was
sure to turn the fan clock-wise as would be viewed from the front of the tractor. I got the pulley around to the "T" & the line in the timing window
was just a little "north" of where it should be, but close. Moved the pulley to 1? & the lines lined up perfect. Turned the fan & got the pointer on
the 3? mark. The line is now a little "south" of where it should be. Not far, maybe the thickness of the line itself. Is this ok or should I make
another 2 revolutions of the main pulley & try it again? Do the lines need to be dead nuts on? The book seems to show them to be right on the money.
Next thing of concern is, can I blow the pump out? I'm sending it out for servicing & would rather not make too much of a mess. It's a Roosa pump,
if that makes a difference. Would also like to know if those are standard pipe fittings where the lines attach? I'd like to cap them off with pipe
plugs.
Thanks,
Mike
pull the pump & the book says to line up the lines in the timing window on the pump by getting the pointer to the 3? mark on the main pulley & I was
sure to turn the fan clock-wise as would be viewed from the front of the tractor. I got the pulley around to the "T" & the line in the timing window
was just a little "north" of where it should be, but close. Moved the pulley to 1? & the lines lined up perfect. Turned the fan & got the pointer on
the 3? mark. The line is now a little "south" of where it should be. Not far, maybe the thickness of the line itself. Is this ok or should I make
another 2 revolutions of the main pulley & try it again? Do the lines need to be dead nuts on? The book seems to show them to be right on the money.
Next thing of concern is, can I blow the pump out? I'm sending it out for servicing & would rather not make too much of a mess. It's a Roosa pump,
if that makes a difference. Would also like to know if those are standard pipe fittings where the lines attach? I'd like to cap them off with pipe
plugs.
Thanks,
Mike