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Amber Dexterous......

AHAHAHAHAHAHAH ...now that was low brow humour at it's best.... well done ... deserves a round of applause for sure.. !! hahahahahaha

I used to work on an oil rig in Central Australia ( land based) and Aussie crude oil being a light type of crude ( actually orange in colour as opposed to Texas T being black ) we used to put the crude through a dewaxing station and then run it in the Cat motors that ran the rig (3208 V8 Cat engines...

Good score on the rim and tyres there Brian. Given how good a deal Dotty has turned out to be and the luck she seems to have brought with her, Me thinks the old girl is charmed

Mate I'm glad you got the problem solved...mind you I'm disappointed you didn't try to adjust the voltage regulator that was on it originally.... Maybe thats just a mean streak in me or possibly I dont want to feel like the only twit that has jumped like a frightend school girl when the engine vibra...

Hey Aldo hows things south of the border? I stand corrected. I have had sleeves dressed to a tolerance fit of 4 thou previously for different applications. I guess if you can do it without the machine work it's even better. You live and learn.

If the Generator is producing a charge when bridging the terminals yet no charge is making it to the battery, wouldn't this indicate the fault would lie with the voltage regulator ? And isn't that regulator fun to get at and try to adjust with the motor running.... bump..spark..:yikes: jump. :cry: b...

What you refer to is known here as a Speedy Sleeve. The sleeve is pressed on and machined to tolarance fit I believe. Around here in Australia cost would be somewhere between $40 - $60 at a machine shop depending on what the rogues charge their labour out at. If it's done on mates rates it would be ...

Front end has to come off from memory. Make sure you replace the front and rear half moon cork seals whilst you have it off. Otherwise you'll be splitting the tractor thinking the rear main seal has gone when it hasn't...like I did...twice.

WOW. Well done young Man. She is acredit to you and your dedication.
Am envisaging a photo of you standing next to her looking at Stefan standing next to his old girl when he has finished restoring her.
Who would want to judge the winner of that competition ?

Brian,
Can you tell me what the access point to the sump pan on the right hand side is for. I noticed the plate in the photo taken from the right hand side of you sitting on Dotty.

:shock: Got Und Himmel :shock: ( I don't think thats right but I remember My Grandfather used to say something that sounded like that when I was a child many moons ago in Yorkshire England) That old girl is a credit to you Stefan. After following your web site from day one, I defy anyone to come up ...

:( I'm sorry, but that to my mind is an absolute waste of a Dexta. Everything behind that behemoth engine is about to become trash. There is absolutely no way the power in that engine can be utilised, making the whole process of installing it a waste of time. What's next ? Wings and a periscope on a...

Love what you've done to the place.
It'll take a while to get used to the new decor but change is as good as a holiday they reckon !!