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That is so sad, sorry to hear it. Mike was probably the most outspoken person on CTOA. He left quite a legacy in the old forums.
Fair winds and following seas my friend, you're missed.
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“What color should i expect for the final drive oil? What is leaking out is almost black. looks like cooked motor oil.”
That sounds like the original Chinese crap (I'm not going to call it oil). What came in mine couldn't be diluted with diesel, de-greaser, paint or lacquer thinner. I drained it out the best I could and refilled with 90w-140 gear oil – a known quantity. It's still gear oil color.
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“Maybe just a reflection but yours looks scraped in the same spot.”
Camera flash.
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“@phil: what is the big screw on the left in the first pic. The one with a knurled knob and threads showing.”
Those aren't threads, it's a compressed spring. That is the manual fuel priming pump, and it is attached to the fuel lift pump (fuel pump, with the big hex nut). When you use it, unscrew counterclockwise and it will pop up, then pump it up and down. You have to press it down an screw in clockwise when finished priming the fuel system.
@bob: there is RTV EVERYWHERE.Then someone has been in there before. Ugh.
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Here is mine for comparison.
Yours appears to have a lot of RTV in the gasket joints. Hmm.
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Feeling like I just took part in some kind of hazing ritual….
Nah, think of it as a right of passage.
We all go through it at some point.
I went out and did a fluid check. As soon as I unscrewed the plug / dipstick on the clutch case fluid poured out everywhere…luckily I got it back on before more than I'd say a pint ran out.
I'm going to call that one full. So, let me amend my original question…. HOW do you check the clutch case fluid? Is it only after the tank is empty?Try checking with the engine running. In neutral.
Another issue I noted was when I removed the gear box dipstick. Bright shiny worn spot on the side of the dipstick like it's been rubbing against a gear since day one. I guess eventually it won't be a problem.
WOW! That shouldn't be. That's a new one. How long is the stick?
Couldn't find anything that remotely looked like a dipstick on the injection pump. I'll worry about that one some other day. Found the engine oil dipstick. I see why you made an access door. You have to remove four bolts to check the oil! I'm assuming the big port towards the front of the engine, just in front of the injection pump is where you fill the oil.
Ya, that's your “hamburger”.
There is also a 710 cap on the valve cover that could be more convenient for you.
Some of the injection pumps don't have dipsticks. Instead, they have a tattletale hole in the side, and are filled through the vent at the top that looks like a mushroom.
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