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I've been using my FLU419 to do some work around the house the past few days. This morning I started the day by using the front loader to scoop up some fill dirt. I drove the dirt to the backyard and dumped it. When the dirt fell out, I heard a sound and then the loader stop working. The...
Question about the front loader. I finally got the truck running and the front bucket will curl up and down perfectly. Although, the boom on the front loader will not come up. I checked the travel lock pins to make sure they were not locking anything in place. I previously greased all the...
-Just tried that. I opened the bleed valve on the fuel filter housing and started pumping. Fuel flowed quickly out of the bleed valve screws.
I'm going to drip some Diesel Fuel Injector Cleaner at the top of each injector in hopes that it will creep through the injectors and liquefy any crud...
I opened up an injector (see photo).
I pumped the fuel primer several times, but nothing happened. -Should fuel pour out of this area while pumping the fuel primer?
It's funny that you bring that up. Currently, I have the snorkel disconnected due to some wiring that I'm repairing from a mouse/rat chewing on it. I was spraying ether directly into the intake. I'll put it all back together and see what happens.
-Not sure if this helps but here's a 15 second video of my latest attempt to start.
https://youtu.be/qGzK-efp06s
And a photo of the comments from Red River Army Depot.
This weekend, I will be looking closely at all the items you all mentioned in previous comments.
The driver's side window has this written on it: "Mold in Tank" and "Fuel Pump Inop". I was hoping the guys at Red River Army Depot wrote that initially, then "overhauled" the necessary components to get it running....but that doesn't appear to be the case.
Here's what I've done so far...
Hey impulse787 - I'll be bringing mine back to life soon. Is there a time when I can stop by your place and see what it takes to get a FLU419 running again?
Has anyone installed a hydraulic winch on their FLU419 Freightliner SEE? I've seen some hydraulic winches from a company called Mile Marker. -Just curious if anyone has tried to install one of these on the FLU419?
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