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Added. Thank you!

I think I recall that the fuel filter primer pump is a problem area too. Is that correct?

Thank you. I will add a note about this.

Working on diagram of Cat 3116 common failure points Please provide input on any other areas that you have found, so that I can add. Open to input from all on this project Will do the 3126 and C7 too, if people provide info. specific to these engines. I may do the drive train later...

Mirror or camera. May even remove tube to inspect.

I'm going with replacing with original line and a magnaflux of the line with every oil change.

Here's one: It is a commercial, but the info. seems solid. I think it is TE Tyco. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foFgl8c17so

Be sure to check all of the battery cables closely. Flip them over. Mine had a LOT of hidden damage.

Crimping is much more of a Science than most realize. There is a good video on Youtube going in to the physics and flowing the copper etc. Changed the way I crimp my connections. Got the RIGHT tools. Lots of pseudo tools that sorta work out there.

Maybe a hydraulic hose /braided? donno... Nah, I've got another idea.

Point finger at any part that has plastic or rubber. Start there....

Welcome to the insanity !

I am eliminating the air over hydraulic pump. It is just too prone to failure. One wonders why there is no check valve on the brass filter to prevent ingress of h2o.

When my cab was stuck in the open position I believe I ran two hydraulic lines to the ram from the hand pump. I flipped the leaver back and forth on the pump with the pump pressure to get it to break free.

My battery box rebuild: https://youtu.be/FaB51L3PIK4

Looking at the lower connection, I wonder if the non-standard fitting could be changed out to accommodate a flex hose of sorts. Has anyone talked to CAT directly about this issue?

You talking about marriage? lol

Look closely at the where water would end up being sprayed, even if just driving in a rain storm. I don't plan on high water cruises, but I would like a greater margin than what that offers. High water travel across fast streams is best left to the Russians lol. Every single hose clamp and...

When that seal goes out on that can, you will be pulling water in when it rises to the level of the hub. Sheesh...... Hydro lock is a violent death for a CAT.

If you put it there, you will need to consider the hassle of opening the cab. Not that it could not be done. The space between the cab and the spare and the intake is poorly utilized. It was designed for quick dismantle in the field, not space conservation. RV people have tried to redo this...