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Use a magnet to check the tube material. Steel will stick, stainless will not. There are far simpler alcohol injectors out there. The biggest PITA is matching up the threads.

Unfortunately I didn't keep track of sizes, I just used a lot of them. I have never seen metric tubing wrenches for the size fittings on some of the air system components. Maybe someone makes them that big but expect the cost would be significant. If I remember correctly the fittings are a...

Do yourself a favor and pick up some jumbo metric combination wrenches. As discussed you need to start at the alcohol injector and work your way out to the air tanks and beyond to get the drap out of the system. There is a known issue that the air line that runs from the outlet of the air...

Thanks for the input. I am not sure if this is applicable as I wait for warm day in the spring before even trying, so gelling shouldn't be an issue. I have tried the pedal in various positions over the years. Worse case is I set up my boat tank gravity fuel system with a squeeze bulb on it...

My SEE is currently buried under a pile of early season snow and it usually sits there all winter until spring. Normally it starts instantly but in cold conditions or in the spring it really does not like to. One of the casualties of the mouse repairs was the ether can on the firewall no longer...

The other aspect to consider is the dealers who sell Unimogs in general have stayed out of the military 419 market to some extent. If they do dabble in it they usually stick to the high end units and wait for a buyer that just wants to walk in and pay a premium for a "good" one. Those on the...

I agree entirely the market is dysfunctional for SEEs. I think its a combination of factors. A lot of folks where clueless on buying the at the auctions and are way over their heads on working on them. They bought them on a whim and then realize that its major commitment to get a running...

Vons Mog's makes a gear reduction starter that may fit (give him a call) if your is unsalvageable. I agree that a good starter shop may be able to rebuild the starter. They are very heavy duty construction units.

You can go the Mercedes route and buy it direct for high price with lots of shipping costs. Vons Mogs in New York is good first place for used and some advice. Scott at Expedition Imports is a close second. You could post a wanted ad on Unimog Exchange. Worth doing a search on Benz World and...

No need to chain it in the up position. There are special travel locks on the loader arms that are pinned in place with C clips to hold the loader up off the ground when traveling. Once the loader arms are raised, pull the C clip and the locking levers will rotate out and then can be locked...

I also picked up a set of the military surplus Pewag brand chains for MRAPS that need to be shortened. The Pewags are regarded as a premium brand and the price was right. I haven't attempted shortening them yet but it does look like a puzzle. Take good notes ;)

Definitely useless with the loader bucket that come with the SEE. There are a mean snowplowing machine with real snow plow on them. The prior model Case MB94 was quite popular with municipalities as the short wheelbase makes them darn close to articulated. The down side is that the Unimog...

I thank the day that someone had the courtesy to upload that student handbook to this forum. Those diagrams are worth 100s of pages of the official manuals. I swear some contractor got paid per page to crank out the official military versions. If you are up for more light reading, there are tech...

Wow you were lucky and the alcohol bottle canister was not smashed? many are. Be careful to take a light and check in the bottle as its a direct entry of crud to the system. My guess is if the temps are near freezing. There are low spots that collect water and they may not get cleaned out when...

If you haven't downloaded and looked at the student manual, https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?170940-See-small-emplacement-excavator-flu-419-manuals-and-a-student-handout there are several drawings of the hydraulics for the front end loader. starting at Page 37. Note these only...

Hi Folks, I did makes a mistake on the power steering. The loader and hand tools is run off a engine driven pump separate from the power steering. The loader is fed from the tank in the rear next to the oil cooler. The power steering is fed from a separate power steering pump with its own...

I cant comment about the clutch issues but some really basic background on the transmission. its 4 speed conventional transmission with a two Hi Low gearboxes bolted to it. Unless you are carrying loads just shift it into hi (II) on the selector and then shift normally with the stick. No need to...

Thanks for the photo of the ICE harness. It was on list to do to mess with at some point. Yup the exhausts do seem to get abused at the auctions. Mine in an good shape but at some point I picked up a NOS spare and a muffler for when they go. One thing I am not impressed with is there is...

Long ago in the main SEE thread there was an individual who went through a lot of frustration when he bought a HMMH variant from a dealer in Colorado. After much cussing and complaining I think he returned it. Its still listed for sale on the dealer website. I didn't get a title on my SEE and...

I don't have an answer but just in case you haven't looked through the student manual it has a lot of details on the air system (but no values for pressure) https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?170940-See-small-emplacement-excavator-flu-419-manuals-and-a-student-handout