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    TheOldHokie replied to the thread No lift power.
    "With the 3 point lift lever in full up position, the FEL will barely move, meaning won't go up, down, dump or curl." Are you sure that...
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    TheOldHokie replied to the thread Antifreeze.
    You are a smart guy Hugo. Let me suggest this article authored by a Chevron engineer as a good primer on the history of engine coolant...
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    TheOldHokie replied to the thread Antifreeze.
    Those kinds of anecdotal reports from car clubs are not controlled or reliable. Somebody had a coolant failure. How did "they" determine...
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    Dollars to donuts its the valve. New cylinders dont leak but valves all do. Dan
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    TheOldHokie replied to the thread Antifreeze.
    Whats your source for that. Zerex doesnt think so: "Cooolant Concentrate G12, G12+ is fully miscible with other coolants and can be...
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    TheOldHokie replied to the thread l245dt 3 point not working.
    If the lift does not stay up there is no pressure. Simple as that. The trick is finding why there is no pressure. Will the 3pt lift a...
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    TheOldHokie replied to the thread Land Pride Mower snafu....
    Why dont you just buy their pulley? Dan
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    TheOldHokie replied to the thread Antifreeze.
    Antifreeze is still ethylene glycol. The additive packages are what has changed. Dont mix old school IAT coolant with modern OAT...
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    TheOldHokie replied to the thread Antifreeze.
    I would say just the opposite. Mixing IAT and xxOAT formulations MAY generate sludge that can damage a cooling system. Mixing...
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    TheOldHokie replied to the thread Antifreeze.
    Your operators manual specifies use of a "permanent type" antifreeze - e.g. a long life coolant (LLC) using some form of organic acid...
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    TheOldHokie replied to the thread THE B2401 thread.
    I gave you the exact fittings and sizes. The port on the loader valve is SAE-08...
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    TheOldHokie replied to the thread Land Pride Mower snafu....
    That looks like a B section sheave to me. Whoops - I was looking at the old one 😡 Whats wrong with Messicks? Dan
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    TheOldHokie replied to the thread Valve leak troubleshooting.
    I would replace one coupler and see how it does. Dan
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    TheOldHokie replied to the thread Valve leak troubleshooting.
    Couplers are positive shutoff devices and are not supposed to leak. Spool valves are not positive shutoff devices and they all leak...
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    TheOldHokie replied to the thread No lift power.
    I read your original post and I understood it perfectly. Now you have added a new element. If your bucket curl and dump works you have...