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  1. Floridianson

    3116 Kitty Cat Tec tip of the Day

    Yes alternator and myself I did it's bracket. I did it in the course of also having the turbo rebuilt so to add up the hours. Right tools all parts and nothing else then bet you could do it in four hours.
  2. Floridianson

    3116 Kitty Cat Tec tip of the Day

    Here are all the parts I used to do a good job. Exhaust manifold, two Yellow O rings for block to oil cooler. One yellow O ring for turbo oil return pipe. Black O ring turbo return block fitting. Small black O ring is turbo oil feed line from manifold. One oil feed line top gasket turbo and one...
  3. Floridianson

    3116 Kitty Cat Tec tip of the Day

    I only put two to three threads in never had a extraction problem. Tanks though. OK next up tip. This is the Turbo oil return, block to return tube fitting. Make sure the beveled edge of the tube hole is clean and check your tube hole bore. I just used some steel wool #4 and cleaned it then had...
  4. Floridianson

    3116 Kitty Cat Tec tip of the Day

    OK the Tec tips is on this thread. I had some pilot studs I used on the oil pan install. So to make sure nothing moves on install of cooler I used the same thread pilots here. Don't know if it is in a TM but it is a Good idea. Tanks
  5. Floridianson

    3116 Kitty Cat Tec tip of the Day

    I want this truck put in my Grave with me. Then I can look back at it and try not to make the same mistakes on the next go round.
  6. Floridianson

    3116 Kitty Cat Tec tip of the Day

    This is the lowest block drain I could find. Drained the radiator first then cleared the block before covers came off.
  7. Floridianson

    3116 Kitty Cat Tec tip of the Day

    Yep if you got 5 hours to blow don't worry about checking the cooler/filter housing bolts. Now to get the parts and put it back together. Can be done with most hand tools. I did have to grind down a long double box end 15-13 mm wrench to get to the inside rear exhaust manifold nut. The other...
  8. Floridianson

    3116 Kitty Cat Tec tip of the Day

    3116 Kitty Tec tip of the Day OK moved thread so skip this post. Nothing tooo see so move on.aua
  9. Floridianson

    3116 Kitty Cat Tec tip of the Day

    Yea this would be a good Tec tip of the day. If your oil cooler is not leaking double check all the bolts as seven of mine were loose. Hate to say it be it was too late for me as the gasket is blown out. By checking your cooler bolts you might save yourself a lot of trouble.
  10. Floridianson

    3116 Kitty Cat Tec tip of the Day

    Great lots more work. Looks like the cooler runs all the way down the block. OK half way .
  11. Floridianson

    3116 Kitty Cat Tec tip of the Day

    Working on the M1088 3116 Kitty. Changed out the oil pan gasket twice. Not the pan gasket. Just power washed and it getting dark so I will get a new oil filter and start it up. Looks like it's coming from where my finger is pointing. Got to know when to dump them all right. Anyone seen a leak...
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