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Removing, rebuilding, reinstalling Hydraulic Head

texas30cal

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Yes sir I got them from a local bearing house, ordered the retainer and bow tie washer from ambac yesterday, I stoned the 2-3 tiny nicks off the plunger and out of the bore, I guess we are just waiting now. I'll have to o ring the running truck too as its making oil:((.
 

texas30cal

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Well we put it back together and it's running great! I have one issue, if I tighten the screws down on the bridge that holds the shutoff rod in it jams the rod tight, I think it might be the o ring I used, all they had in that size was the quad ring that's supposed to be equivalent to the one listed here.
 

nk14zp

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Also, when taking things apart, make sure you see which way it goes. Neither Kenny or I noticed which way the fuel shut-off block goes in the head. One side of that block has a dimple in it. We don't know if it is supposed to face up or down. :roll:
Didn't read the whole thread but on mine the dimple was facing down.
P.S. Thanks again gimp for the parts.
 

mmeridith

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Thanks to all that have posted as I am in the process of removing & cleaning my stuck HH. These posts & pics are invaluable, was a little intimidated at first rebuilding the HH but looking forward to seeing if can get my baby running again by my own determination.

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kennys@wi.rr.com

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If you need any help just let me know. I've been on the phone with several people the last week reviewing the process with them. I'm also going to release a tutorial video series in the coming weeks.
 

mmeridith

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Kenny, thanks... but I got the ole girl up & running yesterday. Removing & reinstalling HH for the 3rd time was the charm.

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Radiogeek99

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Thank you very much for the write up and the info on this subject. My HH was leaking from a crack. I followed the steps in this post and was able to put a new one in. Although I had to do it twice because the clip and button came off when I installed it the first time! Second time was the charm, it's nice to have the truck run without fuel leaking al over the place.


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mmeridith

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Here is what I found in the "bad" HH that I removed... the shaft is scored. Pulled the HH off my "spare" IP, installed on the deuce and she fired right up. There was an old post from a few years back about the cloned Chinese heads. Is anyone still importing these? Would like to have a spare or two on hand for next time.


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rustystud

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Here is what I found in the "bad" HH that I removed... the shaft is scored. Pulled the HH off my "spare" IP, installed on the deuce and she fired right up. There was an old post from a few years back about the cloned Chinese heads. Is anyone still importing these? Would like to have a spare or two on hand for next time.


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WOW ! Scored does not even touch what is wrong with that shaft ! It looks like some garbage got past the filters and really chewed up that shaft ! It was amazing you where able to run it at all.
 
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