Happy New 955L Owner With Questions

[AllDodge]

The water connection is in the same place as in your second pic. Its dark currently, but the bolts seen in post 34 on the top right are holding the fitting which comes from the rad

 

[Old Magnet]

It's the connection from the water pump to the head that I'm looking for.
Also can you show the engine s/n tag?

 

[AllDodge]

Don't know where the engine number would be and don't want to take the sides off, but more pics

 

[Nige]

According to the O&M for the machine, here...........just above and to the right of the oil filter.

 

[AllDodge]

Well you made me go and remove the side
Eng code 3304PC
S/N 4B 13320
Arr No 4N4207

 

[Bluox]

A 4B # is an industrial block so you have a transplant. This is why the experts have such a hard time only having parts books and no actual real life hands on experience .
Bob

 

[AllDodge]

If that's the case then there should be a record of replacement

 

[Old Magnet]

Takes a real genius to figure out what the engine is once the s/n is known.

 

[Bluox]

If that's the case then there should be a record of replacement

If a dealer did it there would likely be a rebuild tag instead of an 4B tag on it.
Bob

 

[Bluox]

Takes a real genius to figure out what the engine is once the s/n is known.

It takes a real sexual intellect to tell a man he don't what he owns.
Bob

 

[AllDodge]

IF 4B means what you say, then sort of figured if the motor was replaced by CAT with a reman, then it would be a remove/replace as a unit. The question is what was in it to begin with. IF (another big if) if was just replaced, what was removed and what was installed? Was it originally a 330 or a 3304?

No need to throw darts, its hard enough to get anyone to respond question once a given person shows up. Were all just trying to figure this out and ALL help is appreciated so far as I'm concerned

 

[Welder Dave]

A 4B # is an industrial block so you have a transplant. This is why the experts have such a hard time only having parts books and no actual real life hands on experience .
Bob

Funny, I don't see where you identified it before the engine tag was posted.

 

[Old Magnet]

85J5044 would originally of had the D330c engine.

 

[AllDodge]

It clears mine up

 

[Old Magnet]

Here's what the original D330c would look like....

 

[kb9tci]

Welcome to the world of a 955L! It sounds like your machine is close in serial number to mine. I learned a lot going through working on mine to get it going!

 

[leadfarmer]

Can the operation of the lift and tilt levers be reversed? Pulling back to lower and dump is not working with my brain.

 

[Nige]

Can the operation of the lift and tilt levers be reversed? Pulling back to lower and dump is not working with my brain.

They are supposed to work the other way round. See attachment. It appears as though a previous owner has reversed them. If you could find out which hoses they switched it should simply be a case of switching them back to where they were originally.

 

[leadfarmer]

That manual shows the tilt being pull back to dump which is how it is so I guess only one is swapped from the original arrangement. I will have to investigate. Can I flip the tilt function hoses from factory configuration or will I cause issues doing that?

 

[AllDodge]

Pulling back is the way it should work. Its weird feeling but is correct. When ready to dump both handles are pulled back, this starts raising the buck while the bucket is being dumped. This way the Buckeyes stays it relative position to where it's being dumped