DID you SEE part 1 & 2 of this WILL IT START?

This is PART 3 of the WILL IT START Series, BUT PART 5 of the FORGOTTEN Skid Steer Series.... If you want to see Parts 3 & 4 of the series, here is the playlist:
   • Rescuing a Skid Steer from Mother Nat...  

Well, "Dirty Turkey" has been RODE HARD & put away WET! It has fought us the entire WAY! I'm going to give it ONE last attempt to start "Dirty Turkey" the Forgotten Skid Steer BEFORE we think about other options. Do you think it will FINALLY start?

Let's find out together!

This is Part 5 of the "Dirty Turkey" Forgotten Skid Steer series, BUT this is also the Forgotten Skid Steer Will It Start Part 3.

Trying to get this old thing STARTED wasn't easy at all! I had to summon ALL of my backwoods mechanical abilities trying to bring this little beast back to life again! Will that be ENOUGH? I don't know, let's find out together!!

So instead of just cutting out all the UPs and DOWNs throughout this Will It Start, I decided to break it into three parts for your viewing pleasure!

ALL of which are posted NOW, & here are the links for parts 1 & 2:

Will it Start? Part 1 ~ The FORGOTTEN Skid Steer
   • P.1 Will the FORGOTTEN Skid Steer STA...  

Will it Start? Part 2 ~ The FORGOTTEN Skid Steer
   • P.2 Will the FORGOTTEN Skid Steer STA...  

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Check out the Entire Playlist on this FORGOTTEN Skid Steer named "Dirty Turkey" HERE:
   • Rescuing a Skid Steer from Mother Nat...  

This machine is a mid 1990's Gehl 4625SX Wheeled Skid Steer with a 4 cyl V2203 DI-E Kubota diesel engine!

When we rescued this machine from it's grave in part 1, Mike called this little skid steer a Dirty Turkey when it was stubborn & wouldn't move for us!

Since then, that name STUCK! So this little skid steer will forever be named "DIRTY TURKEY"

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It's going to take a LOT to get this thing back to usable condition. and just a quick look at it, I can tell it's going to need Wheels, Tires, a new Seat, all new Lights, probably an entire rebuild on the Engine, and that's what I can tell by just looking at it!

Who knows if the engine will even turn over, or the TRUE condition of the Diesel Engine, especially since it's was used for a LONG time without any air filter at ALL!! We also don't know if the Hydraulics are any good, if the Cylinders hold pressure, if it Drives, or if it will make enough Power to do any actual Work!

In this series we will go through this machine step by step evaluating it and figuring out what's wrong with it, & what we need to do to bring the old "Dirty Turkey" back to life!

I hope you enjoy the video as much as I enjoyed making it!

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Friday Parts.com helped out with some parts for this Kubota V2203 Diesel Engine:

Head Gasket
https://www.fridayparts.com/cylinder-...

Glow Plugs
https://www.fridayparts.com/for-kubot...

Fuel Shutoff Solenoid
https://www.fridayparts.com/stop-sole...

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0:00 - Recap
2:54 - Tearing DOWN the center part of the Barn!
3:47 - Replacing Glow Plugs & Fuel Stop Solenoid
5:45 - Replacing the Fuel Injectors
7:49 - Doing a Compression Test on this Kubota V2203 Engine
17:00 - I've decided to remove the head from the engine
20:04 - Inspecting at the Piston Heads & Cylinder Walls
23:26 - Inspecting the Head for damage & Evaluating it's condition
27:05 - Removing the Valves from the Cylinder Head
29:52 - Grinding the Valves and Valve Seats in the Head
33:40 - Replacing the broken Exhaust Manifold
38:00 - Reinstalling the Valves
39:45 - Cleaning the Intake Manifold
41:01 - Replacing the Insulation on the Glow Plug Bar
41:51 - REDNECK ENGAGE - Backwoods Cylinder Hone Job
51:39 - Cleaning the Cylinders and top of the Block
51:50 - Looking at the Honed Cylinders
53:45 - Replacing the Head Gasket & Reinstalling the Cylinder Head
55:47 - Torquing the Head onto the Engine
57:12 - Installing the Push rods & Rockers
58:22 - Setting the engine to TOP DEAD CENTER or TDC
1:00:28 - Adjusting the Valves with the Engine at TDC
1:05:41 - Testing Compression After Backwoods Hone Job!
1:08:45 - Adjusting the Valves with the Exhaust Open / Intake Open Method
1:12:24 - Testing Compression on an engine KNOW to be GOOD!
1:14:00 - Final Walk around & thoughts on "Dirty Turkey"
1:16:28 - Want to see some UPCOMING Projects?
1:26:36 - Which Truck do YOU want to see NEXT?

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Thanks for stopping by, I truly appreciate your support!

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