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@@Trenchboi69 did you install the disc backwards? Did you torque all your pressure plate bolts evenly?

@@JerryEastwood so you think….. not only I overlooked this but Esab itself overlooked this when it was taken in for repair? If that was the case you’d be a highly desirable repair tech.

In 15 years Iv found 3 and bought them all. Iv seen a couple more in the Midwest but they’ve been sold or scrapped. I’m in the middle of diesel swapping my escort wagon now, the swap is done but I dicked up the radiator so I gotta swap it out

A little tape will snug up a loose socket, and if it does come off it can’t really fall far since the clutch is between the pressure plate and flywheel at that point

@@wellscody86 And then you have to unscrew the thing again and screw it back on. Is it really worth it to do this when the tool costs 18 dollars? You're already saving 100's of dollars doing the job yourself. Why not spend the minimum to have the correct tool that is so cheap anyway.

@@MrBojangles901 it’s not about trying to save money, it’s about being able to think outside the box, use what you have available and the ability adapt and overcome. Again this clutch kit for this engine / trans doesn’t come with the alignment tool, and I wasn’t able to source one. And to your point- most-not all but most clutches would have ample room to use your finger to grab the socket if it fell into the plate fingers, if not a magnet would surly get it out. Your arguing something you probably don’t have a ton of experience with so the fear of the unknown isn’t worth the potential inconvenience for you and that’s fine, that kind of thing happens to me all the time with different projects that I’m not super confident or knowledgeable about and sometimes it bites me in the ass but I always learn something

Sent it to Esab for repair, they couldn’t figure out what was wrong, they couldn’t fix it but charged for service and didn’t warranty the machine.

The outside was dirty at time of video, the inside was clean as there is a filter at the air intake duct. It’s an Esab thing for sure, they couldn’t fix it or even find the problem.

Your ahead of the curve, one hole hit a cavitation at .030 and now we going down to standard 6.9 bore sleeve 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻🤙🏻

@@wellscody86 Only bad thing about a 7.3 is the thin walls. I think a studded 6.9 with 7.3 rockers is the ticket.

@@wildrosegarage4208 it’s getting sleeved to 4.00 6.9 standard bore and will likely get some boost , already have studs on hand. Building my 6.9 block with studs and 7.3 rockers with comp springs

@@wellscody86 Good combo. I just have a n/a 6.9 these days but 15 years ago I had about the wildest idi around at the time there is guys making big power now. It was a 93.5 factory turbo long block with a hypermax turbo on it non wastegated. Dps custom pump (120cc) dps stage 1 injectors, Snow performance water meth 650ml/min, Hypermax cowl intake it held together for as long as I had it at 20psi boost on stock head bolts. Had 500k mile when I sold it. Nice talking to someone who knows what there doing. Nolan.

No, took to Esab tech, they swapped all boards, factory reset by computer not the one on machine- Esab could not find the problem or fix it, wouldn’t warranty it and wouldn’t give me a deal to replace it so I went back to miller. Oh and even tho they couldn’t find or fix the problem they left me with a $260 labor bill.

@@wellscody86 so looks like I have a 2500 dollar paperweight well that sucks but thanks for the reply I have been looking all over the internet trying find a fix before I took it to the shop but seems like that’s not going to work so I’ll just save the money

Exactly how I felt, I still have mine, I kick it every once in a while and plug it in hoping maybe one day it will half function but hasn’t happened yet, you can try and contact them and see if they can help you out - worth a shot. There’s a reason my small little shit channel has this many views on one video. Lots of these machines had issues or were dead out of the box. For about the same money I got a bigger miller with a good warranty and the Esab repair facility told me he’d stick to Lincoln or miller.

@@wellscody86 ya I’ll try and get ahold of them and see if they know what the problem is they should know how to fix it after this many people had the same problem with it but I’m not spending any money on it for them to tell me that they can’t do anything about it

@@wellscody86 if I hear anything back from them that may help anyone I’ll post it on here

Hindsight is always 20/20. 😂

That’s an alignment dial pin not a bolt.👍🏻

We’re going to soak it in some cleaner and douche it again, probably put it back in service or save it for the IH 1800 manure spreader project-

You should see what came out of the bucket- it’s on the full length video

This battle is more like the war in the Middle East, there is no end🤦🏻‍♂️. It’s ready for siding now, getting some other projects done while we wait for better weather.

The center hub will sometimes be a bit noisy and clatter, when installed and in use it shouldn’t make any noise.

@@wellscody86 thank you and the springs in the clutch plate are they supposed to have little movement

Yes they will have a little shake to them, if they are about falling out I’d replace the clutch- but new out of the box they are not always tight in the perch.

@@wellscody86 thanks so i should be good with the one i got then as its just little movement when i move it with hand but does not move when i shake it

That’s how it should be, the springs are what cushions the apply of the clutch so it’s not jerky.

Gotta teach these new dogs old tricks🤙🏻

Ya when the machine works when that message appears you plug in and you’re good to go, when your machine is broken like mine it doesn’t matter what you plug in it doesn’t work. Surely you don’t think the Esab repair tech didn’t think of this-

Tool costs around 130usd and has everything (SAC toolkit). It's insane what you get for it.

Ya I’m not a Cadillac fan- unless it’s pink Cadillac with Clint Eastwood 🤙🏻

Spraying foam or even pesticides won’t fix the damage- it’s gotta get replaced at some point. 👍🏻

We had so much problems with the new machines from fronius defnetly dont reccomend

Check the rest of the comments before you suggest something that has already been discussed- middle of the job is why it looks that way and the inside was absolutely immaculate- not a bit of dust or debris inside -