Looking good Scott. I didn't touch my governor either figuring (I hadn't run it yet) that it was likely ok and that I'd only mess with it if it was not set/working correctly. Filter tower and pump body was another story though - full of crud.

Do you still have the serial # tag to reinstall? If not, I think you can buy new blanks and stamp your number back in. I understand that the font used is a Cat special so unlikely to be found in a stamp collection. There are some fonts that come close and only a purist would notice - mind you, you're doing such a good job on this unit that maybe you do need the right font! : )

Hi Mike, I've browsed fonts on the pc and on the interwebs and there are some that seem similar but there's always something that's glaringly wrong, once it catches the eye. For example, I was looking at a font just now that matched the #8 on my 3J4086SP but was missing the upper downstroke on the #6 (that bit on the top right). There's a website that uses ML to try to find a close match but my understanding is that the Cat fonts are not in the public domain so not directly nameable. Also, my 3J serial # font is different to that on my 5U serial # and the SP in the 3J appears a different set (bolded) from the rest of the number. Maybe Cat updated the font or different production lines had slightly different stamp sets. In any case, I'd say pulling together a set of photos of serial numbers that included all the numbers and letters from a series would be sufficient for a graphic artist to reverse engineer them.

That looks really good Gary. What is the unit mounted on the top left of the transmission case?

Huge fan of attachments and that pump on the winch is extra cool. What are you planning to run with it?