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D7 Pony Engine chuffing out the crank start opening

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3 months 1 week ago #258647 by TOP
My pony engine chuffs fume out the crank opening even after I cleaned the breather very good. What is the fix and how hard is it to do and find parts?

D7 17A '56

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3 months 1 week ago #258648 by CrawlerAddict
Sounds like blow-by around the piston rings. I have a pony on a D4 that'll shoot the dipstick out along with most of the oil if you run it with the filler cap on.

Best of luck,
CrawlerAddict

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3 months 1 week ago #258649 by TOP
That is correct but the blowby got better with a little use Also the breather was blocked originally due to lack of service. 30 minutes in the ultrasonic cleaner helped

D7 17A '56

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3 months 1 week ago #258651 by D8Dude
Do you mean it's fuming from the hand crank right angle drive?

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3 months 1 week ago #258653 by TOP

Do you mean it's fuming from the hand crank right angle drive?
 

That's exactly what I mean.Seems like there should be seals to prevent that.

D7 17A '56

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3 months 1 week ago #258654 by D8Dude
There is a seal in there, it's fairly easy to replace, it was still available through Cat when I replaced mine a few years ago.

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3 months 1 week ago #258655 by TOP

There is a seal in there, it's fairly easy to replace, it was still available through Cat when I replaced mine a few years ago.
 

Do I have to take the whole housing off the side of the engine or can it be replaced with the housing in place?

D7 17A '56

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3 months 1 week ago #258656 by gemdozer
I am still have some 17a poney used parts

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3 months 1 week ago #258658 by D8Dude
The housing needs to be removed from the engine. From memory, there's a plug in the bottom that you can take out to push the shaft out of the gear and the housing.

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3 months 1 week ago #258659 by neil
Would it be possible to use the self-tapping screw trick to get the seal out or is it too tight in there?

Cheers,
Neil

Pittsford, NY

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