It's ALIVE! And now I have a drain in the fuel tank.
Boy! I feel for the guys who must work on these things every day. There's
not enough room for an 8 year old Chinese girl to get her hands inside most
areas...
LLoyd
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It's ALIVE! And now I have a drain in the fuel tank.
Boy! I feel for the guys who must work on these things every day. There's
not enough room for an 8 year old Chinese girl to get her hands inside most
areas...
LLoyd
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this will be an "ongoing project". Now that it starts, it's apparent
that it's a little "cold natured", and requires diddling the choke during
warmup to be stable.
Looking around reveals a fairly weak spark, but on all plugs it's, eh...,
OK... so I guess next is an ignition tuneup. Then, if I get the courage,
I'll remove the carb, and at least clean it up and check the jet (only
one, just like an old cast iron Briggs updraft carb).
Lloyd
I like forklifts too. I already bought six of them, sold one and
scrapped another at a profit. One more was a bad deal and will likely
be scrapped also. The sixth one goes to my place tomorrow.
What I learned is that there is a reason why nobody wants old
forklifts. The reason is parts availability.
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I think it's mostly the folks who really use them don't want to waste
the time/money on downtime.
There are plenty of boneyards around here even in a (relatively)
sparsely populated area; can't imagine there aren't a zillion in/around
Cook County that could get virtually any part of any forklift you could
imagine.
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I called the guy I got this from to ask a couple of questions, and asked
about parts.
He told me that "they aren't exactly 'on the shelf' but with three or
four phone calls, I can get any part for that lift you need."
I believe him, because this was well after the sale, and he wasn't trying
to impress me, since I was already happy with what I got for the money.
I also know (because I have the ID ticket) that Clark made a couple of
hundred-thousand of these lifts, identical in design except for a few
electrical details, and the vendors of the specific parts. So there are
lots of "bones" to pick over.
Besides, Ig. I make parts and I can fix most anything. So it's more a
labor of love and admiration for the old, tough machines than a struggle
to maintain. That 4-cyl "Connie" will probably never die at the loads it
works under.
LLoyd
I wonder how many of those parts are manufacturable by the home
machinist. Probably a pretty low number.
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The problem with borrowing money from China is
that thirty minutes later, you feel broke again.
--Steve Bridges as Obama
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The engine, et. al., and tranny are probably not, nor easily replaceable,
but they are tough and built to last forever.
Most of the top-end parts like the carb kits and ignition parts are still
being made. The chassis/body/weight-bustle isn't going to fail. All the
hydraulics and mast components could be duplicated by any competent
metalworker. The hydraulic pump is a standard high-volume heavy-duty
truck power steering pump, still available.
Bearings, axles, etc, are standard items that were standard then, and are
still so now. 'Git 'em at NAPA.
Lloyd
Yup. You don't have to make all your replacement
parts. I fixed the shifter on a pal's forklift
with a short length of all-thread, a matching
coupler and pair of jam nuts and lock washers.
I explained that it was a temporary fix until he
could get the properly inspected and certified
factory linkage.
He just smirked at me and drove off.
I wonder what *that* meant? :)
--Winston
This guy has an interesting website and has rebuilt an Allis Chalmers
ACP80 (8000 lb lift) forklift as well as a 1971 Clark forklift that
sounds like it somewhat similar to yours:
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Yep, that's a CY20B... same model number as mine. They made them for a LOT
of years.
Lloyd
Generally, when something isn't available via the commercial arena,
cost isn't an issue if you can make it yourself. Having another
machinist make it for you could be overly expensive, though.
Via this CNC router build, I'm learning just why engineers are so
picky and so damned anal. Precise is A Good Thing(tm).
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The problem with borrowing money from China is
that thirty minutes later, you feel broke again.
--Steve Bridges as Obama
How is it now?
I just bought a 5,500 lbs Clark C500-55 forklift today...
The mast on it leaks big time. The good news is that a seal kit is
available for this cylinder.
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It runs fine every time I turn the key. I have now used it to 30% of
it's cost, based upon daily rentals. I suspect I will pay it off in
another three months, based upon that use level.
Mine has not a drip of any kind of leak anywhere, now. No gas, no engine
oil, no hydraulic oil.
It was a bit of a chore cleaning up the fuel system, but that was all it
needed to be a useful tool.
Lloyd
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I don't remember your saying anything I took offense to .
Lloyd
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