New to me 226D

[California]

Why not the gas-cap gauge?

 

[bmaverick]

I found a couple pictures online:

On a 169D:

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Now that is really nice.

On a few of the other YM models, and John Deere models there is a fuel gauge that sits right on the top of the tank as the cap.

Back in 2014, these were under $40. Don't look at the price now. LOL

Fuel cap with gauge – TC-4145​

Description: Fuel cap with fuel level gauge

Applications:
Yanmar 140, 147, 186, 180, 187, 226, 330, 336, 2210, 2500, 2610, 3000, 3810
John Deere 650, 750, 850, 900HC, 950 and others with same depth tank and neck threads

Yanmar Part Number: 194145-04302
John Deere Fuel Tank Cap Gauge - CH15741

And there is a rather updated one

Gauge assembly – GA-4420​

Description: Temperature and fuel gauge assembly, with angle bracket
Applications: 1601, 1610, 1802, 2002
Part Number: 194420-56431

 

[California]

On a few of the other YM models, and John Deere models there is a fuel gauge that sits right on the top of the tank as the cap.

Back in 2014, these were under $40. Don't look at the price now. LOL

Fuel cap with gauge – TC-4145​

Description: Fuel cap with fuel level gauge

Applications:
Yanmar 140, 147, 186, 180, 187, 226, 330, 336, 2210, 2500, 2610, 3000, 3810
John Deere 650, 750, 850, 900HC, 950 and others with same depth tank and neck threads

Yanmar Part Number: 194145-04302
John Deere Fuel Tank Cap Gauge - CH15741
View attachment 705938

And there is a rather updated one

Gauge assembly – GA-4420​

Description: Temperature and fuel gauge assembly, with angle bracket
Applications: 1601, 1610, 1802, 2002
Part Number: 194420-56431

There was somebody on Ebay selling that type of gauge for a wide variety of equipment. As I recall he said tell me the depth of your tank and I probably have it.

I bought a new lens and its gasket from him to replace one that was clouded, cracked, and it let rainwater into the face of the gauge. It probably let water into the tank too. These gauges have a reputation for that. I suggest use sealer on the gasket.

On my previous YM186D the lens was clouded, so I painted the inner surface with clear nail polish. It was easy to see the needle after that.

 

[bmaverick]

There was somebody on Ebay selling that type of gauge for a wide variety of equipment. As I recall he said tell me the depth of your tank and I probably have it.

I bought a new lens and its gasket from him to replace one that was clouded, cracked, and it let rainwater into the face of the gauge. It probably let water into the tank too. These gauges have a reputation for that. I suggest use sealer on the gasket.

On my previous YM186D the lens was clouded, so I painted the inner surface with clear nail polish. It was easy to see the needle after that.

In the Yanmar Model Cover Pages, the YM1601 is shown like this.

 

[Johndeere3720]

Not much progress lately as I’ve been waiting for parts but today I got the roll bar manual for my 226 since I’ve managed to find an oem one which I’m working out the shipping details on. Figured I’d post the pages out of it to hopefully help someone later on. On a bright note my injection pump and injectors are freshly rebuilt now, just gotta pick them up. Only bummer was the cost since the pump was full of water and rust. The shop said a new pump was NLA so I had to fork out some dough to get this one fixed up. Hopefully Hoye gets in some of the backordered parts so I can get my order from them, that’s got my injection pump shins so I’m still kinda stuck until those parts come.

 

[Florida2610D]

Now that is really nice.

On a few of the other YM models, and John Deere models there is a fuel gauge that sits right on the top of the tank as the cap.

Back in 2014, these were under $40. Don't look at the price now. LOL

Fuel cap with gauge – TC-4145​

Description: Fuel cap with fuel level gauge

Applications:
Yanmar 140, 147, 186, 180, 187, 226, 330, 336, 2210, 2500, 2610, 3000, 3810
John Deere 650, 750, 850, 900HC, 950 and others with same depth tank and neck threads

Yanmar Part Number: 194145-04302
John Deere Fuel Tank Cap Gauge - CH15741
View attachment 705938

And there is a rather updated one

Gauge assembly – GA-4420​

Description: Temperature and fuel gauge assembly, with angle bracket
Applications: 1601, 1610, 1802, 2002
Part Number: 194420-56431

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I had one of those cap gauges for a minute. Not even close to being accurate and the threaded ring broke after about three fill ups. Now I have the stock red cap that cam with it. I fill up after each use anyway so I am always good.

 

[bmaverick]

I had one of those cap gauges for a minute. Not even close to being accurate and the threaded ring broke after about three fill ups. Now I have the stock red cap that cam with it. I fill up after each use anyway so I am always good.

Bummer it broke on you. Mine works very well. The lens can be an issue. Just a simple flat gasket works best vs. the o-ring that comes with it.

It's accurate enough to know when to refill, else re-priming the fuel lines to the injectors would be needed. LOL

This was on my JD850. I saved it for the YM2610. But first got the lens and gasket from Fredricks few under $5 at the time.

Restored fuel cap ...

 

[Johndeere3720]

Finally figured out my scanner this morning so I figured id post one of the original YM226/YM226D YM276/YM276D brochures I bought off ebay. I've got another more detailed one as well that I may post later.

 

[bmaverick]

Finally figured out my scanner this morning so I figured id post one of the original YM226/YM226D YM276/YM276D brochures I bought off ebay. I've got another more detailed one as well that I may post later.

SUPER

 

[cpy911]

I would be interested in scans of the 187D section of your book. There might be some data (torque specs being one) on installation of the ROPS for the related 186D there. Thanks.

Not much progress lately as I’ve been waiting for parts but today I got the roll bar manual for my 226 since I’ve managed to find an oem one which I’m working out the shipping details on. Figured I’d post the pages out of it to hopefully help someone later on. On a bright note my injection pump and injectors are freshly rebuilt now, just gotta pick them up. Only bummer was the cost since the pump was full of water and rust. The shop said a new pump was NLA so I had to fork out some dough to get this one fixed up. Hopefully Hoye gets in some of the backordered parts so I can get my order from them, that’s got my injection pump shins so I’m still kinda stuck until those parts come.

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[Johndeere3720]

Finally got a chance to work on the 226D today. Fixed the 4wd drop box and got the clutch installed. Also replaced the release bearing, pilot bushing, and front driveline tube. I’m just incredibly happy it’s starting to look like a tractor again.

 

[Johndeere3720]

Making more progress!

Installed the rebuilt injectors / Injection pump

New valve cover o-ring

Hydraulic pump hooked back up and exhaust manifold and new muffler installed

Looking more and more like a tractor each day. Still have a lot to do but progress is progress.

 

[Johndeere3720]

Finally got the 226D back out of the shop for a wash! Now that a lot of the dirt and grime is off I can freshen up some of the black paint before this thing starts going back together.

 

[Johndeere3720]

More progress today!

Freshened up the black paint

Got the fenders back on

The wiring was badly chafed and the plugs were very brittle but I think I’ve got the wiring about dialed in.

 

[Johndeere3720]

The brushcat on the skidsteer lost a seal on the gearbox yesterday so a short day of work meant an afternoon to work on the 226D. Reassembled the dash assembly:

I was missing the red lenses for the dummy lights so I took one of the small red door lenses found in a 99-07 XL superduty door and cut them down to fit the Yanmar. Not quite factory but they fill the hole to protect the dummy lights. I did order one of the OEM Yanmar lenses but won’t have it for at least a month..

Also got my new tachometer cable in, all new fuel lines, bled the fuel system to the injection pump, got the wiring all back in after repairing a bunch of chafed wiring and crumbling plugs, and made a safety jumper plug since I still need to go through the wiring for the clutch /pto safety / flashing light harness.

After about 15 seconds of cranking it fired right up! Of course now I was scrambling to get stuff out of the way so I could drive it out of the shop to try it out. Everything seems to work, I had to adjust the fuel linkage to kill the engine but at the top end after 2600 rpm it acts like it’s hitting rev limiter. When I pulled the injection pump it had no shims so I installed a couple when reinstalling it as a baseline. The manual described the shims as a 1* adjustment to the timing based on a timing mark on the front cover and crankshaft but it required the system to be primed to see when fuel was injected on cyl 1 to determine if shims needed to be added or removed. These marks are near impossible to see with the radiator installed so I’m probably gonna cross that bridge when I get a new radiator.

On another note when I push in the clutch pedal I get a clicking sound like the pto overrunning clutch but it does it whether the pto is engaged or not. Is this normal? My 186D only did that when the pto was engaged.

Also, when you use the power shift lever there’s a 2-3 second delay to shift from 1/2/3 and it’s a soft shift like it’s struggling to build pressure. My 186D was firm shifting, maybe the hydraulic screen is plugged on this 226D or the valve body needs resealed, or even a weak hydraulic pump. I’m sure I’m sounding picky but hopefully I can get this thing perfect.

Here’s some obligatory pictures of the 226D on its maiden voyage out of the shop:

 

[Johndeere3720]

Decided to clean up the grill a bit today:

Also ran some new battery cables and routed them a bit better than they were to better protect them since yesterday the positive battery cable ended up in the crankshaft. Now the cables are much safer and tucked out of harms way.

The plug for the headlight harness literally crumbled on my hands so I unpinned the connector and robbed the plastic connector off of the bad voltage regulator from my old 186D. Perfect fit. I installed new headlights and LED bulbs (eBay specials) along with a new horn. Everything works great!

Of course I had to hook up the finish mower and take it for a spin. I did also install an SMV sign , 3 new suitcase weights (need to get 1 more), and new orange flashing lights which I gotta finish wiring. Overall I love this tractor, it handles the mower extremely well and seems to have plenty of power.

 

[bmaverick]

Is the replacement horn a 70s Datsun aftermarket type? It's the original sound of these Yanmars.

 

[Johndeere3720]

Is the replacement horn a 70s Datsun aftermarket type? It's the original sound of these Yanmars.

Most likely!

 

[Gjamtrac]

What part no./item no. did you use for the LED headlight bulbs?

 

[mmancuso13]

Really nice work!