Smallshop- mine is close to around the same year as yours(not really sure what year it is). If you check it out, and decide that its too much work to get running, then advertise it as 'parts or repairable' on Craig's list.some other Yale forklift owner might well 'snap it up' for parts.
The cure for this is to have the pistons out, de-glaze the bores, and free the rings, or fit new ones.or, if it runs, but smokes, put in a change of good oil, and just run it, just don't run it much inside a building.) Its common for piston rings to have become 'stuck' in storage. The electrical wiring will have to have the terminals brightened-up and tightened, etc. The fuel system may well be clogged with varnish from evaporated old fuel, and need to be cleaned out with lacquer thinner or other suitable solvent. (there are some complications you'll face when trying to start an engine after long storage. If the engine turns over under tow, and shows oil pressure, then put the spark plugs back in, clean the points in the distributor, put in charged battery and some fresh fuel, then see whether it will start. Have the spark plugs out, and put some penetrating-oil in the cylinders a few days before trying to spin the engine over. If you have the space, and a fairly heavy truck or a tractor available, you may be able (after removing the forks) to tow the Yale, and try spinning the engine over, in top gear of the forklift.this is a 'maybe' as forklifts are very low-geared.don't tow over 5mph. The old Yale forklifts were high quality equipment, so, if this one is in basically sound condition, it may well be worth some investment in parts and time. You can probably find a manual on ebay, or ask on the old engine and tractor collectors areas of the internet. Small forklifts are a very useful tool, in that they will work in tight corners where a larger forklift won't turn. It may well be cost-effective to have the engine out and rebuild it as necessary, if the unit is otherwise nice. If the engine will turn with this method, then its worth trying. If that did happen, one bore will have become so badly rusted that it will have to be bored/sleeved.įorklifts are notorious for tight clearances around the engine, but you may be able to get a long screw-driver or prying-bar into the bore for the starter housing, and pry on the ring-gear on the flywheel. I'd say that much depends on the apparent condition of the unit, other than the missing starter.Ī plausible 'worst case' scenario for a missing starter is that the engine had a head gasket failure, so that one cylinder filled with coolant water.and locked up the engine, whereupon someone thought 'the engine won't turn, so the starter must be bad'.
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