As I stood in front of the pump, I could see some fuel coming out of the lines, indicating that we were finally getting things started. "One two three four five, come on old girl," I said to myself, excited to get the engine running. After a few moments, the pump coughed and sputtered, but eventually settled into a smooth idle. I let out a sigh of relief as I realized we had done it - the Alice Chalmers 3500 motor was finally running.

As I stood there, admiring our handiwork, I couldn't help but think about the journey that had brought us to this point. From the moment we started tinkering with the engine, I knew it wouldn't be easy. The problem of the faulty fuel pump had been a major hurdle, and I was relieved that we had finally found a solution. But now that the motor was running, my mind turned to the task of getting everything else sorted out.

I started by tightening down the injectors, making sure they were secure and wouldn't come loose over time. Next, I turned my attention to the fuel shutoff solenoid, which had failed to shut off the machine properly. After some experimentation, I discovered that the solenoid had simply not closed off enough fuel to kill the engine. To fix this, I removed a boot from the solenoid and left it open, allowing me to choke the turbo off from fuel. This would prevent the engine from running unnecessarily.

With the solenoid sorted, my next task was to check for air leaks in the system. I discovered that there was an air leak coming from one of the transmission gauges, which was causing the pressure gauge to fluctuate wildly. To fix this, I applied some duct tape to seal the leak, and carefully tightened a few fittings around the system.

As I worked, my thoughts turned to the task ahead - getting the transmission running smoothly. I had already disconnected the clicky clack fuel pump after the first start, and was confident that it wasn't needed anymore. Now, I just needed to figure out how to shut the engine down properly without using the choke. After some experimentation, I discovered that all it took was a simple shift of the gear lever to shut off the machine.

With the transmission sorted, my attention turned to the brakes - or rather, the air over hydraulic brakes. These were a new challenge for me, and I knew they would require some careful diagnosis and repair. But for now, I was just happy to have the engine running smoothly.

As I stood back and admired our handiwork, I couldn't help but feel a sense of pride and accomplishment. We had done it - we had gotten an old Alice Chalmers 3500 motor running, using nothing but basic tools and some good old-fashioned ingenuity. It was just the beginning of our adventure together, and I couldn't wait to see what the future held.

As I looked around at the various components that made up our little machine, I knew that we would need to make a few adjustments before it could be fully functional. The seat, for example, had been destroyed by the raccoons who had taken up residence in the cab. But with some duct tape and a bit of creativity, I was confident that we could get it back in working order.

For now, though, I just wanted to enjoy the feeling of having our machine running smoothly. We had worked hard to get here, and it felt great to have reached our goal. As I stood there, listening to the engine purr along, I couldn't help but feel a sense of satisfaction and contentment. This was what it meant to be an old dog trainer - getting things running, one small victory at a time.

The next day, I decided to tackle the task of getting the machine moving again. We would try and see if it moved, and get the hydraulics working out. As I stood there, preparing for the task ahead, I couldn't help but feel a sense of excitement and anticipation. This was what it meant to be an old dog trainer - always pushing forward, never satisfied with the status quo.

In the end, we were able to get everything sorted out, and our machine was running smoothly once again. It had been a long and difficult journey, but in the end, it had all been worth it. As I stood there, admiring our handiwork, I couldn't help but feel a sense of pride and satisfaction. We had done it - we had gotten an old Alice Chalmers 645 running, using nothing but basic tools and some good old-fashioned ingenuity.

The machine's name is a subject of debate among the community, with several suggestions made in the comments section. Some have suggested "Alice", while others have proposed names like "Charmy" or "Chalms". Whatever its final name may be, one thing is certain - this machine has won our hearts and will always be remembered as a testament to the power of determination and hard work.

As for me, I'm just happy to have had the opportunity to share in this journey with all of you. It's been an adventure I'll never forget, and one that has left me with countless memories and a deep appreciation for the beauty of machinery. So here's to our little machine - may it run smoothly and happily for many years to come!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enso i'm just driving on out there and i see a bald eagle fly into this tree it's right there there it goes today is going to be a great day ladies and gentlemen welcome back to salvage workshop so today is day three working on the old alice wheel loader and we're going to jump right into the fuel system but if you're new and you haven't seen the channel or any of the other projects go check out what we got going so we're doing a small series on this wheel loader getting it resurrected and back to life previously at the same farm we did one in an old cat number six so if you haven't seen that go check it out my name is matt salvage and i welcome you here to salvage workshop all right today's the day hopefully this pump gets that motor up and pumping and turning and barking and growling and doing all those other things they should be doing so we're gonna pop it in it's a little bit harder than that but we're gonna put it in get it all lined up and go right at getting this motor primed with fuel and see if the old dog wants to bark back to life on its own fuel system and that's really what the goal is here i could spray ether all day long but you can't run a machine like that so join me here as we jump back on the old alice wheel loader get all this gunk built up behind that she needs a good pressure wash all right in order to safely get this shaft in there without ruining these umbrella seals i took them off and i don't have new ones and i want to reuse them so set those aside for a minute okay now we'll put him back on there's one and they go opposite each other there we go um so this is not going to be easy i don't see anything i can take off to make it easier either the whole goal is i'm trying to get there's a mark in here you got to get lined up and it's not lined up and we had to insert the shaft through here and it has to key into the back of the pump i mean it's it would have been so much better if i left that i could have left that gear in there i'm going to try this without the umbrella seals try and get it all lined up and then pull this shaft back out which will allow me to then put the seals in come on now vanguard have to move i think it does for me to do that this way so there's our mark hmm all right almost i need to go one more tooth this way all right finally got it all lined up that line straight that gear all the way in gotta tighten some bolts down but they're looking pretty dang good all right i got four of the injector lines we're gonna basically clean up the ends put some carb cleaner through them make sure they're clean put them back on that one's good that one's good and last the other two are not in this bundle i already did them separately and that one's good so nice and clean on the inside because that's where it counts all right it's official got all the injection lines on got the fuel filter housing on supply line return line return line back to the tank all back assembled got to put this cover on here before we do that though we're going to wipe it down and reuse this gasket all right to reuse the gasket we're basically going to take some marine grease i guess it's lithium grease but whatever and apply it to both sides of the gasket okay so that plate is the gear side of the injection pump and i don't know what this is it's a spring a little plunger thing not exactly sure but i do know it needs to go back in there and we'll stick the plate back on my guess is that spring and plunger puts pressure against that gear so that it doesn't kick out and come uncoupled with the injection pump on the inside of it but i'm no expert i only know enough to be dangerous but man am i dangerous all right there is enough room to put this uh taller cat filter in the engine bay so we're gonna do that we're gonna fill it up with fuel first so we don't have to bleed off as much air o-ring there we go new cap filter installed i'll wipe it down and then i'll write a date on it because i do like to have a date and hours all right well fuel systems back together let's engage 24 volts let's make sure we got this wired right for we do alrighty check the oil real quick make sure nothing catastrophic happened nope all right let's put this switch over there all right i'm gonna turn the key and we should hear a click in the solenoid in that injection pump we did perfect all right start bleeding air out so right now everything's bone dry pretty much i've got this banjo bolt loose the fuel filter is full we're going to turn it over until we get some out of here and then i've got each of the injector lines at the injectors loose so there's a a bolt on the back of this injection pump that you're supposed to use to bleed the pump out there's gonna be no way i'm getting that so i'm not even gonna try here we go nothing yet this may take a minute all right let's see if we can pull a prime with some ether now we got fuel coming out of one of them i don't know where the fuel pump is i almost want to add an inline fuel pump i think i have a clicky clack with me all right here's the plan got this little inline clicky clack fuel pump that we're gonna wire and plumb right there so i'm gonna cut this fuel supply hose right here and we're just gonna dangle it in there for now i'm not going to cut it well it could be our issue we're not getting any fuel this old dog doesn't want to wake up but have no fear i'm going to get him up there we go all right i'm just going to start clicky clacking and get some uh that's not even better so well i'm gonna try turning it over now i gotta go hook the other battery up there we go got fluid coming out of the pump you guys see some coming out of the lines too one two three four five come on old girl one more all right she is ready to go pull this pump off for now i tighten down those injectors and i think we are ready to rock and roll i got squirted in the face of diesel it's okay all right let's engage the clicky clack let's try to start it there goes nothing i kind of wondered about that so what i had to just do now fuel shutoff solenoid did not shut the machine off it did not close off enough fuel to be able to kill it that is the one reason i took that boot off and i left it open and i prepared i was ready in case that was to happen i found a flat plate laying around that was just enough to choke the turbo off from fuel i mean air i mean so basically what i did was i suffocated the engine eliminating all air to it so that it would die now i got to figure out how to get it to shut down normally but i don't even care right now that is a tiny problem compared to what we've accomplished so far heck yes it's building oil pressure i hear air leak in here yep good that pressure gauge is working it's back down to zero now the amp meter was moving none of these transmission gauges did yet there's our air leak it's a line oh it runs as a horn valve so this baby has an airline that runs up to these the roof oh heck yeah air horns i love air horns sweet you have to make sure they're not dabber infested but that's a simple fix so i disconnected the clicky clack fuel pump after the first start i'm pretty sure we don't need it let's try it real quick and just double check it's not connected there's no clicky clack happening we'll turn the key which gives us our shutoff solenoid working properly and here's our start button you know what let's try and start it the normal way so the way you start it is you pull this lever that way ah so you gotta be not good for it but i gotta figure out how to shut it down properly at least it's shut down and i'll probably get my my remote start switch out of there so i can just start it up there disconnect everything for right now heck yes she's a runner all right now that we know the engine runs let's turn our attention a little bit today to where i have to sit yeah probably gonna have to tell the raccoons to move over here shortly because they already destroyed that seat i bet you that was awesome see look at that brown leather you know maybe a gallon of duct tape in three days we could probably make it usable again but before we do that though i want to get a leak over here tightened up oh boy all right let's see what size 5 8 maybe 9 16. sink in there too all right let's grab a rag out of this nasty cab come on air horns my uh clark wheel loader forklift also has air horns cool thing is this has a valve very similar to this but it's down by your feet and so all you got to do is pop it with your foot pretty cool it's trying there's not enough air built but at least it's not leaking here now so the main reason this machine has brakes or has air is it has air over hydraulic brakes which i can't wait to work on those i'm sure they're going to be a nightmare they usually are all right well a successful day three that is all i've got for you today we got it running heck yes here's a question for you what would cause an alice chalmers 3500 motor to not shut down with the key switch or the solenoid in the injector pump because i don't want to have to choke it to death every time i have to shut it off so if you have any ideas on that let me know in the comments up next we're going to get this old dog moving we're going to try and see if it moves we're going to try the hydraulics out see if the bucket moves i wanted to try and get that done today but it just time got away from me get the injection pump in and get it timed right and getting all the lines back on and clean took a lot longer than i wanted it to way more than what you saw in the video but thank you for following along on the old alice chalmers 645. again name ideas i want your name ideas let me know what you think we should call this old dog if you haven't already consider subscribing leave a comment let me know your opinion that helps the channel and i look forward to seeing you guys on day four have a great night youso i'm just driving on out there and i see a bald eagle fly into this tree it's right there there it goes today is going to be a great day ladies and gentlemen welcome back to salvage workshop so today is day three working on the old alice wheel loader and we're going to jump right into the fuel system but if you're new and you haven't seen the channel or any of the other projects go check out what we got going so we're doing a small series on this wheel loader getting it resurrected and back to life previously at the same farm we did one in an old cat number six so if you haven't seen that go check it out my name is matt salvage and i welcome you here to salvage workshop all right today's the day hopefully this pump gets that motor up and pumping and turning and barking and growling and doing all those other things they should be doing so we're gonna pop it in it's a little bit harder than that but we're gonna put it in get it all lined up and go right at getting this motor primed with fuel and see if the old dog wants to bark back to life on its own fuel system and that's really what the goal is here i could spray ether all day long but you can't run a machine like that so join me here as we jump back on the old alice wheel loader get all this gunk built up behind that she needs a good pressure wash all right in order to safely get this shaft in there without ruining these umbrella seals i took them off and i don't have new ones and i want to reuse them so set those aside for a minute okay now we'll put him back on there's one and they go opposite each other there we go um so this is not going to be easy i don't see anything i can take off to make it easier either the whole goal is i'm trying to get there's a mark in here you got to get lined up and it's not lined up and we had to insert the shaft through here and it has to key into the back of the pump i mean it's it would have been so much better if i left that i could have left that gear in there i'm going to try this without the umbrella seals try and get it all lined up and then pull this shaft back out which will allow me to then put the seals in come on now vanguard have to move i think it does for me to do that this way so there's our mark hmm all right almost i need to go one more tooth this way all right finally got it all lined up that line straight that gear all the way in gotta tighten some bolts down but they're looking pretty dang good all right i got four of the injector lines we're gonna basically clean up the ends put some carb cleaner through them make sure they're clean put them back on that one's good that one's good and last the other two are not in this bundle i already did them separately and that one's good so nice and clean on the inside because that's where it counts all right it's official got all the injection lines on got the fuel filter housing on supply line return line return line back to the tank all back assembled got to put this cover on here before we do that though we're going to wipe it down and reuse this gasket all right to reuse the gasket we're basically going to take some marine grease i guess it's lithium grease but whatever and apply it to both sides of the gasket okay so that plate is the gear side of the injection pump and i don't know what this is it's a spring a little plunger thing not exactly sure but i do know it needs to go back in there and we'll stick the plate back on my guess is that spring and plunger puts pressure against that gear so that it doesn't kick out and come uncoupled with the injection pump on the inside of it but i'm no expert i only know enough to be dangerous but man am i dangerous all right there is enough room to put this uh taller cat filter in the engine bay so we're gonna do that we're gonna fill it up with fuel first so we don't have to bleed off as much air o-ring there we go new cap filter installed i'll wipe it down and then i'll write a date on it because i do like to have a date and hours all right well fuel systems back together let's engage 24 volts let's make sure we got this wired right for we do alrighty check the oil real quick make sure nothing catastrophic happened nope all right let's put this switch over there all right i'm gonna turn the key and we should hear a click in the solenoid in that injection pump we did perfect all right start bleeding air out so right now everything's bone dry pretty much i've got this banjo bolt loose the fuel filter is full we're going to turn it over until we get some out of here and then i've got each of the injector lines at the injectors loose so there's a a bolt on the back of this injection pump that you're supposed to use to bleed the pump out there's gonna be no way i'm getting that so i'm not even gonna try here we go nothing yet this may take a minute all right let's see if we can pull a prime with some ether now we got fuel coming out of one of them i don't know where the fuel pump is i almost want to add an inline fuel pump i think i have a clicky clack with me all right here's the plan got this little inline clicky clack fuel pump that we're gonna wire and plumb right there so i'm gonna cut this fuel supply hose right here and we're just gonna dangle it in there for now i'm not going to cut it well it could be our issue we're not getting any fuel this old dog doesn't want to wake up but have no fear i'm going to get him up there we go all right i'm just going to start clicky clacking and get some uh that's not even better so well i'm gonna try turning it over now i gotta go hook the other battery up there we go got fluid coming out of the pump you guys see some coming out of the lines too one two three four five come on old girl one more all right she is ready to go pull this pump off for now i tighten down those injectors and i think we are ready to rock and roll i got squirted in the face of diesel it's okay all right let's engage the clicky clack let's try to start it there goes nothing i kind of wondered about that so what i had to just do now fuel shutoff solenoid did not shut the machine off it did not close off enough fuel to be able to kill it that is the one reason i took that boot off and i left it open and i prepared i was ready in case that was to happen i found a flat plate laying around that was just enough to choke the turbo off from fuel i mean air i mean so basically what i did was i suffocated the engine eliminating all air to it so that it would die now i got to figure out how to get it to shut down normally but i don't even care right now that is a tiny problem compared to what we've accomplished so far heck yes it's building oil pressure i hear air leak in here yep good that pressure gauge is working it's back down to zero now the amp meter was moving none of these transmission gauges did yet there's our air leak it's a line oh it runs as a horn valve so this baby has an airline that runs up to these the roof oh heck yeah air horns i love air horns sweet you have to make sure they're not dabber infested but that's a simple fix so i disconnected the clicky clack fuel pump after the first start i'm pretty sure we don't need it let's try it real quick and just double check it's not connected there's no clicky clack happening we'll turn the key which gives us our shutoff solenoid working properly and here's our start button you know what let's try and start it the normal way so the way you start it is you pull this lever that way ah so you gotta be not good for it but i gotta figure out how to shut it down properly at least it's shut down and i'll probably get my my remote start switch out of there so i can just start it up there disconnect everything for right now heck yes she's a runner all right now that we know the engine runs let's turn our attention a little bit today to where i have to sit yeah probably gonna have to tell the raccoons to move over here shortly because they already destroyed that seat i bet you that was awesome see look at that brown leather you know maybe a gallon of duct tape in three days we could probably make it usable again but before we do that though i want to get a leak over here tightened up oh boy all right let's see what size 5 8 maybe 9 16. sink in there too all right let's grab a rag out of this nasty cab come on air horns my uh clark wheel loader forklift also has air horns cool thing is this has a valve very similar to this but it's down by your feet and so all you got to do is pop it with your foot pretty cool it's trying there's not enough air built but at least it's not leaking here now so the main reason this machine has brakes or has air is it has air over hydraulic brakes which i can't wait to work on those i'm sure they're going to be a nightmare they usually are all right well a successful day three that is all i've got for you today we got it running heck yes here's a question for you what would cause an alice chalmers 3500 motor to not shut down with the key switch or the solenoid in the injector pump because i don't want to have to choke it to death every time i have to shut it off so if you have any ideas on that let me know in the comments up next we're going to get this old dog moving we're going to try and see if it moves we're going to try the hydraulics out see if the bucket moves i wanted to try and get that done today but it just time got away from me get the injection pump in and get it timed right and getting all the lines back on and clean took a lot longer than i wanted it to way more than what you saw in the video but thank you for following along on the old alice chalmers 645. again name ideas i want your name ideas let me know what you think we should call this old dog if you haven't already consider subscribing leave a comment let me know your opinion that helps the channel and i look forward to seeing you guys on day four have a great night you\n"