[AT] Cracked diesel block opinion question

[budsteinich at internetwis.com]

Carl, 
   I've what should be the same engine in a MF180.  Well 
over 7500hrs on it and the only thing that may have been 
touched was the injector pump.  It was our main chores 
tractor on a 260 acre WI dairy farm and never got much 
TLC.  I needed to move it Saturday and was "disappointed" 
that I needed to charge the battery and plug in the block 
heater (under a half hour each) before it would start in 
20 degree F weather - after sitting unused for over two 
weeks...  No fancy glow plugs, manifold heaters, or ether 
involved - just need to get it cranking fast enough to 
light the fuel.  One of the best little old diesel engines 
made - the local canning company used them on the pea 
combines (after the slant six Chyslers gave out) and they 
would run forever (or until they had extra holes in the 
block from lack of oil) with little maintenance...  Can't 
comment on the crack, but am sold on the engine in 
general.

Dave Steinich     

On Wed, 30 Nov 2005 20:37:25 -0500
  "carl gogol" <cgogol at twcny.rr.com> wrote:
>Should I go near an AC 170 with a Perkins 4 cyl 236 
>diesel engine that has a cracked block?  The crack is on 
>the side - I'm told.  Otherwise the tractor is allegedly 
>cream for its age and starts easy in the cold and runs 
>clean. Any comments are appreciated.  Comments on such 
>(possibly) non-critical cracks and the Perkins engines in 
>general are appreciated.
>
>Lets see - 6 egg whites and an ounce of black pepper and 
>I'll never know it is there???
>
>Carl Gogol
>Manlius, NY
>(2) AC D-14, AC 914H
>Simplicity 3112 & 7116
>Kubota F-2400
>
>
>
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