[AT] Cracked diesel block opinion question and welding cast iron

[carl gogol]

Cecil-
I like the way you think - that is the main reason I went out on a cold 
Saturday - if it wouldn't start it was clearly not worth the asking price! 
Question is how low can I get him to go?  They are discounting a lot below 
their original asking price since the block leak was discovered. Down to 
what they have in it I'm told.  Now a non-starter with injector or preheater 
problems (probably both in my mind) is a whole bigger problem leading to 
lots more discounts.  Well I have never had anyone give me a tractor, but 
there is always a first time.  Actually, now that I think about it I was 
offered a Ford lawn tractor with hydrostatic transmission about 15 years ago 
that I didn't take.
How many hours can you get on a reasonably maintained Perkins diesel?

Thanks also for the tip on ether and Perkins engines.
Carl Gogol
Manlius, NY
(2) AC D-14, AC 914H
Simplicity 3112 & 7116
Kubota F-2400
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cecil Bearden" <crbearden at copper.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <
> Sounds like a worn head and rotor on the injection pump.  It should have 
> started at 28 if he used the preheater.  The preheater uses an electric 
> heat unit with a little amount of fuel in the intake manifold to put some 
> diesel fumes into the intake and fire from that.   Ethering a Perkins 
> takes a talent....   The head on a Perkins is very thin.  A little too 
> much ether and you can lock up the engine and crack the head.  I grew up 
> with MF