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

[charlie hill]

Carl his bottom line is going to be what he can gross from parting it out 
minus the time, expense and agrivation factor.  It's still a guess.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "carl gogol" <cgogol at twcny.rr.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 5:11 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Cracked diesel block opinion question and welding cast 
iron


> 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?
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> 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
>
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