[AT] Freeing up a Case Diesel

[Grant Brians]

I've fred up diesels by putting a bunch of (surprise) diesel in the 
cylinders and oil sump and then letting it sit for a while. It works pretty 
well if you can relieve compression pressure by pulling injectors as you 
suggest or similar measures. The tightness might be nothing other than 
sitting or it might be something much bigger......
        Grant Brians
        Hollister, California
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Knierim" <ken.knierim at gmail.com>
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Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 10:41 AM
Subject: [AT] Freeing up a Case Diesel


> Hi Folks...
> a tractor question for the list... I got my Yuma tractor off the
> trailer yesterday (warm day too, I might add, temps hit 99 degrees
> this week) and I am looking for insight in freeing up a diesel
> rengine.
>
> For example, if it was a gas engine I'd pull the plugs, shoot some oil
> in the cylinders and let it sit for a few days to lube the rings.
>
> The engine was rather set up but I had to lift a wheel up to get it on
> the trailer to bring it home, so I was able to rock the rear wheel
> back and forth and get the fan to rotate somewhat. It's  rather tight;
> thus the concern.
>
> I do plan on pulling the fuel tank off it and cleaning that out; it
> has rust in there and maybe other crud. The filters will get replaced
> and maybe some of the fuel lines; some look rather dry rotted. All the
> oil will get changed and new coolant added, etc.
>
> So do I pull the injectors and put some oil in there? Will I need to
> go back through and replace gaskets to do this? I'm trying to find out
> if this tractor is worth much before I spend a lot on it (dunno what
> the engine, driveline and such look like).
>
> thanks,
>
> Ken in AZ
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