[AT] MF 2244 crawler with Perkins diesel

[Richard Fink Sr]

>Ivan i think i would agree with you on that side. I talked about a engine 
>that had many hours on it? I have seen it in a way as you had that did no 
>damage as you said few oil changes to clean it out. Most ones were ones 
>that had it in oil and was run then left sit and eat into bearings.
My 2$
R Fink
PA




  Richard , I've had two experiences with green stuff in the oil . One
> was soon as I sarted my A after a fresh  rebuild for the first time ,I
> let it run long nuff to come up to temp hoping that it would swell up
> and seal . Naaah ! But some block sealer cured it and its ran ever since
> . Of course a couple oil changes were necessary .
> I have also seen them lock up tight but they were run longer .   I'd
> like to try and do just a new gasket if I could get that sleeve to seal
> ,along with two oil changes to flush the lower end . With the hope to
> get maybe 20 or 30 hours out of it .    My first time tearing a diesel
> apart so I'm learning a lot .  But ya , the green stuff wories me ,not
> knowing how long it ran that way .    If I just  could convince Mark to
> do a in frame rebuild with new bearings .
>  Ivan
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