[AT] Kubota M5700 noise

[Mike M]

Long shot here, but what's the quality of the fuel, and how long has it
been in there?

Mike M


On 4/5/2020 3:10 PM, Dave Maynard wrote:
> Lifters have all been out and checked, ports are clear and internals
> are free and valve lash is adjusted to spec. That is the very first
> thing we did, and it has been rechecked each of the times we have had
> this engine apart. I have used Rislone in it in the begining and oil
> was new when I got it and have changed the oil and filter twice in the
> few hours of run time it has seen.
>
> Dave
>
> On Sun, Apr 5, 2020, 8:53 AM Spencer Yost <spencer at rdfarms.com
> <mailto:spencer at rdfarms.com>> wrote:
>
>     Does this engine have hydraulic lifters?Sounds like sticking
>     hydraulic lifters. I had an Isuzu trooper with the 3.5 L engine
>     and these engines were notorious for developing sticking lifters.
>     Noise sounds very familiar and why I am guessing that.
>
>     If I am right,It is harmless but annoying.  There are some
>     techniques for minimizing this. I used to control it with seafoam
>     in the engine oil right before an oil change - maybe 100 miles or
>     so.  Then using a high-quality synthetic.  In addition I made very
>     frequent oil changes.
>
>     Spencer
>
>     Sent from my iPhone
>
>     > On Apr 4, 2020, at 3:10 PM, Dave Maynard
>     <dave at themaplehillfarm.com <mailto:dave at themaplehillfarm.com>> wrote:
>     >
>     > F2803
>
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