[AT] Kubota M5700 noise

[Dave Maynard]

Fuel was just put in a few days ago.

On Sun, Apr 5, 2020, 4:18 PM Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com> wrote:

> Long shot here, but what's the quality of the fuel, and how long has it
> been in there?
>
> Mike M
>
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> 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> 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>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > F2803
>>
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