[AT] Kubota M5700 noise

Mike M meulenms at gmx.com
Sat Aug 8 20:19:50 PDT 2020


Pic came through just fine, thanks for the update!

Mike M

On 8/8/2020 8:12 PM, Mike Maynard wrote:
> Here is the YouTube link of the video -
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMxOofbbJOA
>
> guess I should have supplied it earlier!
>
> 99% sure the source of the noise has been located - see attached
> picture (if the list allows them....  been many years since I
> participated much)
>
>
> Mike
>
> On Sun, Apr 19, 2020 at 6:26 AM Stephen Offiler <soffiler at gmail.com
> <mailto:soffiler at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Me neither.  Error:
>     Access to r3---sn-vgqsrnek.googlevideo.com
>     <http://r3---sn-vgqsrnek.googlevideo.com> was denied You don't
>     have authorization to view this page.
>
>     On Sun, Apr 19, 2020 at 12:00 AM Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com
>     <mailto:meulenms at gmx.com>> wrote:
>
>         Won't load for me Dave.
>
>         Mike M
>
>
>         On 4/18/2020 4:52 PM, Dave Maynard wrote:
>>         Will do Mike. I appreciate all the help and interest in
>>         helping me find a solution to this problem. Many very
>>         experienced and knowledgeable people on here and I certainly
>>         enjoy reading everything and many times learning things. We
>>         haven't gotten very much further with this due to some other
>>         pressing things, but will. New injectors made no difference
>>         at all. Just today however, the guys are working on  a four
>>         cylinder version of this Kubota  engine and sent me the
>>         attached video clip. Sounds very similar to my noise. Weak
>>         valve spring in the head, see what you all think. If you
>>         click on this, at the bottom it says "go to link" and it will
>>         get you there. Sorry, haven't been on a computer since I
>>         retired and just got my laptop back from my son who fixed it,
>>         so figuring how to get this texted video to attach to the
>>         email was a chore and not sure if this was the way, but it
>>         worked! Lol
>>
>>         Dave Maynard
>>         The Maple Hill Farm
>>         Marion, NY
>>         https://r3---sn-vgqsrnek.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?expire=1587249885&ei=vWabXuqQJ-yPir4PnP2b0Ag&ip=74.69.206.141&id=8e77dec671cecdd0&itag=37&source=picasa&begin=0&requiressl=yes&mh=4G&mm=30&mn=sn-vgqsrnek&ms=nxu&mv=u&mvi=2&pl=23&sc=yes&susc=ph&app=fife&mime=video/mp4&cnr=14&dur=6.153&lmt=1587239101906161&mt=1587242304&sparams=expire,ei,ip,id,itag,source,requiressl,susc,app,mime,cnr,dur,lmt&sig=AJpPlLswRQIhAMem1LR4HFWc9FRrnjAuULSl_8Hct2cwBUMJvVjpSp08AiAKJ78mrFHMS8CdrtzfOAcROoIhrd9w_-3bWHzQSXHX_A==&lsparams=mh,mm,mn,ms,mv,mvi,pl,sc&lsig=ALrAebAwRAIgOvaXXGqqyzob2OV9veVkI84nmv2LSX6Pa1YivEL5jbMCIFnKOojXR0kxcC_cjLU_y9tvAbOImRgjUxXal3_let-J
>>
>>
>>         On Sat, Apr 18, 2020 at 1:16 PM Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com
>>         <mailto:meulenms at gmx.com>> wrote:
>>
>>             Keep us updated Dave, this has been an interesting and
>>             informative thread.
>>
>>             Mike M
>>
>>
>>             On 4/8/2020 12:57 PM, Dave Maynard wrote:
>>>             By the way, not even sure if this has the wrong rod,
>>>             just been guessing until we can get it in and apart. I
>>>             wonder though if there could be residual fuel from an
>>>             unfinished burn caused by yet unknown reason. Maybe
>>>             carbon buildup in pre combustion chamber which may cause
>>>             higher compression or poor atomization. Maybe Cecil's
>>>             thought of loose or cracked pre combustion chamber.
>>>             Unseen crack in the head, causing an improper mixture,
>>>             or maybe even a piston pin bearing we missed. Still dont
>>>             know how soon we can get it inside and apart, as we need
>>>             to get a place ready. Don't want it apart outside, and
>>>             this time it could be apart a little longer than the
>>>             others.
>>>
>>>             Dave M.
>>>
>>>             On Wed, Apr 8, 2020, 12:46 PM Dave Maynard
>>>             <dave at themaplehillfarm.com
>>>             <mailto:dave at themaplehillfarm.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>>                 The tractor in NY you are referring to IS this
>>>                 tractor. That is a post my son Mike made back when
>>>                 we first got it. You may recognize him on here as
>>>                 Mangus.
>>>
>>>                 Dave M
>>>
>>>                 On Wed, Apr 8, 2020, 11:58 AM ustonThomas Mehrkam
>>>                 <tmehrkam at sbcglobal.net
>>>                 <mailto:tmehrkam at sbcglobal.net>> wrote:
>>>
>>>                     A Google search for kubota M5700 engine noise
>>>                     turns up a thread on tractorbytenet about a
>>>                     tractor in new york with exactly the same
>>>                     problem.  Knock piston 5.  You might follow this
>>>                     thread to see if there was a solution
>>>
>>>                     M5700 'Knock' and other questions
>>>                     <https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/kubota-owning-operating/413832-m5700-knock-other-questions.html>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>                         M5700 'Knock' and other questions
>>>
>>>                     My father picked up a M5700 this weekend.
>>>                     Overall its in nice shape, but we have a couple
>>>                     things we are trying t...
>>>
>>>                     <https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/kubota-owning-operating/413832-m5700-knock-other-questions.html>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>                     On Wednesday, April 8, 2020, 9:36:42 AM CDT,
>>>                     Cecil Bearden <crbearden at copper.net
>>>                     <mailto:crbearden at copper.net>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>                     I think the possibility of leftover fuel on the
>>>                     piston might be the problem.  Steve O may have
>>>                     figured it out.  It has been many years since I
>>>                     did a compression analysis. Old Dog forgets
>>>                     older tricks thing!!!
>>>                     Maybe you can get an application list for the
>>>                     rod number??
>>>                     Cecil
>>>
>>>                     On 4/8/2020 9:11 AM, Dave Maynard wrote:
>>>                     By reducing compression, would ignition take
>>>                     place at the proper time? Would combustion be
>>>                     complete, or would there be leftover fuel that
>>>                     could change things on next compression stroke,
>>>                     and maybe pre ignite causing the knock?
>>>
>>>                     Dave
>>>
>>>                     On Wed, Apr 8, 2020, 5:18 AM Stephen Offiler
>>>                     <soffiler at gmail.com <mailto:soffiler at gmail.com>>
>>>                     wrote:
>>>
>>>                         I just worked out some math.  That engine is
>>>                         87mm bore x 92mm stroke.  23:1 compression.
>>>                         Swept volume is .547 liter,
>>>                         giving combustion chamber volume of .0238
>>>                         liter.  Now, what-if the con rod was 1mm too
>>>                         short?  That adds .0059 liter to the
>>>                         combustion chamber, now .0297 liter, which
>>>                         drops compression down to 18.4:1
>>>
>>>                         SO
>>>
>>>
>>>                         On Tue, Apr 7, 2020 at 7:02 PM Doug Tallman
>>>                         <dtallman at accnorwalk.com
>>>                         <mailto:dtallman at accnorwalk.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>>                             The rod being too short can't change
>>>                             injector timing or cause pre-ignition.
>>>                             It would just mean less compression
>>>                             because the piston wouldn't come up as
>>>                             far. Doug T
>>>
>>>                             On 4/6/2020 6:24 PM, Dave Maynard wrote:
>>>>                             I know the piston is correct as we
>>>>                             replaced it. But James makes a good
>>>>                             point to ponder, if the rod is too
>>>>                             short, it may change injector timing.
>>>>
>>>>                             Dave
>>>>
>>>>                             On Mon, Apr 6, 2020, 6:03 PM Bo Hinch
>>>>                             <bohinch at gmail.com
>>>>                             <mailto:bohinch at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>                                 Or the wrong Piston ( too short or
>>>>                                 tall ) .
>>>>
>>>>                                 On Mon, Apr 6, 2020 at 12:40 PM
>>>>                                 Dave Maynard
>>>>                                 <dave at themaplehillfarm.com
>>>>                                 <mailto:dave at themaplehillfarm.com>>
>>>>                                 wrote:
>>>>
>>>>                                     Actually, did not check length
>>>>                                     of connecting rod and its
>>>>                                     clearance from head at TDC. But
>>>>                                     it's not traveling to close to
>>>>                                     the head as there would be
>>>>                                     damage showing. Just have this
>>>>                                     new concern about the wrong rod
>>>>                                     being put in by mistake, but
>>>>                                     that would have been short, not
>>>>                                     long.
>>>>
>>>>                                     Dave
>>>>
>>>>                                     On Mon, Apr 6, 2020, 1:01 PM
>>>>                                     Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com
>>>>                                     <mailto:meulenms at gmx.com>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>                                         When you had it apart, did
>>>>                                         you check all the
>>>>                                         piston,ring and bearing
>>>>                                         clearances?
>>>>
>>>>                                         Mike M
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>                                         On 4/6/2020 11:35 AM, Dave
>>>>                                         Maynard wrote:
>>>>>                                         No sleeves in this engine.
>>>>>                                         Someone had this engine
>>>>>                                         apart before and #5 had a
>>>>>                                         new piston and rod and
>>>>>                                         bearings. The seller said
>>>>>                                         it was his father's
>>>>>                                         tractor since new and
>>>>>                                         never been apart....he
>>>>>                                         lied! There was more RTV
>>>>>                                         on oil pan than you could
>>>>>                                         imagine and obviously that
>>>>>                                         piston and rod and
>>>>>                                         bearings had been replaced
>>>>>                                         and I thought they had
>>>>>                                         been chasing the noise.
>>>>>                                         Unless there was some
>>>>>                                         other reason, but dont know.
>>>>>                                              My friend and
>>>>>                                         mechanic help has a
>>>>>                                         Jacobson mower he's is
>>>>>                                         rebuilding that has a 4
>>>>>                                         cylinder version of this
>>>>>                                         motor that appears
>>>>>                                         identical except the
>>>>>                                         number of cyl's. He found
>>>>>                                         the rod to be the same
>>>>>                                         except it a tweak shorter
>>>>>                                         by an almost immeasurable
>>>>>                                         amount, maybe .005 or
>>>>>                                         .010. Part number is
>>>>>                                         almost the same except
>>>>>                                         last digit and now I'm
>>>>>                                         wondering if that could be
>>>>>                                         someone's mistake. Would
>>>>>                                         shorter rod cause
>>>>>                                         preignition? By the way,
>>>>>                                         there is no part number on
>>>>>                                         the rods so they would
>>>>>                                         have to be accurately
>>>>>                                         measured.
>>>>>                                              It's going to be a
>>>>>                                         bit before I can get this
>>>>>                                         back apart again, but
>>>>>                                         hoping to have this fixed
>>>>>                                         in time to plow.
>>>>>
>>>>>                                         Dave
>>>>>
>>>>>                                         On Mon, Apr 6, 2020, 9:08
>>>>>                                         AM Cecil Bearden
>>>>>                                         <crbearden at copper.net
>>>>>                                         <mailto:crbearden at copper.net>>
>>>>>                                         wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>                                             That was one of my
>>>>>                                             thoughts, but my
>>>>>                                             experience has been
>>>>>                                             that the liner
>>>>>                                             movement was a double
>>>>>                                             "thud" once on down
>>>>>                                             stroke and once on
>>>>>                                             upstroke.
>>>>>                                             Cecil
>>>>>
>>>>>                                             On 4/6/2020 1:12 AM,
>>>>>                                             k7jdj at aol.com
>>>>>                                             <mailto:k7jdj at aol.com>
>>>>>                                             wrote:
>>>>>>                                             Cylinder liner loose.
>>>>>>                                             Don't know if this
>>>>>>                                             engine even has
>>>>>>                                             cylinder liners if it
>>>>>>                                             does and that liner
>>>>>>                                             is moving you would
>>>>>>                                             get click. Did you
>>>>>>                                             look carefully at the
>>>>>>                                             head when you had it
>>>>>>                                             off and look for any
>>>>>>                                             sign of head distress?
>>>>>>                                             I would do a
>>>>>>                                             compression check as
>>>>>>                                             well.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>                                             Gary
>>>>>>
>>>>>>                                             Renton, WA.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>                                             -----Original
>>>>>>                                             Message-----
>>>>>>                                             From: Roger Moffat
>>>>>>                                             <rogerkiwi at gmail.com>
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>>>>>>                                             2020 7:43 pm
>>>>>>                                             Subject: Re: [AT]
>>>>>>                                             Kubota M5700 noise
>>>>>>
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>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                             On Apr 5, 2020, at
>>>>>>>                                             9:59 PM, Dave
>>>>>>>                                             Maynard
>>>>>>>                                             <dave at themaplehillfarm.com
>>>>>>>                                             <mailto:dave at themaplehillfarm.com>>
>>>>>>>                                             wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                             Have cracked
>>>>>>>                                             injector lines one
>>>>>>>                                             at a time, and it
>>>>>>>                                             gets quieter on #5
>>>>>>
>>>>>>                                             But only on #5?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>                                             When you crack the
>>>>>>                                             others the engine
>>>>>>                                             misses, but the noise
>>>>>>                                             remains?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>                                             I wonder if something
>>>>>>                                             about cylinder 5 is
>>>>>>                                             somehow different so
>>>>>>                                             that the compression
>>>>>>                                             is higher, and so
>>>>>>                                             it’s igniting
>>>>>>                                             (pre-igniting) too
>>>>>>                                             much before top dead
>>>>>>                                             centre in just that
>>>>>>                                             cylinder?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>                                             Eg #5 piston slightly
>>>>>>                                             higher than the other 4?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>                                             Roger
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