Hi Squatch253, I subscribed to your channel a couple months ago, and have watched every one of the videos in the D2 # 5J1113 series. Really wanted to collect my thoughts before posting my first comment on here... Let me just say that I have been truly inspired. You are clearly a man with specialized skills and professional knowledge for the task you have undertaken. I could imagine no one better for it, honestly. Pulling an 80 year old Cat out of the weeds in someone's backyard, transporting it home, disassembling it and then working on the engine inside your wonderful workshop, shows a mechanical inclination and the love of machines that is sadly a dying art in today's age. I really truly saw and understood the inner workings of a diesel internal combustion engine, only by watching your outstanding videos. To me, there is something inspiring, almost heartwarming that when it is blowing snow and freezing winter outside, to be in your workshop watching you working on this old engine, enjoying the warmth of knowledge and learning that comes with watching your excellent videos. I profess to be a little mechanically inclined, and I do love cars. I subscribe to Motor Trend magazine, that's practically the same thing isn't it? LOL While the biggest repair I've done would be... oh let me think.... a fuel filter on our old minivan, I can only watch in awe as you strip that old D2 block extracting pistons, crankshaft and main bearings... must be child's play for someone with your experience and knowledge. You get a real sense of appreciation for the history that went into building these things. Thanks to Cat's American made quality of decades ago, and the tireless, exacting work put in by enthusiasts like yourself, these machines should go on to live useful lives for decades yet. Your channel showcases the great work you are doing, and indeed is a golden nugget in this age of instant-gratification device and app stupidity we live in. You inspired me to go get my hands on something, anything, to take it apart and learn how it works, just so I can be a little less dependent on somebody else. I'd like to pull my kids off their Life Hacks/makeup/ How to make Slime videos on UA-cam, and point them to your channel and say "Look kids, here's an example of someone who really truly knows exactly what he is doing." Sorry this comment turned into a novel, but thanks for reading and all the very best of luck with the ongoing parts swap & block exchange with the 5J1113. I'm sure me and everyone else is excitedly waiting to see that old machine start running again! Godspeed on your work and keep up the awesome videos.
Sourcing A better block, that’s good news, also great to see such limited wear, everything is so heavy duty and well built, fun engine to rebuild Love it when you explain and show each part Fascinating!!!
Despite all the water inside that engine, it is in remarkably good condition, especially the bearings. Yes, you sure do have a lot of good serviceable parts there for another build.
Boy! Them caterpillar engines took a beating but kept on going strong! The parts looks pretty well kept! Great job again! Looking forward to some more on the little baby cat man. AWESOME 😎👍
Happy Turkey time to you, south of the 49th. Your videos bring back alot of memories. Pulled wrenches for the Cat dealer in Toronto in the mid 70"s. Love the old "well built" Cat machines. Thank you for keeping these pieces of history running.
Man oh man not near as bad as I thought it was going to be. Do you think that the engines being put out today will look as good as that one in 80 years, I think not. Made in the good old USA. Happy Thanksgiving and thanks for sharing.
Oh bs. The new heavy duty Diesel engines are built every bit as well as that one is. Probably even better because they don’t have Babbitt bearings and they have tighter tolerances than these guys could have dreamed of.
@@Jeremy-iv9bc The big problem I have with the new engines are all the sensors. One goes out and you are dead in the water. The 2017 Pete I drive has already had to have 3 engine sensors replaced at less than 100000 miles. Don't see them being available in 80 years.
Squatch253 I work on semi’s for a living. They are just as rebuildable as that old thing is. Every big bore Diesel engine out now has wet sleeves that you can easily pull out and replace so I guess they are “infinitely rebuildable” too.
@@Jeremy-iv9bc I like the smell of diesel exhaust but otherwise know very little about diesels. Just to clarify, though, Squatch253 didn't say modern engines couldn't be rebuilt. He said they have a shorter life span due to tighter clearances and won't be worth rebuilding because manufacturers don't offer material support (that might mean "replacement parts," but maybe not) for all but their most expensive products. ANYways...have a Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!!!
GooD innards and looks like you got ANOTHER blessing to be thankful for! HAPPY THANKSGIVING, Toby and Pop and anyone else that stays hid! We sure ARE blessed! GBWYall from (Us'ns) here on the hilly swamp in NC!
I don't remember what the hour meter reading was, but I'm leaning toward its a surplus unit from the early days of Army engineers or navy CB's. If the pony motor looks as good as the lower end on the main engine it was maintained extremely well.. If you need New babbit spun up I can send you in the right direction. The way the Pistons came out of the liners the block did not have much internal damage. The freeze would have crushed the liners, there for the Pistons would have been permanently stuck. You've a lucky guy I'll bet the ugly is only skin deep.. Hopfully. !!!! Thanks for taking us along.😊
@@squatch253 On the cracked block issue.When you got excited about the good internals and began to consider re-babitting the mains, does that mean you'd actually try to repair the block? Or would the mains caps be an O.K. match for a good block?
Thanks for another update, either that tractors done very little work with how nice the rest is or somebody rebuilt it and didn't do much work after that. I'm wondering about the new block and the twist to it, maybe a machine a few numbers different in sequence ?., I got a tractor here we had new through our dealership we ran on our farm in the U.k. we imported it to Canada when we moved, I was working on a same model machine for a customer here and did a serial no check on his. I'm looking at the number thinking that looks familiar , it's 200 different on chassis and engine numbers. not bad for 2 machines that ended up thousands of miles apart after leaving a factory in Russia . I have 2 Fordson P6's in the yard ones mine the others a customers, they are less than 200 apart to both sold new in Canada after being shipped from the U.K in late 49/ early 50. They originally came from the same area with different owners from what I've been told. Thats kinda fun to for old iron, chances are they shipped on the same boat and to the same dealer when they left Ford Canada's main yard ..
Looks really good eh. They are a remarkable engine. Thanks for the update. Better get going our D7 is warning up. That time of year doing land clearing. Happy Thanksgiving eh.
Nice score for some good reusable parts. I would use Crocus cloth instead of emery cloth. Just a better finish and the grains don't come off as easily. Your call though, happy thanksgiving to you guys in the states.
Where did all that water damage come from?? Tractor looks to be maintained in great shape. Why water damage on only a couple of cylinders?? Love your channel and work!
Boy, if it hadn't been for the water damage that would have been one cherry engine. I'm guessing those cylinder liners are either junk or at least would need to be bored oversize to clean them up, but I'm willing to be surprised and discover that even that is only cosmetic damage and will buff right out. I'm betting (or at least hoping) that the oil pump will be fine, and possibly the suction screen can be recovered by taking it apart and resoldering it.
Given the nearly new measurements and dismissing the water and freeze damage, it seems all but the block has a lot of life left. How many hours were on the hour meter? My 5J36 has a shade over 9800 and it runs great. If this 5J is any indication I will not have to do anything to the engine in mine for a long time.
Where did you come up with the extra hand to drive those pistons out? I could see you using two hands to hold on to them as they were coming out. LOL Always good to have an extra set of hands around when you need them, right? The project looks like it might go a little bit in your favor, at least as far as the crank shaft and rod bearings are concerned. Hope you had a good Thanksgiving; we'll be watching for the next update.
Mornin. Just getting my first cup of joe. So can you refresh my memory. Is the block going to be repaired or replaced? I binge watched a few of your videos and lost track of which project you are working on.
A. (NDT) non-destructive testing which is either magnaflux or Dye penetrant. Is really the only way to determine if that block is usable or not due to microscopical cracks. But on the other hand if the freeze would have hurt the block badly the Pistons would have never come out of the liners. The Pistons would be part of the liners. So mabe ?? Testing will tell.... If.?? The liners come out. ?? That remains to be seen The block bores are at least still round...
@@squatch253 I am a broadcast television engineer. I repair VHF UHF tv transmitters, cameras, switchers, routers. Basically anything in a TV station including plunging the stopped up toilets since no stations have janitors on staff anymore. The locomotive is from the Ann Arbor railroad a few miles from my home. I live near the Toledo Jeep assembly plant and the Ann Arbor railroad hauls their new wranglers. Just about my whole family is in automotive between Jeep and Dana Spicer. I even have family in the automotive engineering hall of fame. I am an odd ball along with one of my brothers who is a conductor for NS. He too deals with a lot of railroad headaches like being on the extra board so I can relate. Keep up the great work, I enjoy following along on your adventures.
My buddy had an old D-2, made many a trip to Florin rd, for parts with him. He passed about 11 yrs ago so your story brings back a lot of good memories! Watching your series with a lot of interest, happy thanksgiving to you and yours!
The encouraging thing was that I didn't see any really obvious journal damage due to that flaking. It seems it would be really easy to get those broken bits gluing themselves to the journal and causing all manner of havoc, but at least from the video I didn't see that. Did you find the missing bits when you disassembled the bearings?
one more idea on this blown out 5J1113 block.. just incase you decide to scrap it.. cut the Caterpillar casting out of the side. shown @12:53 just an idea. and are you eventually going to show us the oil pump tear down?
I heard my dad talk about babbitt main and rod bearings and would like to know if the upper mains and caps are part of this busted up block where is the value in the main bearings being in good shape except for knowing the crank mains aren't trash.
@@squatch253 Thanks! I wondered if they were removable. I just assumed that it was part of the block thinking about how the old engines were. You got better results with your plasti-gauge results on that old engine than I did assembling engines that had their cranks turned and rods reconditioned. Wow!
Given that parts are almost unavailable seems the right time for someone to go into business making them as they could if their quality was good ,charge a very high price and get it.
Interesting point. I don't know what the market is for older, rebuilt CATs. Maybe we'll find out, depending on whether this CAT ends up being sold, or if it joins the heavy equipment collection on the property.
in being taught by and old man in engines you should never use cotter pin in rods or mains main are on a stud that can come out and cotter. pin in rods ware from jingling in the part old man said you always use mechanics wire cross tie them
rings.. you might be able to measure them carefully and send a message to these people.. www.pacificpistonring.com/ sleeves with a decent sample.. www.lasleeve.com/ can probably carve you out a set.. there is also the very strange option.. perhaps of getting undersized sleeves. and having somebody with extreme skills.. turn the pistons down a few mils and figure out the ring depth needs. nothing is impossible.. but is it affordable for an antique tractor. i would probably have that crank polished at a crank grinding shop .. then coat it to stop any moisture from getting to the surfaces. you have several options.. Boeshield or Krylon industrial wax coating in spray cans. there are several other products.. like item 28... www.krylonindustrial.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/17KRYI-Facility-Web.pdf open gear and wire rope lubricant.. LU201.. think of the gears driven by the pony motor .. or this Sprayon S00710000 LU710 Waxy Film Protectant Aerosol . you live in the north.. i bet you know all this.. happy thanks giving. one last thing.. before the block goes out.. pull the main inserts and check the main bore for alignment.. it might be a good enough block to allow line boring of rebabbeted bearing shells. most people send their hole block.. but that one might allow bearing shells to be redone. its just a thought.. thanks for the tear down details.. king of the arm chair quarterbacks.. wayne.
Hi Squatch253,
I subscribed to your channel a couple months ago, and have watched every one of the videos in the D2 # 5J1113 series. Really wanted to collect my thoughts before posting my first comment on here...
Let me just say that I have been truly inspired. You are clearly a man with specialized skills and professional knowledge for the task you have undertaken. I could imagine no one better for it, honestly. Pulling an 80 year old Cat out of the weeds in someone's backyard, transporting it home, disassembling it and then working on the engine inside your wonderful workshop, shows a mechanical inclination and the love of machines that is sadly a dying art in today's age.
I really truly saw and understood the inner workings of a diesel internal combustion engine, only by watching your outstanding videos.
To me, there is something inspiring, almost heartwarming that when it is blowing snow and freezing winter outside, to be in your workshop watching you working on this old engine, enjoying the warmth of knowledge and learning that comes with watching your excellent videos.
I profess to be a little mechanically inclined, and I do love cars. I subscribe to Motor Trend magazine, that's practically the same thing isn't it? LOL
While the biggest repair I've done would be... oh let me think.... a fuel filter on our old minivan, I can only watch in awe as you strip that old D2 block extracting pistons, crankshaft and main bearings... must be child's play for someone with your experience and knowledge.
You get a real sense of appreciation for the history that went into building these things. Thanks to Cat's American made quality of decades ago, and the tireless, exacting work put in by enthusiasts like yourself, these machines should go on to live useful lives for decades yet.
Your channel showcases the great work you are doing, and indeed is a golden nugget in this age of instant-gratification device and app stupidity we live in. You inspired me to go get my hands on something, anything, to take it apart and learn how it works, just so I can be a little less dependent on somebody else. I'd like to pull my kids off their Life Hacks/makeup/ How to make Slime videos on UA-cam, and point them to your channel and say "Look kids, here's an example of someone who really truly knows exactly what he is doing."
Sorry this comment turned into a novel, but thanks for reading and all the very best of luck with the ongoing parts swap & block exchange with the 5J1113. I'm sure me and everyone else is excitedly waiting to see that old machine start running again!
Godspeed on your work and keep up the awesome videos.
The respect you show to this old engine is inspiring. No brute force.
Sourcing A better block, that’s good news, also great to see such limited wear, everything is so heavy duty and well built, fun engine to rebuild
Love it when you explain and show each part
Fascinating!!!
Thankful for these incredible videos. Very well shot and narrated Your intimate knowledge and skill shows how things used to be . Made in America!
Despite all the water inside that engine, it is in remarkably good condition, especially the bearings. Yes, you sure do have a lot of good serviceable parts there for another build.
I cant get over how well made & heavy duty that engine is, beautiful !
Boy! Them caterpillar engines took a beating but kept on going strong! The parts looks pretty well kept! Great job again! Looking forward to some more on the little baby cat man. AWESOME 😎👍
way better than expected - cannot wait to see the sleeves pulled
Happy Turkey time to you, south of the 49th. Your videos bring back alot of memories. Pulled wrenches for the Cat dealer in Toronto in the mid 70"s. Love the old "well built" Cat machines. Thank you for keeping these pieces of history running.
Love your show, so informative, back in the late 40’s and 50’s my uncle had big caterpillars, he only did ponds and golf courses.
This is a great series . I'm very impressed by the way you explain everything. Keep em coming. Happy Thanksgiving.
I’m loving this series. Excited to see the rebuild in the new block!
Good news about the main crank tolerances and the gears looked really crisp too !
You make some good videos man, thanks I really appreciate the time you take explaining.
Love watching people rebuild the engine can't wait for the next one Happy Thanksgiving
Thats awesome you might of found a block! Nice to see the parts still being used. That old block would make one hell of a coffee table.
Man oh man not near as bad as I thought it was going to be. Do you think that the engines being put out today will look as good as that one in 80 years, I think not. Made in the good old USA. Happy Thanksgiving and thanks for sharing.
I was expecting worse than that too, all he needs to do with that block is bronze weld up already revealed freeze damage.
Oh bs. The new heavy duty Diesel engines are built every bit as well as that one is. Probably even better because they don’t have Babbitt bearings and they have tighter tolerances than these guys could have dreamed of.
@@Jeremy-iv9bc The big problem I have with the new engines are all the sensors. One goes out and you are dead in the water. The 2017 Pete I drive has already had to have 3 engine sensors replaced at less than 100000 miles. Don't see them being available in 80 years.
Squatch253 I work on semi’s for a living. They are just as rebuildable as that old thing is. Every big bore Diesel engine out now has wet sleeves that you can easily pull out and replace so I guess they are “infinitely rebuildable” too.
@@Jeremy-iv9bc I like the smell of diesel exhaust but otherwise know very little about diesels. Just to clarify, though, Squatch253 didn't say modern engines couldn't be rebuilt. He said they have a shorter life span due to tighter clearances and won't be worth rebuilding because manufacturers don't offer material support (that might mean "replacement parts," but maybe not) for all but their most expensive products. ANYways...have a Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!!!
GooD innards and looks like you got ANOTHER blessing to be thankful for! HAPPY THANKSGIVING, Toby and Pop and anyone else that stays hid! We sure ARE blessed! GBWYall from (Us'ns) here on the hilly swamp in NC!
Looking good, so you've done a great job taking this engine apart. Well done.
Cool old diesel. Really interesting to see the innards.
Enjoying watching you working on that engine im learning a thing or two keep up the good work
Boy it's too bad they let that block freeze and split. The engine overall was in pretty decent shape. Great you were able to source another block.
Loving this series. I've learned so much
Awesome video. I enjoy watching the D2 series.
Really enjoy the videos that sure some piece of engineering you have there
Thanks for the video and the progress continues
Thank you for sharing! Excellent in detail. Can't wait for the next video!
I don't remember what the hour meter reading was, but I'm leaning toward its a surplus unit from the early days of Army engineers or navy
CB's. If the pony motor looks as good as the lower end on the main engine it was maintained extremely well..
If you need New babbit spun up I can send you in the right direction. The way the Pistons came out of the liners the block did not have much internal damage. The freeze would have crushed the liners, there for the Pistons would have been permanently stuck. You've a lucky guy I'll bet the ugly is only skin deep.. Hopfully. !!!! Thanks for taking us along.😊
i am waiting for the twist....... the suspense is killing me!
Great video, you really know Cat engines, very nice episode
Great old engine when your done putting it back in service it will run another 80 years cat knew how to build great engines
To bad they let it freeze, if they couldn't get anti-freeze they should have drained it. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.
So true. A knife to the lower hose would have saved a life.....
@@squatch253 On the cracked block issue.When you got excited about the good internals and began to consider re-babitting the mains, does that mean you'd actually try to repair the block? Or would the mains caps be an O.K. match for a good block?
Better inside than I gave it... amazing tough build.
Thanks for another update, either that tractors done very little work with how nice the rest is or somebody rebuilt it and didn't do much work after that. I'm wondering about the new block and the twist to it, maybe a machine a few numbers different in sequence ?., I got a tractor here we had new through our dealership we ran on our farm in the U.k. we imported it to Canada when we moved, I was working on a same model machine for a customer here and did a serial no check on his.
I'm looking at the number thinking that looks familiar , it's 200 different on chassis and engine numbers. not bad for 2 machines that ended up thousands of miles apart after leaving a factory in Russia .
I have 2 Fordson P6's in the yard ones mine the others a customers, they are less than 200 apart to both sold new in Canada after being shipped from the U.K in late 49/ early 50. They originally came from the same area with different owners from what I've been told. Thats kinda fun to for old iron, chances are they shipped on the same boat and to the same dealer when they left Ford Canada's main yard ..
I'm totally caught up in the 5J1113 story.
Happy Thanksgiving, from Oak Grove Mn.
Man look at the stroke on those rods, torque at the rear end, probably hard to stall that engine.
perfect way to top of turkey day. thanks so much! eagerly awaiting the next one!
Looks really good eh. They are a remarkable engine. Thanks for the update. Better get going our D7 is warning up. That time of year doing land clearing. Happy Thanksgiving eh.
Amazing video. Made my Thanksgiving Holiday weekend very positive. Thank you for sharing....
Hi was wondering where you garage Ed your knowledge on D2 I think they are incredible awesome machines it's a shame no longer produced
Nice score for some good reusable parts. I would use Crocus cloth instead of emery cloth. Just a better finish and the grains don't come off as easily. Your call though, happy thanksgiving to you guys in the states.
keep the vids coming ! thanks for sharing !
New engine specs on an engine that's ancient? I want a car made like this.
Good job. Your channel seems like it should have more views
If the block is no good it would make a great garden feature.
Where did all that water damage come from?? Tractor looks to be maintained in great shape. Why water damage on only a couple of cylinders?? Love your channel and work!
Boy, if it hadn't been for the water damage that would have been one cherry engine. I'm guessing those cylinder liners are either junk or at least would need to be bored oversize to clean them up, but I'm willing to be surprised and discover that even that is only cosmetic damage and will buff right out. I'm betting (or at least hoping) that the oil pump will be fine, and possibly the suction screen can be recovered by taking it apart and resoldering it.
Awesome, love it, thanks.
Given the nearly new measurements and dismissing the water and freeze damage, it seems all but the block has a lot of life left. How many hours were on the hour meter? My 5J36 has a shade over 9800 and it runs great. If this 5J is any indication I will not have to do anything to the engine in mine for a long time.
Weld up that block ... it can handle a bit of heat !
Might not be worth the trouble, depending on what the other block is like. Guess we'll find out in another video or two!
True butt that block is anything but flimsy!
Great video. They just don't make em like that anymore.
Where did you come up with the extra hand to drive those pistons out? I could see you using two hands to hold on to them as they were coming out. LOL Always good to have an extra set of hands around when you need them, right? The project looks like it might go a little bit in your favor, at least as far as the crank shaft and rod bearings are concerned. Hope you had a good Thanksgiving; we'll be watching for the next update.
Great video!
Are you going to repair the cracked engine block using Metal Stitching? or just find another block?
it's a shame that block was trashed. the rest of the engine looked really good.
Keep them coming!
Mornin. Just getting my first cup of joe. So can you refresh my memory. Is the block going to be repaired or replaced? I binge watched a few of your videos and lost track of which project you are working on.
At 12:46 he says "I've got a line on another block to use...."
@@Mmmyess Thank you sir. Figured that was the case.
A. (NDT) non-destructive testing which is either magnaflux or Dye penetrant. Is really the only way to determine if that block is usable or not due to microscopical cracks. But on the other hand if the freeze would have hurt the block badly the Pistons would have never come out of the liners. The Pistons would be part of the liners. So mabe ?? Testing will tell.... If.?? The liners come out. ?? That remains to be seen
The block bores are at least still round...
Nice!
Cheers
Martin
How did you get into collecting these? Is your day job repairing equipment and how do you keep the hobby from feeling like "work"?
@@squatch253 I am a broadcast television engineer. I repair VHF UHF tv transmitters, cameras, switchers, routers. Basically anything in a TV station including plunging the stopped up toilets since no stations have janitors on staff anymore. The locomotive is from the Ann Arbor railroad a few miles from my home. I live near the Toledo Jeep assembly plant and the Ann Arbor railroad hauls their new wranglers. Just about my whole family is in automotive between Jeep and Dana Spicer. I even have family in the automotive engineering hall of fame. I am an odd ball along with one of my brothers who is a conductor for NS. He too deals with a lot of railroad headaches like being on the extra board so I can relate. Keep up the great work, I enjoy following along on your adventures.
Happy thanksgiving squatch
Happy Thanksgiving.
What size is the engine. The pistons look tiny. Good work btw 👍
Squatch253 Torque gets the job done!
not scrapping the block after all?
What is that old side shaft engine in the background over there?
Happy Thanksgiving
Where are you finding the new parts like piston rings and bearings? Thanks for sharing
@@squatch253 ty so much, do you have any videos on tearing down a pony motor?
My buddy had an old D-2, made many a trip to Florin rd, for parts with him. He passed about 11 yrs ago so your story brings back a lot of good memories! Watching your series with a lot of interest, happy thanksgiving to you and yours!
So when you do get 5J113 going, do you plan on using 30w non-detergent oil or a modern-day multi grade?
Thank you for sharing, you renovate this engine?
Wish I could multiple mash the “like” button.
How do you know the babbitt was pealing or flaking and not just a bad pour?
The encouraging thing was that I didn't see any really obvious journal damage due to that flaking. It seems it would be really easy to get those broken bits gluing themselves to the journal and causing all manner of havoc, but at least from the video I didn't see that. Did you find the missing bits when you disassembled the bearings?
@@squatch253
That's the beauty of the caustic soda hot bath. It just makes those little trouble makers go away.....
one more idea on this blown out 5J1113 block.. just incase you decide to scrap it.. cut the Caterpillar casting out of the side. shown @12:53 just an idea. and are you eventually going to show us the oil pump tear down?
I heard my dad talk about babbitt main and rod bearings and would like to know if the upper mains and caps are part of this busted up block where is the value in the main bearings being in good shape except for knowing the crank mains aren't trash.
@@squatch253 Thanks! I wondered if they were removable. I just assumed that it was part of the block thinking about how the old engines were. You got better results with your plasti-gauge results on that old engine than I did assembling engines that had their cranks turned and rods reconditioned. Wow!
Hi Squatch, great series. Can the old-style main bearing caps be converted to new style aluminium bearings?
How can they be near new spec? Like is it becasue the engine wasn't run very long or is because they were replaced shortly before being parked?
With how that motor is is it possible that the motor was rehauled and never finished because of how clean it is?
Niiiice!
Happy turkey day.
@8.50 at the right side of the block is that 2 cracks at all
@@squatch253 makes sense
amazing at how many views this series is getting..
Awesome
And I thought my big block Fords were heavy duty. Happy Thanksgiving,and thanks for posting.
great teardown disassemble of D2 engine looking forward to the rebuild.HAPPY THANKGIVING.
What is babit?
Given that parts are almost unavailable seems the right time for someone to go into business making them as they could if their quality was good ,charge a very high price and get it.
Interesting point. I don't know what the market is for older, rebuilt CATs. Maybe we'll find out, depending on whether this CAT ends up being sold, or if it joins the heavy equipment collection on the property.
nice
I'm sure you see this all the time in comments.
They don't build them like they used to.
in being taught by and old man in engines you should never use cotter pin in rods or mains main are on a stud that can come out and cotter. pin in rods ware from jingling in the part old man said you always use mechanics wire cross tie them
The oil pump is not supposed to be pumping water!! 😋
In case parts are hard to find, check out these guys. Not sure if they cover diesel, but its worth a shot. egge.com
I machine engine components for heavy machinery I like cat they run looser tolerances than John Deere but use deeper heat treatment. United gear in wi
Its a real shame that the block is all cracked to hell. Would have had a brand new engine otherwise...
yes sir you sure did luck out or maybe your Dad did since you said he bought it
Anyone else getting a chubby from this?
rings.. you might be able to measure them carefully and send a message to these people.. www.pacificpistonring.com/
sleeves with a decent sample.. www.lasleeve.com/ can probably carve you out a set.. there is also the very strange option.. perhaps of getting undersized sleeves. and having somebody with extreme skills.. turn the pistons down a few mils and figure out the ring depth needs. nothing is impossible.. but is it affordable for an antique tractor.
i would probably have that crank polished at a crank grinding shop .. then coat it to stop any moisture from getting to the surfaces. you have several options.. Boeshield or Krylon industrial wax coating in spray cans. there are several other products.. like item 28... www.krylonindustrial.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/17KRYI-Facility-Web.pdf open gear and wire rope lubricant.. LU201.. think of the gears driven by the pony motor .. or this Sprayon S00710000 LU710 Waxy Film Protectant Aerosol . you live in the north.. i bet you know all this.. happy thanks giving. one last thing.. before the block goes out.. pull the main inserts and check the main bore for alignment.. it might be a good enough block to allow line boring of rebabbeted bearing shells. most people send their hole block.. but that one might allow bearing shells to be redone. its just a thought..
thanks for the tear down details.. king of the arm chair quarterbacks.. wayne.
Looking forward to the next video...