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Danish · 03-11-2008, 07:23 AM

Hi Dan,
Nice and creative project!
I had to register to ask, if you have cancelled the idea of turbocharging your Y385T?
I wanted to find out if anyone has experience on this matter.

How is the engine holding up so far?

The word is, that a Jinma 254 here in Denmark reached approx. 7,000 hrs. before the engine was replaced. The engine was replaced due to a broken valve. The damage was "minor" but the owner chose to replace the entire engine, without knowing at the time what had caused the bad noise at start attempt.

I bougt my tractor at an auktion as "unused". I wasn't able to see it before I bought it, as I was at sea at the moment.
I got it cheap, though. When the tractor arrived, the engine oil was heavily contaminated with water. Initially I suspected a cylinder liner O-ring, as I did not know the engine is fitted with dry liners. It turned out, that the engine block was cracked on the way from China, due to none or too little anti-freeze.
I ordered a new engine (at least I thought), but recieved only an engine block. So what the h..., I replaced the block. The tractor has now been doing well for 45 hrs since then, but sometimes I miss the turbo whine, and a bit more power.

When the tractor was exploded, I dismantled all transmission and gear covers and flushed it all out with diesel oil. Amazing how much dirt, paint chips etc. I was left with.

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03-11-2008, 07:23 AM	#109 (permalink)
Danish New Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2	Re: Jima Y385T powered Mazda Pickup Hi Dan, Nice and creative project! I had to register to ask, if you have cancelled the idea of turbocharging your Y385T? I wanted to find out if anyone has experience on this matter. How is the engine holding up so far? The word is, that a Jinma 254 here in Denmark reached approx. 7,000 hrs. before the engine was replaced. The engine was replaced due to a broken valve. The damage was "minor" but the owner chose to replace the entire engine, without knowing at the time what had caused the bad noise at start attempt. I bougt my tractor at an auktion as "unused". I wasn't able to see it before I bought it, as I was at sea at the moment. I got it cheap, though. When the tractor arrived, the engine oil was heavily contaminated with water. Initially I suspected a cylinder liner O-ring, as I did not know the engine is fitted with dry liners. It turned out, that the engine block was cracked on the way from China, due to none or too little anti-freeze. I ordered a new engine (at least I thought), but recieved only an engine block. So what the h..., I replaced the block. The tractor has now been doing well for 45 hrs since then, but sometimes I miss the turbo whine, and a bit more power. When the tractor was exploded, I dismantled all transmission and gear covers and flushed it all out with diesel oil. Amazing how much dirt, paint chips etc. I was left with. //SC