I am not familiar with these diesel engines and I bought this tractor with the premise that there might need to be some engine work. I am a pretty good mechanic and it doesn’t bother me with the potential issues, even if I have to rebuild this engine. The prior owner said that he heard a knock noise and was the reason for selling it. I have not heard anything out of the ordinary and it sounds like a loud diesel. I do know that just prior to hearing this noise he replaced the injection pump, less than 10hrs ago, and had a hard time getting it timed in. The pump timing still might not be as it should. This doesn’t surprise me because without the manuals or specs needed to do so properly I dont know how they could have timed it. I think I will pull the pan and check the bearings and see what they look like just for cheap insurance. I have done research and it typically sounds like a fuel and injector problem that would cause this noise. Again I hear nothing strange.
Since I dont know the history of this tractor I plan to go over each area of maintenance with a fine tooth comb. I can only accept that prior owner did lube type maintenance and nothing further. I actually feel like taking the entire thing apart, so maybe I will just tear the thing down, worst case it only costs me a set of gaskets. Maybe I just have to much time on my hands. Winter is coming in Wisconsin though and that means time for long garage projects.
I am very excited about this thing and it sure seems like a decent tractor. The features are rich for the money.
