imabass
Bronze Member
Ok. I bought a ancient MF 50B Industrial backhoe off of ebay sight unseen. I did not pay much for it because I am sure that I can fix just about anything. Not 100% certain on the model # but it is a late 50's model.
here is what I know about it.
3 cyc Perkins diesel engine.
hydrostatic drive with L-N-H and 1-N-2 levers.
Hours: about a trillion. Unknown hours because the gauges do not work and probably have not worked in 30 years. The hoe looks like it has been used and abused.
What is wrong with it.
Oil pushing out the dipstick tube. This is caused from blowby on the rings. Oil is not filled with diesel so its not the pump seal. I also think this is related but there is a decent helping of smoke that comes from under the hood. It is exhaust gas so I assume it is what is being shoved out the vent. The air filter housing/pipe is not completely hooked up so I assume that many years of sucking dirt and many years of neglected maintenance has led to the sad state that it is currently in.
Question. I see some inexpensive in frame rebuild kits on ebay for $200 + shipping. Are they worth it? What is the big difference between the in frame kits and out of frame kits? I have a hot vat at home so I always prefer to vat a engine when I rebuild one. Vat and paint so future repairs are easier and hopefully cleaner.
In my shop that I rent... I found a box of pistons, rings, bearings and the side of the box was marked "MF" with sharpie and it has 3 diesel pistons. The rings and bearings are new, so I may already have a partial kit. It is missing the sleeves and most gaskets.
Injector pump leaks. It is an external seal. Is there a place to buy a rebuild kit for the injector pumps? I have converted all my gasoline engines (05 camry, 99 dodge ram, briggs generator, ranch king riding lawn mower) to run on propane. It is a **** of a lot cheaper than gasoline. I know that diesels like propane more so than gasoline engines due to the higher compression ratio. This is my first diesel so I am less knowledgeable with them. Can I fog the diesel engine and run 100% of propane? My initial thought is no since there is no spark plugs in the diesel and unless it is injected similar to the diesel, then it would simply predetonate when the compression was just enough. This was just an idea to circumvent the injector pump all together.
The rear brakes do not work. The pedal is stuck to the floor but does not engage the brakes. Where should I start?
here is what I know about it.
3 cyc Perkins diesel engine.
hydrostatic drive with L-N-H and 1-N-2 levers.
Hours: about a trillion. Unknown hours because the gauges do not work and probably have not worked in 30 years. The hoe looks like it has been used and abused.
What is wrong with it.
Oil pushing out the dipstick tube. This is caused from blowby on the rings. Oil is not filled with diesel so its not the pump seal. I also think this is related but there is a decent helping of smoke that comes from under the hood. It is exhaust gas so I assume it is what is being shoved out the vent. The air filter housing/pipe is not completely hooked up so I assume that many years of sucking dirt and many years of neglected maintenance has led to the sad state that it is currently in.
Question. I see some inexpensive in frame rebuild kits on ebay for $200 + shipping. Are they worth it? What is the big difference between the in frame kits and out of frame kits? I have a hot vat at home so I always prefer to vat a engine when I rebuild one. Vat and paint so future repairs are easier and hopefully cleaner.
In my shop that I rent... I found a box of pistons, rings, bearings and the side of the box was marked "MF" with sharpie and it has 3 diesel pistons. The rings and bearings are new, so I may already have a partial kit. It is missing the sleeves and most gaskets.
Injector pump leaks. It is an external seal. Is there a place to buy a rebuild kit for the injector pumps? I have converted all my gasoline engines (05 camry, 99 dodge ram, briggs generator, ranch king riding lawn mower) to run on propane. It is a **** of a lot cheaper than gasoline. I know that diesels like propane more so than gasoline engines due to the higher compression ratio. This is my first diesel so I am less knowledgeable with them. Can I fog the diesel engine and run 100% of propane? My initial thought is no since there is no spark plugs in the diesel and unless it is injected similar to the diesel, then it would simply predetonate when the compression was just enough. This was just an idea to circumvent the injector pump all together.
The rear brakes do not work. The pedal is stuck to the floor but does not engage the brakes. Where should I start?