Recent content by jcrotts110

Fabrication is the name of the game. You can make anything fit with a grinder and a welder. There are pictures of my AC Big 10 a couple pages back. I butchered the frame, but it fit. My 186fa diesel is definitely a work horse! It's a little dangerous if your not careful (i.e. hooking roots with...

Quick update on my Big 10. After plowing for the fall and my last mowing (yard is growing slow enough to handle it with the Wonderboy now) I contacted the go kart shop with the dyno. They won't run any engine they don't build. They don't want the liability if it blows up. So now I guess I need...

It took about a couple month to make it usable before I even mounted the engine. It was in pretty rough shape. I had to make a few pulleys, buy/return belts (tractor supply hates me), tires & tubes, gear oil, cleaned and regreased the differential. The engine probably took about a week. I got it...

Yes, it's tapped to the pressure system. I tested the pressure before I installed the turbo and it was 90 psi with a leak at the test fitting. I figured it would be higher with everything sealed up. I didn't want to starve the engine of oil pressure so I put a shutoff valve inline with the oil...

Here are the photos. The old engine was beyond finished. You could move the crank all over the place. The bearings were worn out You probably wouldn't notice anything was "off" at first glance if the turbo wasnt hanging out the front. I had to BUTCHER the front end to get everyting to fit the...

It had a 0.5 and 0.2 shim from the factory. I removed the 0.2 to get to 14 degrees. I wanted a little advance because I didnt think the turbo would actually do anything other than look cool. :cool: I thought about putting it back to give more boost, but it has plenty of power for what I need. I...

I just joined up to make a few comments here. I have a 186fa installed in an Allis Chalmers Big Ten. I ordered the 406cc, but for some reason they sent me the 418cc. I installed a VZ21 turbo and have a 0.5 shim on the injection pump. With a boost gauge, I'm showing 1lb at idle and 3lb WOT no...