750 hours and new engine

[JoeR]

I bet it was a rental unit!

 

[RobJ]

In this case I'd have to question the "needs a new engine" on the for sale sign. Lot of people think a bent or burned valve is fatal. It's an easy fix but can make an engine sound like a mess. Or blowby must be fixed. So a person like me buys it and I add a quart of oil every couple months, it'll last forever pulling my little FM behind it! It's an easy fix but can make an engine sound like a mess. One bad thing about these little engines (mine anyway) is there are no cylinder liners. So you have to pull the motor if you want a machine shop to do the boring. But you can hand bore these block in the frame, done that a few times on small gas engines. Rings and pistons are available in .5mm oversizes (about .022").

For $2500 I might take a closer look depending on if was a 4x4 or had a FEL on it. Look at the oil, remove the air filter and look at the hose going to the engine...lots of dust in there?

Fastest way to kill an engine (besides no oil) is running with no air cleaner. Some people make the mistake of using compressed air to clean the filter. If the filter has some age the compressed air can tear the paper and you may not see it. Cheaper to replace it or knock it on the tire to clean out the heavy stuff. The pleats are there for a reason.

 

[SkyPup]

Question: Does anyone on this forum know what effect the new low-sulfer diesel fuel will have on engine fuel injection system life?

None, it is the best thing that ever happened to your FIE.

 

[ihookem]

Off the subject a little, but we had a beater 72 Cutlass once. The air cleaner was so dirty we took it out and ran the car with no air cleaner. The motor lost power and died inside 500 miles. Never knew why until this thread.

 

[Bird]

I once had a young lady working for me who bought her first car; a new Buick. In less than a year, it quit, was towed to the dealer, and needed a new engine. It was a little hard for me to believe, but she had never read the owner's manual, and had done absolutely nothing to the car except put gas in it; never had any service or even anything checked. Very expensive lesson.

 

[ccsial]

I once had a young lady working for me who bought her first car; a new Buick.

Interesting, and I thought you had to be at least 65 before they would sell you a Buick.