JD 1050 head gasket?

[RobJ]

Pic worked great and it sure is pretty. I'm glad you know what's was under the paint. My BIL bought a Ford 5000 (bigger 70hp)from a dealer. Tractor runs ok for now but has a lot of leaks. I think he paid to way to much for 4 new tires and a nice paint job. When I bought my 99 L2500 the previous owner did some painting. In my case I wish he would not have done that. Spray can jobs can be rough.

 

[Keoke]

Akfish, good advice on the 1050 motor checks.
By the way did you get my 970 pictures?

keoke

 

[qstott]

I woke up bright and early this morning and decided to tackle the head gasket job. It went better than I expected. I took it slow and careful, since I had never done a head gasket on a diesel before. (a shop manual is a wonderful tool!) No surprises, and the engine looked better than I expected. I checked the head for flatness after cleaning it and the thinnest feeler gauge I had was .002". It was flatter than that in any direction. The shop manual said the limit before resurfacing was .004". I started at 7:30 AM and was riding on it by 3:30. PB blaster is great stuff BTW. The exhaust manifold nuts I was worried about didn't give any problems at all. I ran it for a couple of hours and it's dry as a bone. The cylinders had very little wear. I could just barely detect a ridge at the top of the liner. Push rods looked great and rocker arms were fine. Thanks for the replies!