Trade In, Rebuild

BigDogues · Oct 3, 2005

I'd give the rebuild a shot, no question. It would be a great winter project. Take you sweet time and have fun. You've got another machine for chores, right? So this one isn't in urgent need. Then pull it into the barn and take your time, enjoy it. Take things that are beyond you to a good machine shop. You'll have something you can be proud of come spring.
A quick google turned up this web page. For the money it's definitely worth the gamble.
-Phil

boomer4snow · Oct 3, 2005

Have you given a thought to just selling the tractor as is? Lots of people enjoy fixing up old tractors, and will pay prob better than a dealer would for trade in. Then put that money down on a new one with all the great financing they have, you would have your new tractor at least a year before you got close to how much $ it "may" take to repair your old one.

ZJ_HR · Oct 4, 2005

Don't do overhaul at home on Deutz air cooled engine if you didn't this before. It has some tricks, and if you don't follow them, you can make it worse. One of them is number of distance washers between sleeve and engine block on EACH cylinder. These are for proper compression ratio setings.
Second is type of gaskets (O-rings) on pipes for leading valve rods. If you mix it, it will leak oil on sleeves, an engine will collect dust and have tendention to overheating.
These are some of trick that I heard of, but don't know details.
Find a mechanic who knows Deutz engines well, and when he do proper overhaul engine will last for next 30years.
If my memory is good, D3006 has 2cylinder engine?

normde2001 · Oct 4, 2005

Is it actually using oil, or could that be unburned diesel and carbon, (diesel slobber), you see coming out the exhaust? 70's is not that old for a diesel. Why do you keep having to replace the fuel filter?

meledward23 · Oct 4, 2005

The Mechanic used the Term Slobber.

Why do I keep replacing the fuel Filter. Becuase this thing quits running out of the blue. Replace the Fuel filter and it works. That simple. Why I have no clue.

As Far as a rebuild is concerned, I myself wouldnt do it. I would pay someone as I have the money.

No, selling it as is really hasn't occured to me. PArtially becuase I wouldnt consider buying it, so I have a hard time realizing someone else will pay money for it. That's why I dont sell for a living (Whewwww....)...

JeffRey30747 · Oct 4, 2005

If you are continuously changing fuel filters, you either have clean fuel going into a dirty tank or dirty fuel going into a tank that is now dirty. Drain the tank and remove everything up to the point of the filter and clean. Allow to air dry and reassemble. Go ahead and change the fuel filter again to have a good baseline for how it is now performing. Make sure your new fuel is clean before refilling tank. Bleed the air from the fuel system and give it a try.
Do you have any backpressure escaping from the crankcase vent? This is usually a telltale sign of worn rings. My Yanmar 186D does this but still pulls well so I am postponing the overhaul until I think it is more necessary.
Jeff

meledward23 · Oct 4, 2005

What is a Crankcase Vent?

Egon · Oct 5, 2005

Crancase vent.

web page

Egon

meledward23 · Oct 5, 2005

Yeah that didnt help much Egon. I read through there and may understand what is or is not supposed to happen with the vent. But what is it and where do I find it?

I did a google for the crankcase vent, but I came up with lots of filters and various gadgets, but no clear understanding of what I would be looking for.

JeffRey30747 · Oct 5, 2005

meledward23,
Look on your valve cover for a fitting that connects to a hose. This hose should go down the side of the engine. The link Egon has provided shows a filter element that replaces the wire mesh commonly used in the area of the fitting just inside the valve cover. The vent allows any excessive pressure to escape to the atmosphere. If you have excessive ring wear, oil will most likely come out this vent in drops or you might even see some smoke under load conditions.
I wish I could get some of that Fleetguard filter media for my 186D. It should reduce my oil consumption due to blowby.
Jeff