I removed and disassembled the Perkins AD4.203 Diesel engine from my Massey Ferguson 50A Tractor Torque Multiplier on Amazon: amzn.to/3T8y4J4 Music: Beachwalk - Unicorn Heads Bensound - Rumble
I think that will be just as interesting as an engine rebuild. Tons of videos on rebuilds though, not a lot I've seen on getting your money back out once its too far gone. Thanks for your time.
I just cut bait on a 4.7/360 swap in a Durango. Got it for 400, put 1400 in parts in it only to have it blow a head gasket. Got another truck to swap, realized I was chasing the dragon, and stopped. I'll get most of my money back, but a lot of the parts will go on my wife's other Durango. It's good that you show this. A bunch of YT guys wouldn't even let us know.
There are lots of rebuild videos. I don't think I've ever seen a how to crawl back your loses video ! I think it it'll prove very interesting to tag along with you!
Ive got a bad picker , this is how most of my junks wind up. Something i buy looks easy to fix , then i find more issues and throw a ton of money and time at it and then i have an overpriced turd that i have to keep for 10 years to get my money back through use. My free 11000 dollar 99 suburban for example. Where i have 20 weekends into repairs. Thanks for the video.
Thank you for this video. I am looking to buy a 1979 Allis Chalmers 715 D backhoe that smokes. After watching this video I now see the asking price is way too much. Stay well, Joe Z
Hey I got an MF30 and its pouring oil from the oil pan. I got all the bolts and nuts loose on the bottom towards the transmission and block but there seems to be something holding the pan to the block by the timing cover. are there two bolts up in there? from what I can tell there might be but the video didnt seem to show them. thanks a bunch, this video has helped me understand what im up against
The oil pan is structural to the frame. The pan bolts not only to the engine, but also to the transmission in the rear and to the front axle support in the front. I believe there are 4 bolts holding the front support on, two that bolt through to the engine and 2 that bolt to the oil pan. I am not sure if you can remove just the oil pan bolts and leave the front axle support attached to the engine, but you may be able to. I pulled the entire assembly off because I was planning a complete rebuild.
Hi Austin, worked on many Perkins engines (used to work for them), couldn't really see how bad the damage was but have you considered having the cracks metal stitched, if it can be done would probably cost about $700 - 800 we've used it a few times (firm we use repairs heads & blocks on railway locomotives ---- not possible to remove engine from unit) and has so far always been successful.
I have welded blocks before with good results, but I couldn't risk putting more money into this to have something go wrong down the road. If I would have had more time, I probably would've risked a repair, but I need the shop space back for my next project.
Hi Austin, I agree with you in this situation. One thing to mention is that everytime I had any machinery or boat with a Perkins engine on it, the engine was dead or close to death with severe damage, what took me to develop an anti-Perkins attitude. Question : is it economically viable to swap your Perkins for a Cummins, Cat or Japanese equivalent ? Thank you for the video Austin.
So you were in AZ. Then moved to TN. Now in WA? I watched your F 350 build episodes. I’m building a 77 f 150. I really like your approach to projects. Is there an email or phone number where I can reach you? I’m in SC. I’m Lee. My first ever comment on RU-vid. Thanks for your videos and hopefully a reply.
Dang that block was TRASHED. I don't blame ya for just calling it off. That's the biggest problem with older equipment. Parts can be hard to find and will be expensive. I liked the video! Off to part two!
There’s some guys from south or North Dakota that got all the engineering pan for a very rare case steam tractor and built an entire tractor from scratch. Yes t would Ben cool if you could team up with them to track down the casting information for this block and be able to save the old girl
Hey Coulsdon. Not sure if I heard why you bought it. Was it to resell. Or use around the home. I think I would go the Halfass way and braze it up. Then weld patch over to of cracking. You can surface that top your self. It's on the edge. You can get rubber freeze plugs. It would be a good rig for some body odd jobbing around a off grid joint. We lacking info. What was it worth fixed up. If you part it out I would imagine there is good scrap value in the weight. But personally I'd try the halfass repair. What you got to lose. A days labour . Anyways good luck. The guy knew what he was selling. You got to pay scrap value on these items. I watch Mr Goodpliars at farm auctions. Some of the prices people pay are nuts. Have a good day.
I bought it to use on my property. I would repair it myself if it were easier to remove the engine and if the tractor was lighter, But it's so heavy I can't risk having it break down in a spot where I can't retrieve it. Also the engine rebuild parts are around 600$ so all that would be lost if it didn't work
@@AustinCoulson yep Coulson. You win some you loose some. But what's the next step up to get one of these sitting on your property. Same junk or 8 grand. Better the devil you know than the one you don't. Just needs some piston rings. Weld it. Stick it back together. It will just sit around 90 percent of the time. Get what you can out of it then break it up. Think you said the same about the forklift. Anyways good luck. Edited. Thinking later maybe you could find a good block one day. Even if you use the rebuild kit you can transfered it into new block. Weld it up. slap some rings in it. Put it to work.
