Kubota D905e Lighting plant / Generator worth fixing ?

Hi guys first post, it looks like you have a good community going here

I am from NEWFOUNDLAND Canada

I am NOT a mechanic nor do i pretend to be one, but i am pretty good at tinkering with stuff, mostly dirt bikes, recreational equipment and trucks (Tacomas)

I do have some diesel experience but mostly general never a rebuild

so let get to it

Work has a lighting plant that they turned into a generator that ran for about 100H then packed it in and they wrote it off as they think its not worth fixing.

I am now the new proud owner of a non working lighting plant my first diesel. Cost $0

Just looking for help figuring out if this is worth a rebuild, if i am in the wrong place please let me know

What i know
Bought new in 2001
Has 1582 Hours on it
Has a D905-E Kubota
BG1 1800r/min
Motor runs a 6kw STAMFORD ac generator
240v 25Amps

Once the lighting plant was turned into a generator and went to a remote site it ran for about 100H and ran into problems

More info
Cold temp the morning of failure
Machine started up ran for a hour
Started blowing smoke, so they turned it off.
They said it blew all the oil out of the machine and it was red hot (pealed paint in picture) and some wire loom melted.
They let it cool down and it started again but was not right, i am sure they used quick start.

It was then shipped back to the yard for further inspection
Machine did not sound right turning over like it was low on compression
There was a vent hose off the top pan PCV valve ? that might of allowed oil out onto exhaust ?
There is a burnt smell to the motor
removed the head an there is some scuffing on one of the cylinders the other look fine

So i can have it for free but work wants the trailer back

This would be a cool learning project with hopes to rebuild it to use as a back up generator for the house or cabin. Might even put it back on a trailer again so i can move it around.

If i get into this and its not worth fixing then there are some parts of this i want for other projects.

I would like your thoughts

Thanks for the responses guys

Talked to the superintendent that had it when it gave the trouble he said

"machine was allays a bit hard to start, ran for a few hours then started to smoke and blowing oil everywhere, (hose off top pan possible cause ?) machine was shut down, and re started to confirm that motor was not stuck (it was not) it blew the cap on the rad as there was little to no antifreeze in it when it showed up here, oil was checked when it arrived and there was some in it"

To answer a few questions I was asked

I am not sure if the head is warped i will have to check into this

Compression test I do not have the proper compression tester to do this (yet) but you can tell just by the motor turning over that it is low

I have a few new yamaha gas generators EF4000w & EF2600w that are used in power outages, they do not power my small house, i am thinking this power plant would do a better job.

So i got this for free, and i am willing to put a few $ into it and try to get it to work again and learn along the way. But spending a pile of money on this when it will be more of a toy is probably not going to happen

this is more of a WANT then a NEED if you understand

we hauled the head off at work and the cylinder closet to the front of the motor fan side has a bit of scoring

work said write it off not worth it we do not have a trained mechanic on staff only a few guys that do general repairs

where i am at right now

the machine is still at work in the yard as the place i want to put it at my house has a pile of snow in it

This might be a slow process but if i have the guidance this wrenching adventure will happen

For example have a look at my 007 Taco Pro Build / Rebuild (2007 Tacoma Project)

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/007-taco-pro.527692/

On Tacoma World

D905-E engine model #

D905-E

D= 3 cyl
90= 900cc
5= Kubota series 5 motor

I found a shop manual here

http://www.kubotabooks.com/AutoIndex/index.php?dir=/

under engine and 05 series saved, printed and put in a binder for reference

D2Cat said:

Jon, that picture of you hauling all that to the PickNPull office was worth the looking. Nice truck and a lot of work.

You can handle this engine. Just take you time and don't start replacing things until you see what is wrong and know what it may take to get corrected.

Posting questions on this forum will get you answers much quicker then you're use to on most forums.

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Lol Thanks D2Cat it was lots of fun and a good deal

hoping if all works out this will turn into my D905 wrenching adventure

So hoping to drag this home today so i can have a better look at it.

I have been researching the cost of parts such as pistons and rings, gasket set and crank bearings this is premature but its about the only thing i can do at the moment

I went to Ebay and it seams like it can all be had for fairly cheep in the aftermarket

Gasket kit $150
Piston and rings $120 STD and oversize
Crank bearings $80
Rings $60

I have a friend who can bore the bad cylinder for free if needed

I would have to get the block and head checked to see if it was warped i think i can figure out a way to do this

thanks for checking in

Back when i was young my father had a GL6500 or 6000 ? lowboy gen set that i worked on. Basic maintenance and injector bleeding this was sold long ago

I am wondering if this had the same motor that i am now 20 years later trying to bring back to life ?

Ready to come home with me

Power plant is backed into the yard

I was having a quick look at it and the fan belt is off

I am thinking that this is what caused this machine to pack it in