Hello everyone,
First off, thank you to everyone who keeps this forum going. I've been lurking for a couple weeks now and am very grateful to all who have shared their experience.
I recently purchased an L3800 with 350 hours from a dealer in Upstate NY. It was priced with a backhoe and fel for $18,500. When I went to purchase the tractor, the dealer said that upon further inspection there were some fuel injection problems. I did notice a small amount of white smoke when starting the tractor but it didn't seem too alarming (maybe a mistake). Anyhow, the dealer offered to sell the tractor for $16,000 as is and they gave me some assurances which I won't go into here.
Over $2000 worth of work has been done. This includes a rebuilt injection pump which. After the rebuild they removed a shim from the injection pump and this supposedly made the engine run smoother. Of course, it still burns some oil. According to the dealer, the compression test is fine and it may be a valve seal. The service manager said it looks like there is a new head gasket on the tractor.
They can't give me an estimate until they get the head off. While I'm still below the $18,500 I was originally willing to pay, it is now time for me to start researching the issue. Other than watching the oil level, is there a way to determine if the engine is burning diesel or oil?
Thank you in advance.
Brad
First off, thank you to everyone who keeps this forum going. I've been lurking for a couple weeks now and am very grateful to all who have shared their experience.
I recently purchased an L3800 with 350 hours from a dealer in Upstate NY. It was priced with a backhoe and fel for $18,500. When I went to purchase the tractor, the dealer said that upon further inspection there were some fuel injection problems. I did notice a small amount of white smoke when starting the tractor but it didn't seem too alarming (maybe a mistake). Anyhow, the dealer offered to sell the tractor for $16,000 as is and they gave me some assurances which I won't go into here.
Over $2000 worth of work has been done. This includes a rebuilt injection pump which. After the rebuild they removed a shim from the injection pump and this supposedly made the engine run smoother. Of course, it still burns some oil. According to the dealer, the compression test is fine and it may be a valve seal. The service manager said it looks like there is a new head gasket on the tractor.
They can't give me an estimate until they get the head off. While I'm still below the $18,500 I was originally willing to pay, it is now time for me to start researching the issue. Other than watching the oil level, is there a way to determine if the engine is burning diesel or oil?
Thank you in advance.
Brad