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Had a mechanic check the block for flatness. he said .002" feeler gauge went under where the gasket blew. He said it's not a huge amount and worth assembly with new gasket and this time retorque head bolts 3 times after running for several hours. Interestingly he said he has had a different...

It is a grey market tractor and I get the gaskets from a grey market parts stockist which is the best I can do. Apart from using feeler gauges under a straight edge, which I've done, how else to check block flatness?

It blew the head gasket between cylinders 2 and 3 again yesterday. It's been leaking compression into the coolant since the last head gasket change as mentioned above. I'm certain it's leaking the compression into the water jacket via holes that are ridiculously close to the bore. It looks...

back again. It is leaked compression into coolant again after the last head gasket change. not much, a few small bubbles in the coolant overflow bottle. I retorqued the heads bolts and got another 1/8th of the turn. (new head bolts and studs) This seemed to work to stop the bubbles, however it...

Hi, I have a L1 22DT with a loader. I'd like to install a hydraulic top link and i'm wondering how to go about it. how to plumb into the current hydraulic system and associated fittings and valves. i understand the ram side of things and the need for remotes on the rear of the tractor plus a...

Any tips for removing the two head studs so I can replace them? I tried 2 lock nuts but I can't get them tight enough to not slip o the thread instead of turning the stud out. I can heat the stud locally with oxy if needed without heating the block. Just in case there is threadlocker on them...

They machined 10thou off the head.

Thanks for the info guys!

Hi, I have a tractor with a D1462-D1 engine. Been having trouble with head gaskets. A while ago the gasket failed between cylinders. Got that fixed, or so I thought. 16 hrs later it starts blowing compression into the water jacket. Pulled the head a 2nd time. Looked like evidence of compression...

I got the head back on a couple of months ago and it seemed to run fine for a while. Just lately I noticed that the coolant overflow bottle was over filling and the radiator level would be down. So I would drain the excess from the bottle and top up the radiator but after use the next time I...

didn't bother with compression testing as there is something clearly wrong and the head has to come of anyway. the gasket has blown between cylinders 2 and 3 causing back flow through into cylinder 3 from cylinder 2. glad it wasn't a burnt valve. nice simple job now. anyone know the head...

Sorry I mislead you there. I decided to go through the glow plug port but actually haven't done the test yet.

well i decided do the compression test through the glow plug ports rather than try to get the pencil injectors out because the glow plugs screw out. just have to take the inlet manifold off to get to them. after taking the inlet manifold off it was immediately evident that the number 3 port is...

thanks guys. looks like i have to fabricate some sort of attachment for a slide hammer to remove the pencil type injectors it has in order to do a compression test with compressed air. will report back after i get that done. thanks heaps!

hi guys, just joined the forum. i'm in Australia and have what i believe is a gray market L1 22DT refurbished by SOTA tractors. i was using it the other day when the engine suddenly began missing upon acceleration. i blows black smoke when trying to accelerate, misses then picks ups revs...