the_workmaster
Member
Hey everybody. I posted here several months ago about an old Ford I'd found for short money, with a blown engine. You guys told me that parts for the 2.4L I4 diesel are very hard to come by, but the price was right like I said, and there is some sentimental value to the tractor, an old man in my neighborhood drove it around for decades, so I brought it home.
I finally got the engine torn into today, and I found about what I was expecting: carbon deposits that clogged the exhaust ports so small you can't fit your pinky finger through them, I'm assuming from very worn rings and bores, and the #1 rod bearing melted down into those tortilla chip looking pieces that anyone who's torn apart a knocking engine is familiar with. The crank is scored, but pretty lightly.
Several people here before told me to junk the diesel and switch in a gas, but I don't want to if I can help it. I'd really like to make this diesel breathe again. I've got experience doing the work, but where can I find the parts? Were there even parts produced for these engines? Even gasket sets? I know rings and bearings, especially undersized if I need them, will be tough to come by, but does anybody have any ideas? A starting point is better than what I've got now.
Thanks guys! Alex
I finally got the engine torn into today, and I found about what I was expecting: carbon deposits that clogged the exhaust ports so small you can't fit your pinky finger through them, I'm assuming from very worn rings and bores, and the #1 rod bearing melted down into those tortilla chip looking pieces that anyone who's torn apart a knocking engine is familiar with. The crank is scored, but pretty lightly.
Several people here before told me to junk the diesel and switch in a gas, but I don't want to if I can help it. I'd really like to make this diesel breathe again. I've got experience doing the work, but where can I find the parts? Were there even parts produced for these engines? Even gasket sets? I know rings and bearings, especially undersized if I need them, will be tough to come by, but does anybody have any ideas? A starting point is better than what I've got now.
Thanks guys! Alex