gnarlytoes
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I've lurked here on and off for years and can usually find the answers I'm looking for, but not this time.
I have an old Ford 5000 diesel that was my grandfather's. The tractor is a 1972 built in England. Many years ago the head gasket blew. It sat for several months and my brother tore it down and replaced the head gasket. There was some pitting in the cylinder walls where it had sat with water in them. He put it back together and it runs good, but has a lot of blow-by and compression is low enough that it is hard to start and usually requires a small shot of ether even in warm weather when engine is cold.
I am trying to decide whether to try to fix it or just sell it. I recently bought a Ford 6600 and mainly use it now. I would only keep the 5000 for sentimental reasons because it was my grandfathers if it's not too much trouble to fix.
My question is does this engine have sleeves that can be replaced or must it be bored out? If I can just replace sleeves, I may do that depending upon the cost.
I have an old Ford 5000 diesel that was my grandfather's. The tractor is a 1972 built in England. Many years ago the head gasket blew. It sat for several months and my brother tore it down and replaced the head gasket. There was some pitting in the cylinder walls where it had sat with water in them. He put it back together and it runs good, but has a lot of blow-by and compression is low enough that it is hard to start and usually requires a small shot of ether even in warm weather when engine is cold.
I am trying to decide whether to try to fix it or just sell it. I recently bought a Ford 6600 and mainly use it now. I would only keep the 5000 for sentimental reasons because it was my grandfathers if it's not too much trouble to fix.
My question is does this engine have sleeves that can be replaced or must it be bored out? If I can just replace sleeves, I may do that depending upon the cost.