jon f mn
Well-known Member
Got the 400 done finally! Took most of the weekend to get it done. Surprising how much there is to do after your about done. Lol. Put on a tank heater so I can use it to do chores in the winter.
Plugged it in for a couple hours before the first start to get it warm and the engine was at 180deg when it started. Should make for nice cold weather starting.
After a warm up and the re-torquing the heads I got it moved outside. First time out in a year or so.
Carries over 40lbs oil pressure, over 30 at idle warm.
I ran it at varying speeds InThe yard for an hour or so, then took it out and drive it around some. Used the brakes to load it a little and get it warmed up good. Then let it run some more. After about 2 1/2 hours I decided to hook it to the grinder to load it and see if it held. Handled it fine. Ground most of the load at a light load, but hit high gear a couple times to load it some. Seemed to handle it fine. Here is a video of it on the grinder.
Grinding feed
Plugged it in for a couple hours before the first start to get it warm and the engine was at 180deg when it started. Should make for nice cold weather starting.
After a warm up and the re-torquing the heads I got it moved outside. First time out in a year or so.
Carries over 40lbs oil pressure, over 30 at idle warm.
I ran it at varying speeds InThe yard for an hour or so, then took it out and drive it around some. Used the brakes to load it a little and get it warmed up good. Then let it run some more. After about 2 1/2 hours I decided to hook it to the grinder to load it and see if it held. Handled it fine. Ground most of the load at a light load, but hit high gear a couple times to load it some. Seemed to handle it fine. Here is a video of it on the grinder.
Grinding feed
