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JD 1020 DIESEL

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walt dillon

06-17-2003 04:13:55




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just bought a jd 1020 a couple of months ago. it was well cared for with only 2126 hours. i changed all of the fluids. i ran it pretty hard for around 15 hours with a disk and 7 tine tiller at 2000 rpm. checked oil and it was two quarts low. he told me the engine had been rebuilt a couple of years ago. i put 30 w oil in at oil change, 6 quarts. there are no visiable leaks. smokes a little, white smoke, also a little white smoke comes out downward vent pipe.got a owners manual, said need to check timing ans adjust valves, have not done this. any help with what might be wrong will be appreciated. thanks, walt

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davidval

06-17-2003 08:54:50




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 Re: JD 1020 DIESEL in reply to walt dillon, 06-17-2003 04:13:55  
timing check and valve adjustment are normal tune up maintenance and do not directly affect oil consumption.
main reasons for oil consumtion are wear,broken pistonor rings, cylinder 'glaze' which is a hardened 'coat' on the cylinder inner face caused mainly by imoroper run in, and mitake/s done while assemling the engine.
maybe your 15 hrs of hard work have just been the run in... my suggestion is to top up the oil. you can increase capacity by 2 quarts (newer engines with the same built have more oil in them),go to work and continue to monitor oil consumption.
by a rule of thumb oil consumption of up to 0.5%(john deere) or up to 1% (some others) of fuel usage do not call for 'getting into the engine'.
also check your air cleaner and air way for restrictions.
if consumption is still high and if you find it hard to live with. you will have to 'go into' the engine.
david

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F-I-T

06-17-2003 10:56:32




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 Re: Re: JD 1020 DIESEL in reply to davidval, 06-17-2003 08:54:50  
WAlt:

David gave you some great advice. My question would be, why did that diesel engine require an overhaul at 2100 hours ? That seems to be a bit low for that tractor. If it was a gasser maybe so. Perhaps it was run lightly loaded with a lot of short runs. Never quite getting warmed up or run without a thermostat can realy promote increased engine wear.

I think David might be on to something. Maybe YOU are breaking it in right now. If that's the case it should get steadily better as you work it. Any chance you can get it on a dyno at your local dealer ? That might prove revealing.

Frank-in-Tallahaassee
70D // 855

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Steve - IN

06-17-2003 08:48:34




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 Re: JD 1020 DIESEL in reply to walt dillon, 06-17-2003 04:13:55  
Walt,
Sounds as if it's burning oil through either the valve guides or the oil rings, or both. I'd see if I could get a leakdown test done on it to isolate the problem and take stock of how much of a repair you're in for.

Meantime, I'd try a 40w oil in the summer and a 10w 40 in the winter.



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Loren

06-17-2003 05:22:37




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 Re: JD 1020 DIESEL in reply to walt dillon, 06-17-2003 04:13:55  
You won't want to hear this. There is a lot of negative opinion here about the 1010/1020 line of tractors. Several have been quick to suggest that buying one is a waste of money that could have been better spent on a 2010. Since I am a 1010 owner I have had a couple of conversations with my dealer about them. In the most recent conversation I was told that their choice would be the 1010 over the 2010 but that the biggest issue was to BE SURE you don't get a diesel. I don't know if the 1020 would be considered to be enough the same to fall into the same category or not but it would worry me. You might want to grill a couple of dealers a little before you invest much more money in your 1020 diesel.

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Loren

06-17-2003 05:32:15




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 Re: Re: JD 1020 DIESEL in reply to Loren, 06-17-2003 05:22:37  
After posting the message above I saw the one below under the 2020 thread where Steve-IN talks about his 1020, and he is thrilled with what a wonderful tractor it is. Sort of seems to boil down to each person having to decide for themselves what works for them and fits their needs. My 1010 works for me. Good luck with your 1020.



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Brandon

06-17-2003 08:24:23




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 Re: Re: Re: JD 1020 DIESEL in reply to Loren, 06-17-2003 05:32:15  
From what I've heard the 1010 and 2010 are the problem childs of the Deere family. The 1020 and 2020 were pretty much a new desgn, and ALOT better.

Brandon
My Industrial John Deere website
My JD model 80 website
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JB

06-17-2003 21:21:05




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: JD 1020 DIESEL in reply to Brandon, 06-17-2003 08:24:23  
You are correct the XX10 series were the first 4 cylinder engines that JD build. Previously JD's expertise was in 2 cylinder engines. These first 4 cylinders had lots of problems. Leaky head gaskets, oil burning, etc. The xx20, xx30 series were very much improved.

JB



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