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jasper s

10-14-2000 17:42:23




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Can someone tell me the cheapest way to gain a small amount of power on a 720 diesel? I'm a Farmall guy who recently bought a 720. On my Farmall Super M, thinner block sleeves have been installed to increase the bore from four inches to four and One-eighth inches. It also has M+W high-dome pistons. I know that the 720 motor isn't sleeved, but is there room to bore the block and install larger pistons? If so, what would be the most you could bore the block and still use the tractor in the field? Is it hard to find oversize pistons? I'd also still like to keep some fuel economy. Thanks a lot. Hope I get some advice on this.

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Dave B

10-16-2000 20:34:25




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 Re: 720D powerboost in reply to jasper s, 10-14-2000 17:42:23  
The JD 720 can be bored .125" over. JD only provides .045" kits,but I have a 730D with M&W power pistons at .125" Make sure the head and bock is surfaced and the head is torqued properly. The head gaskets are prone to blow when pushing out the increased HP. The pump can be turned up, this means the pump is allowed to open up more under load. You can tell the difference. It is very important to have the engine, injection pump, injectors, and air cleaner in proper working order. The JD service manaul covers setup of the injection system in detail. If working on the injectors, check to make sure all the holes in the nozzel are open. I have had a few sets of injector come back with a few plugged holes even with using different rebuilding companies. Nozzle can still be purchused at the JD dealar, most of the time for half the price of injection service centers.

Good luck

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G Taylor

10-17-2000 12:17:29




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 Re: Re: 720D powerboost in reply to Dave B, 10-16-2000 20:34:25  
Assume your are pulling and need the short term power. If you are going to continuously use the tractor for ploughing etc at more than 80% of rated power then over heating,shortened component life and more fuel per horsepower will be the result.

Boring 125 thou only adds 15.15 cubic inches. Overboring lets more heat out to the water jacket instead of being used to expand gases and build pressure in the combustion chamber on top of the piston. A 720/730 is rated about 58HP or 0.154 HP per cubic inch. If the heads could fill the now larger combustion chambers as efficiently as before and minus the extra heat loss then fuel flow could be increased to achieve an whole 2.33 HP before overfueling. Boring alone won't add noticeable power unless you sleeve it out to half an inch from the head studs. Rather than boring 125 thou for power alone far more can be had with increased airflow with more fuel . The oilbath aircleaner is a restriction at the best of times and worse when filled with 42 to 45 years of oily mud. Albert at Renaissance 1-360-748-0026 has the most horsepower per $ spent available. A few more RPM up to maybe 1500-1600 if the valvetrain has fresh springs will move more air and fuel through the engine per minute. A straight pipe through the middle of the muffler will improve breathing as well. Some tractors sport a exhaust stack straight up from each head exhaust port. Some head work with larger valves, porting and a little more camshaft will also move more air.

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G Taylor

10-15-2000 06:38:08




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 Re: 720D powerboost in reply to jasper s, 10-14-2000 17:42:23  
Short term power increase for pulling or more power all day for ploughing? What is the engines current output on the dyno? It maybe down from factory ratings commonly from dirty injectors, a plugged oil bath air cleaner or just worn out. Engineers wrote in the operators manual to operate the tractor at full throttle rated RPM and 75% to 80% of max horsepower and list a max amount of ballast that can be added. All these instructions for good reasons. If you need more power purchase a larger tractor or reduce the attached load.

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