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Yikes!!! Need a rebuilt engine

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Matt Eve

06-07-2006 18:05:43

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Howdy guys,
My Massey 165 (circa 1973) threw a rod through the block an hour ago. I"m sick over it. Can anybody recommend an inexpensive yet reliable source for Perkins AD4.203 engines? I"d hate to scrap the tractor "cause I just put $3,000.00 bucks in it! I live in the Louisville, KY area. Many thanks for your suggestions.
Matt

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MF Poor

06-08-2006 06:18:00

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Re: Yikes!!! Need a rebuilt engine in reply to Matt Eve, 06-07-2006 18:05:43

Call Doug Parrish @ 502-961-0905 for starters.

I'll leave my email open. Contact me there. I Might know where a complete tractor is at. (in need of MUCH repair. Might yield a good block though)

Ask Doug for the number to Pleasant Hill Tractor Parts while you have him on the phone.

(You from Sellersburg In?)

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Matt Eve

06-08-2006 18:47:02

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Re: Yikes!!! Need a rebuilt engine in reply to MF Poor, 06-08-2006 06:18:00

Hey there,
I'm in Georgetown. You got a line on a complete tractor? You can call me if you know something:
wk 800 456 1388 ext 4
Hm 812 923 7276

I'll give your friend a call, too
Many thanks,
Matt

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MF Poor

06-09-2006 06:51:47

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Re: Yikes!!! Need a rebuilt engine in reply to Matt Eve, 06-08-2006 18:47:02

Well, since you're in Georgetown, how about the nearest Massey dealer. (That'd be Batliners in Floyds Knobs) Also, there's a good salvage yard West of Salem. (That might be who you're talking with) I'll check on the 165 I was talking about. It has a ROPS and canopy that I want. If the owner will sell, and it's a good block, I'll give you a ring.

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Bill Brox

06-08-2006 03:17:03

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Re: Yikes!!! Need a rebuilt engine in reply to Matt Eve, 06-07-2006 18:05:43

Hi Matt, I am sorry to hear about your loss. Do you have friends you can talk to about it ? I mean so you don't have to suffer all by yourself ? Sorry, jokes aside.
Tell us the area you live in, then maybe someone knows. I can't even search the net for a block when I have no idea where you are located.

Bill

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Matt Eve

06-08-2006 18:54:16

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Re: Yikes!!! Need a rebuilt engine in reply to Bill Brox, 06-08-2006 03:17:03

Hey Bill,
Should I postpone the funeral?

See previous reply. I'm in Georgetown, Indiana. Any help is appreciated.

BTW, anybody ever rebuild one of these? I've rebuilt a few car engines but never a diesel. Harder, easier, comparable...? I found a refurbished block in Salem Indian and may buy the kit and do it myself unless I can find either another complete tractor or a reasonably priced rebuilt motor.WWJD?
Thanks,
Matt

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Bill Brox

06-09-2006 01:08:21

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Re: Yikes!!! Need a rebuilt engine in reply to Matt Eve, 06-08-2006 18:54:16

Hi Matt,

Yes please, postpone the funeral way into the future.

A diesel engine is not more complicated to overhaul in itself than a gas engine. However, most diesels have sleeves, and that is different from most gas engines.
Then, when you say to yourself that oh, these ridges is not to big, I just put on new piston rings, in a diesel you do not say that. Because the diesel have much more compression pressure, the wear in the cylinders means more to a diesel than a gas engine. All in all, a diesel needs to be more accurate than a gas engine, less wear can be tolerated.

This is my opinion.

If you get a way to have the head rebuilt, and the sleeves replaced, there is no reason you can not overhaul your own AD4-203 engine.

Bill

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Bill Brox

06-09-2006 01:10:58

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Re: Yikes!!! Need a rebuilt engine in reply to Bill Brox, 06-09-2006 01:08:21

Oh I forgot, if you are looking for a rebuild kit, don't forget the original kit from the local MF dealer. Pretty often they have the 10+ parts on sale, and then you get it for the same price as any aftermarket price.

Bill

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