Repower 550 diesel

appleweld · May 7, 2023

Has anyone ever repowered a 550? My engine blew and I dont know whether to rebuild or replace. I was thinking a turbo diesel from an F2 would sound sweet in there.

rrlund · May 7, 2023

I never have, but I figure a 4 cylinder Perkins would be a nice repower.

J.Wondergem · May 7, 2023

If it were me, I'd rebuild it. But I have no need to work it, just use it for show and play with.

super 55 · May 7, 2023

Wonder if you could fit a GM General Motors 1.7L 2-cyl diesel in there like the John Deere 435 had. It would be like a mini-me Super 99 GM diesel.

rrlund · May 7, 2023

Hold on a minute. Are you talking Oliver 550 or Cockshutt 550? It just dawned on me that you didn't say. My answer applied to the Oliver.

Dieseltech · May 7, 2023

The Perkins AD3.152 would be my choice over the AC, at least it would be a good cold starting tractor then. The AD4.203 Perkins is a good engine, but it shakes a lot since it has no balancer like the larger Perkins 4 cylinder engines do. The AD3 is a smoother running engine, and it could be turbocharged like some later models are.

appleweld · May 8, 2023

Yes the oliver 550 sorry.

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