Re: 901 swaps

Posted by geok on January 14, 2005 at 14:47:34 from (199.233.213.40):

In Reply to: Re: 901 swaps posted by paul on January 14, 2005 at 07:41:25:

I have had to swap out the 172 diesel with a 172 gas in a couple of the 801 series due to broken cranks and block damage. The older 4 cylinder 172 was a gas designed with just 3 main bearings. This set up was just fine for gas but was not for diesel. I still remember reading the FoMoCo service bulletin advising dealers not to reistall a turned crank in the diesel models. It was advised to install a new crank instead to minimise the chance of breakage.

This doesn't mean that everyone who owns a 172 diesel should change out their motors. I have costomers who have had 801s diesels and some with SOS that have had 2+ decades of reliable service and would not part with their tractors. But times are changing and a lot of parts for the SOS and not available any more.

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