Re: Repair or Sell?

Posted by RodInNS on July 17, 2007 at 14:00:54 from (24.224.246.156):

In Reply to: Repair or Sell? posted by Katharine on July 17, 2007 at 08:32:11:

OK. How about this. If you want rid of it, advertise it in the free classifieds or somewhere cheap for what you've got in it... IF somebody bites, and they know what's worng with it, so be it. If not, use it in the meantime, and prepare to rebuild it.
I'd likely rebuild it anyway if it was mine. I doubt you'll get what you paid, but you never know. ust depends on the market in your area and what you're satisfied to get. That said, I wouldn't worry about using it in the meantime as long as the bottom end isn't knocking.

If you are thinking of rebuilding it, start by pricing this list:

3 piston and ring sets, main bearing set, rod bearing set, complete gasket set, cam bearings, and price a crank.

Then, price with a local shop the cost of having the head serviced with new valves and probably oversize valve stems.... Then price out the cost of having a engine machine shop bore and sleeve the engine which is a Ford 175 cid. Then price with a diesel injection shop the cost of servicing the injectors and going through the fuel pump if necessary. It's a good idea to service the injectors, but I wouldn't worry about the pump too much if it's working OK, and it seems to be...

It also wouldn't hurt to price a clutch and pressure plate assembly along with pilot bearing and release bearing. That will cover mostly everything you will need.

For what it's worth, I doubt you'll need a crank, and you may not need to change the clutch if it's not wet with oil and not slipping.... but it's good to know what you may be up against.

Again, I'd fix the thing, and I wouldn't worry about it too much. FIx it when you have the money and don't need the tractor so much because you can expect to be laid up a few weeks with the machine work.... and probably 40 or so hours of labor to do the remainder of the work. Probably less in a good shop... but if you do it yourself, then 40 hours. Anyhow, good luck.

Rod

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• I forgot to add... RodInNS 14:05:27 07/17/07 (0)

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