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Originally Posted by twoton
Sure Jon, it's always helpful when we can engage in positive discussions with knowledgeable people with similar interests. Thanks for that.  |
I'm glad! I am not sure what I like more.... old iron, IH's or if I just like solving "puzzles". Maybe it's all the above.
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Originally Posted by twoton
If you or anyone else, have the interest and time, check out my thread that I linked to on heavyequipment in my last post. I detailed what I've done thus far and the machine starts and runs very well. Except for the new coolant leak  |
Well, I went and read the whole thread. Wish I could see the pics, but I'm not a member of that site... I don't really want to join up, lol.
Sounds like you have gotten it to where it starts good! I don't think I'd worry too much about doing any improvements to the glow plugs. If you can hold them on for 10 seconds and it gets things fired off..... that motor is OK. Just make sure the battery is charged and you should be fine. I don't know how big a battery you can get on it (how much room you have) but I'd consider going to the (very) large 12V high CCA battery. (See below)
Just an example:
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They hold enough of a charge that you should have enough to get the glow plugs warm and crank it quite a while before it goes dead. Any option that gets you more CCA's is good. Two batteries. Either two 12V's in a parallel, or two large 6V's (4EH batteries) in a series like IH tractors used is good. Those large 6V batteries have like 800+ CCA's so two of them is big time CCA. Just something to consider. Sounds like you don't use it much, so whatever you think. Maybe easier to just jump it.
On the leaking head gasket..... I wouldn't worry about it. It's a common thing on those engines. There is a very good chance that a new head gasket won't fix it. The D361 and D407 engines were bad about that as well. If you aren't losing too much fluid out of it.... I'd leave it. BTDT, and so have others. A lot of time you end up planing the head AND the block deck to get it to quit. Not worth it for the small leak. I've seen D407's leak like that only under heavy load and do it for years and years and never get worse. Just a design flaw. Besides..... those D282's were HORRIBLE about the heads cracking. You might be unhappy if you pull the head. I'd put money on the head being cracked. Not all cracks leak coolant, but they crack between the valves and from the valves to the injectors. I pulled one D282 apart one time....... 15 cracks in the head. (No joke. That's not an exaggeration.) It had still been running, but not well. Yeah.... I'd let it go. If you do decide to tear into it, holler if you need help!