topo

My 67 m52A2 mulitifuel engine has always had lots of blow by but really did not use any oil till the last time out .Them it lost power burned 1 1/2 gallons of oil from the exhaust and from the blow by tube . this truck seat about 20 years when the Forest Service had it so I think it my have had some weak piston rings .I could repair this engine or should I repower with a better engine more power and better fuel millage ?

Heath_h49008

The question I have to ask is:

What do you have ability, location, tools and support wise to do either? If you don't have a way to handle a full engine, you choice is made. If you do, canned engines and take outs might be cheaper and faster, with the added benefit of your old engine becoming spare parts.

Good luck and take lots of pics!

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Flyingvan911

Go with the LDS if you can. You'll love it.

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topo

I have tools and equipment to do either .I priced used take outs for about $3000 with shipping over $4000 If I pull my engine out I would replace all liners and pistons and have the injector pump checked or rebuilt and the turbo rebuilt so that my be close to the price of the take out engine but at least I know what I have .

Heath_h49008

True... but after the price of the rebuild you have 1 engine... If the price of the complete take out is $4000 (I think better deals can be had) And your rebuild is $3000... parts, shipping, time, etc... Going the complete engine route scores you a spare engine for $1000, and gets the job done faster.

I'll look back to find the new-in-the-can LDSs that were advertised recently. I think they were about $3000 on the high end... I have seen take outs MUCH cheaper.

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I'd like to live just long enough to be there when they cut off your head and stick it on a pike as a warning to the next ten generations that some favors come with too high a price. I would look up at your lifeless eyes and wave like this. *bye bye*
1964 Ford Fairlane 500, 289 "Betty"
1988 Mercury Cougar 302, D00E 351W heads... "Nasty"
'01 Taurus... the "CliTaurus"
1971 AMG M35A2 "whistler" coming home 2-04-12

myJEEPisAfatty

If it were Me I would just go ahead and rebuild it. I wouldn't want to spend the money on a "NEW" engine and still have the chance that the joe shmoe who put it together did a sloppy job. If you do it yourself you know it will be put together "correctly"

but that is just me personally, I love rebuilding engines especially since the Lds uses liners you shouldn't have to remove the engine with all of it's 1,600 lbs or girth.



-Cj

wdbtchr

I've done it both ways and I have to say I prefer building my own engines. I've just seen too many knucklehead engines slopped together by people to lazy or cheap to do it right.

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Kaiser Jeep M54A2 1967
Dodge M37 1953
International Cub 1958
International Cub 1967
Case 580 1968
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gimpyrobb

Yup, add me to the "rebuild it" list.

resqur

Topo,
Give Brad a call at 209-810-2311. He is in McKenna WA. I got a good take out LDS for $1500. I was able to get it to Vegas with the help of some people on this site.

Rich

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poppop

I always rebuild my own here on the farm. I know what I have then and have never had one fail.

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