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I just listed my 803 in the classifieds if you want a parts donor. It ran great for 3 storms (approx 50 hours since I bought it) and then blew a head gasket. I pulled the head, and there is more engine damage than I want to deal with - scoring on #1 cylinder and rod bearing. It was making...
Ouch - thanks for the info - I saw them and decided to go ahead and get the full set since it comes with push rod bushings, manifold gaskets, etc. Fortunately, they didn't fold it into the mailbox.
Haven't gotten it totally disassembled yet - engine looks near new from the outside - I've got a lot of irons in the fire right now, so hopefully can get it torn down the rest of the way next weekend. Since each of the intake and exhaust manifold bolts weren't torqued the same as their...
Blew head gasket when load testing. Have put a hundred hours on it since I bought it two years ago- no issues until now. Shut it off less than a minute after it failed.
Thanks for the tips - I've already pulled the manifolds, since that's what the manuals said. I may stick them back on since what you're saying makes sense. Also I think I'm going to torque the head bolts before I remove them to see whether they were properly done to begin with since it's a low...
Question for anyone who has removed an LPW4 cylinder head..... I have read the Lister-Petter, as well as the military service manuals on engine teardown. They are both fairly detailed on the step by step process to remove the cylinder head, however neither one mentions removal of the water pump...
No expert here, either - but your riddle intrigued me so I called my buddy "Google" and I think I may have won the drawing. Check it out - I think you have an F134 there.
https://www.jeep-cj.com/forums/f2/cj5-f134-engine-rebuild-3439/
Well, carp. I was load testing the generator tonight - everything was looking good - ran at 50 percent for a half hour or so, went to 75 percent and blew the head gasket. UGH. Hopefully it won't be needed for these next few storms. Good news is it looks to be a fairly simple job (as compared to...
Hotel reservations made for Thursday, Friday nights - hopefully can cancel them Wednesday. Am due for a load test on the genny - will do that tonight. Reviewing evacuation checklists. We left for Irma, stayed during Matthew, but won't think twice about leaving our marsh front home if a Cat 3 or...
Stay safe - Grayson wasn't nearly as developed when he passed my way - we only had freezing rain and sleet with 10 mph winds for most of the day yesterday. Now the sun's out and it's back in the 40's. Roads are clear now and the ice has fallen off the trees.
These generators continue to amaze me - this generator was outside working like a beast in the middle of Hurricane Irma, and there is no sign of that dirt inside ever having gotten wet (other than maybe a few drizzle trails down the bulkhead at the top of the picture). Definitely will get to...
Thanks for all the tips. Jenny served us well again yesterday, as we were without power for around 12 hours in the ice storm caused by Grayson as it passed by heading north. I buttoned everything back up as-is until I can get enough time (hopefully warmer time) to do it properly.