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I have been trying to get my freshly rebuilt mep-802a to show some temperature. The engine was completely rebuilt and has a new thermostat and water pump and I have fresh coolant in the system. After running without any load for about 15 minutes, the gauge is only reading about 110 degrees and...
Thanks Ray, I pulled it apart and clean it well. The other thing that I found that surprised me was the tappets. I pulled the clip off the top and pulled them apart and the were full of black burnt oil with quite a bit of particulates. Now they are clean and well oiled.
I had emailed Lister Petter and the responded
"The connecting rod bush internal diameter needs to be machined once its pressed into the connecting rod to ensure correct roundness, size and squareness of the final bore relative to the connecting rod."
and supplied a drawing (attached). The...
This one had water in the cylinders due to a bent exhaust cover. I think it was run very little after the last reset since all the bearings look pretty good but since I pulled the crank to do a good honing job, I am putting in all new bearings and rings. This is the last missing piece before...
I bought them from Mayi. The rods, pins and pistons were in good shape but the bushings were worn on the bottom half. I got them as part of a full bearing kit (3 main, 2 piston and rod bushing) so because of the wear, I replaced them.
I have been working on a MEP-802A rebuild and I have an issue with the connecting rod small end bushing. The one I pulled out is marked 751-10150. From the TM 9-2815-252-24 table 3-6 section 3-70, the pin diameter should be 24.9925-24.9975 mm (mine is) and the connecting rod end bushing ID...