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Glad you caught that. Leaking injectors can dilute engine oil and cause problems.

Mark, I have been following from beginning and am confused. You say 6 NEW injectors, but what you got appears to be well used. "Opened the first box, and the nozzle was covered in varnish. It did not pop, I took it apart and soaked it in carburetor cleaner. Had a hard time getting the needle...

Mark, I do not remember, did you have valves done? How worn are camshaft lobes?

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I AGREE They did right thing. My thought is that customer is not supposed to be quality control, especially on something like a rebuilt trans or engine.

Yeah, but you had to do the work twice. If you had a shop do it, you would get 2 bills since they RR 2 trans..

? Which engine is being worked on now? Is it the good one you got from Gimpy?

You can do it in the field - I have. Need big flat files, plate glass, roll of emery cloth, bluing, etc. YOU DO NOT WANT TO tho- takes a lot of time and effort. Better to pay a few bucks and have them surface ground, unless you are really in the field and there is no machine shop around. When...

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repeat - If he says it is ok, you should leave it alone. I trust the Gimp. He knows what he is doing.

What did Gimpy say about the engine? If he says it is ok, you should leave it alone. PS- just putting new rings in does not make the engine "completely fresh". Still has old valves, cam, tappets, oil pump... If I were putting new rings in, I would have the heads done, depending on how the...

Did yu try loading it up with a proper break in oil, like we suggested? Ya got little to loose now. Give it a shot before yu pull it and put in that big Cummins of your dreams.

If I remember correctly, both you and 74M35A2 said you heard a snap when you first installed new heads. That was never resolved. I don't remember now if it was me or another member that suggested head cracked, check block for flatness. Well, Wild, if it was me, I would get that Rotella out of...

That article once again points out the importance of proper break in oil. If the film strength is too good, the rings never seat, and the wrong oil glazes cylinders.

Sorry about that. As I said, I only had about 50% success rate using "used but good" parts. Don't like short skirts or fewer rings - but I am an old school geezer. Look, you got nothing to loose now. If you did not use Deere break in oil, I would try it now, and load heavy, as gimpy and I...

Get it up to operating temp and then get on it HARD before you do leak down. Climb some of those hills in higher gear with foot really into throttle. Load it up for a while. Used parts - I think a few hundred miles for break in. You did use break in oil, eh?

Thank you for the information. I believe ring tension would have to be much higher with only 3 rings.

How many total rings?