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I am getting ready to pull an ENDT 673C from an M54A1. It is in running condition but needs work, being sold as is and complete. Only thing I'm not selling with the engine is the power steering pump, for obvious reasons, aftermarket equipment for the truck, not part of the motor.
When I did the service on the truck and changed the oil and filters not long after purchased I noticed metal shavings show up in the oil. I am guessing it is from dry starts wearing through the flat tappets and cam lobes, and it is currently eating itself to death when it is running. I haven't fired it up in a few years, but I am going to prime the oil system and try to get some video of it in the next few weeks, unless someone wants to come down and inspect it, see it running, or keep it from being fired up unnecessarily.
What I figure is: best case is swapping out the cam and tappets, could have also cooked the bearings, but that is not as likely. The filters were not clogged and seemed to be working properly. Since I've had it and realized it had issues I've refrained from firing it up to keep from messing it up. 2k seems like a pretty good price for a running and rebuild-able motor. That or some weather proofing and yard art in the desert until I can get to it for a project.
Location is in Fontana, Ca. Also go back and forth between Bullhead City, Az. and can probably work out a delivery as long as there is some way to unload it from a trailer.
When I did the service on the truck and changed the oil and filters not long after purchased I noticed metal shavings show up in the oil. I am guessing it is from dry starts wearing through the flat tappets and cam lobes, and it is currently eating itself to death when it is running. I haven't fired it up in a few years, but I am going to prime the oil system and try to get some video of it in the next few weeks, unless someone wants to come down and inspect it, see it running, or keep it from being fired up unnecessarily.
What I figure is: best case is swapping out the cam and tappets, could have also cooked the bearings, but that is not as likely. The filters were not clogged and seemed to be working properly. Since I've had it and realized it had issues I've refrained from firing it up to keep from messing it up. 2k seems like a pretty good price for a running and rebuild-able motor. That or some weather proofing and yard art in the desert until I can get to it for a project.
Location is in Fontana, Ca. Also go back and forth between Bullhead City, Az. and can probably work out a delivery as long as there is some way to unload it from a trailer.