I'm helping my neighbor with his L785. It has the BSD 333, 3 cylinder Ford diesel. The block is cracked and hes trying to find a motor for it. I have checked with Wengers (who has a block) and Schafer (and others) but I can't find a complete engine. Anyone have some help? Thx!
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I assume you mean BSD 332. Those engines can be a little tough to find. They did use them in a bunch of ford backhoe loaders. Not sure on the model numbers. If you buy a block from wengers I would have them run it through their machine shop to verify its good to go. I bought a BSD332 block from them for something like $700. It then needed an additional $600 to sleeve the block when I took it to my machine shop...
The manual for the unit says 333 so that's what i went by but I don't know anything about the engine. I'm guessing he will just have to remove it and see what the damage is. I thought of getting it sleeved if thats what it needed. Thanks for your reply!I assume you mean BSD 332. Those engines can be a little tough to find. They did use them in a bunch of ford backhoe loaders. Not sure on the model numbers. If you buy a block from wengers I would have them run it through their machine shop to verify its good to go. I bought a BSD332 block from them for something like $700. It then needed an additional $600 to sleeve the block when I took it to my machine shop...
If they are hard to find and depending on how bad the crack it, a sleeve or someone to stitch weld if it's the water jacket. I have seen videos of stitch weding cracks due to the coolant freezing in the winter and casusing cracks.The manual for the unit says 333 so that's what i went by but I don't know anything about the engine. I'm guessing he will just have to remove it and see what the damage is. I thought of getting it sleeved if thats what it needed. Thanks for your reply!
As you already know, the only way to be sure is to pull it down and see what needs doing and go from there. If the damage isn't bad and a sleeve is all that is needed, that is the way to go.
I'm looking at buying it from him and want to spend as little as I have to, to be able to get it going. I think it would be worth fixing, it has about 2500 hours or so on it. Like they said, the only way is to tear it down..If they are hard to find and depending on how bad the crack it, a sleeve or someone to stitch weld if it's the water jacket. I have seen videos of stitch weding cracks due to the coolant freezing in the winter and casusing cracks.
As you already know, the only way to be sure is to pull it down and see what needs doing and go from there. If the damage isn't bad and a sleeve is all that is needed, that is the way to go.