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Where are you located in Ct ? I’m here also. It doesn’t sound bad to me these engines do kinda have that sound and I can also here the lose clamp or something. But I don’t hear a rod bearing that’s for sure. Maybe a main bearing but I don’t think so either.

My 743b that is ready for a rebuild doesn't sound much different . Really hard to start this machine at this point gotta really ride the starter even on warm days. Trying to get through this one job with it before a rebuild / replace engine ill either rebuild my 1702 or get a 1902 or 2203 for...

I had a situation where I couldn’t get mine started not to long ago and I hooked my dodge 3500 diesel to it and pulled it across the yard in reverse the wheels were locked. Spun it around and it rolled forward with ease. I don’t know why one direction was different than the other. It’ll...

Careful w the use of the term reach around. 😂 sorry couldn’t resist

Did anyone have a manual location I could use one for my 743b

Yes to testing voltage . No to testing length of time But you did see the picture of it pouring blow by out of the breather tube right?

And if it’s a cold day I end up using the grid heater. It is a really big plus having that thing there. It works great. And it will stay on when I rebuild the engine shoulda had it in the first place on the IDi engines in My opinion.

Just an update been running the machine it runs pretty normal other than hard starting. I threw some engine restore in it after watching some videos and I can actually start it w just th glow plugs but I have to crank the shit out of it and get it basically running on the starter. If I let off...

I saw that written online somewhere but I also talked w 3 people w v2203 DI engines that were in 743bs and they were really happy. And they’ve been I a while. They also said , no glow plugs needed and there’s weren’t even rebuilt v2203s

I don’t disagree just need to get out to a harbor freight and buy a gauge w the 8mm adaptor that is for diesels mine of for gas engines. Just been busy w this project I’m working on . Was more concerned w getting this thing running so I could use it for the job. Thats priority number 1. ...

I don't see how stuck valves could cause that , it would go out the exhaust or the intake (which I do think it pops back into the intake sometimes.) But I think the only way you're getting that amount of blow by is w really bad bores/rings. Did you see that pic of the blow by? It's like...

No because I didn’t have a 8 mm adaptor and I was pretty sure based on blow by that it was toast. So the blow by kinda gave it away IMO

This was a good thread helped me cause mine is starting to fall on its own too

I did t see the gas comments til after I had it running, after I hit it started on the tank o swapped back over to the in machine tanks and let it run til it almost ran out of fuel. Wanted to see if it would stay running. It ran for a good 2 hours . Next day started cold on glow plugs alone no...

Here's the blow by, I actually did a trick we leaned worked do. Race cars and misted some water into the intake (fine mist) and it cleaned up the blow by a bit, it cleans carbon off The pistons. So it's better than this picture and the second day started w just glow plugs but it runs rough when...