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<blockquote data-quote="MWorld" data-source="post: 8405" data-attributes="member: 1071"><p>Purchased a 743 from a man who had done some work at my house some time ago. He came to me the other day and said he needed to sell the machine, he wanted $2000.00 for it....so I gave him $1500.00. He said it had a blown head gasket, but otherwise worked great. I firgured it wasn't such a bad deal, I always liked the machine when he was working at my house, plus I own an auto repair shop.</p><p>It has the Kubota V1702 engine.</p><p>I took the head off yesterday and found the head was cracked in #2, #3 and #4. The gasket was blown out into #2, but #3 was the cylinder that was soaking wet and has the biggest crack. I could repair the other cylinders, but #3 is beyond repair.</p><p>Found the gasket set in New Jersey for $129.00, but that head is killing me. After a lot of looking I found that grainfarmer.com list them for $799.00 plus shipping.</p><p>Has anyone else had this problem? Does it happen a lot with these engines, crack the head that is? Have tried almost the entire East Coast looking for a used head...none to be found. So...is that about what I should expect to pay for a head?</p><p>Thanks for any help or tips you can give me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MWorld, post: 8405, member: 1071"] Purchased a 743 from a man who had done some work at my house some time ago. He came to me the other day and said he needed to sell the machine, he wanted $2000.00 for it....so I gave him $1500.00. He said it had a blown head gasket, but otherwise worked great. I firgured it wasn't such a bad deal, I always liked the machine when he was working at my house, plus I own an auto repair shop. It has the Kubota V1702 engine. I took the head off yesterday and found the head was cracked in #2, #3 and #4. The gasket was blown out into #2, but #3 was the cylinder that was soaking wet and has the biggest crack. I could repair the other cylinders, but #3 is beyond repair. Found the gasket set in New Jersey for $129.00, but that head is killing me. After a lot of looking I found that grainfarmer.com list them for $799.00 plus shipping. Has anyone else had this problem? Does it happen a lot with these engines, crack the head that is? Have tried almost the entire East Coast looking for a used head...none to be found. So...is that about what I should expect to pay for a head? Thanks for any help or tips you can give me. [/QUOTE]
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