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<blockquote data-quote="rodbuilder" data-source="post: 92384" data-attributes="member: 11975"><p>100% - you have a cylinder head problem. 1. Crack. 2. Blown gasket If you have any mechanical experience working on it is just as easy as working on your car - except for the lack of room. The ONLY thing different is the fact that a diesel is an interference-type engine, so there's NO room for error when adjusting the valves, or setting cam timing. You won't have to mess with the injector pump, so you can write that off! Look on Ebay for a head and replace the whole thing. I've seen them there for as little as $300-$400......NEW. NOTICE: If you buy a rebuilt head you need to know how much they milled off of it to surface it, so you can order a gasket with the correct thickness. .010" off the head equals a .010" thicker gasket. You can buy a decent 743 for $4500-$5000 if you look around, so don't step on your weenie by spending more on it than it's worth!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rodbuilder, post: 92384, member: 11975"] 100% - you have a cylinder head problem. 1. Crack. 2. Blown gasket If you have any mechanical experience working on it is just as easy as working on your car - except for the lack of room. The ONLY thing different is the fact that a diesel is an interference-type engine, so there's NO room for error when adjusting the valves, or setting cam timing. You won't have to mess with the injector pump, so you can write that off! Look on Ebay for a head and replace the whole thing. I've seen them there for as little as $300-$400......NEW. NOTICE: If you buy a rebuilt head you need to know how much they milled off of it to surface it, so you can order a gasket with the correct thickness. .010" off the head equals a .010" thicker gasket. You can buy a decent 743 for $4500-$5000 if you look around, so don't step on your weenie by spending more on it than it's worth! [/QUOTE]
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