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Bobcat 632 - Blown Head Gasket?
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<blockquote data-quote="Jyuma1" data-source="post: 123925" data-attributes="member: 22244"><p>It is not my intention to be critical, but we can, at times, take things a bit too far on the side of perfect when good enough will do.</p><p></p><p>Case in point... several years ago (10) I parked my T133 in the backyard and covered it with a tarp. Unbeknown to me the tarp had ripped on the exhaust pipe (which sits vertically in the T133) and water had invaded the engine through the open exhaust valves.</p><p></p><p>Long story short, the pistons sat in water for years before I needed to use the loader again and when I went to start it the engine was seized tight. </p><p></p><p>Pulled the head and found 2 badly rusted cylinders which were rust welded to their pistons. The pistons were so seized tight to the cylinders that crank would not rotate at all. The most rusted cylinder was the one in the back and as luck would have it there is a cross member that lives a foot or so above the engine. </p><p></p><p>Call me crazy. but I wedged a 2x4 on top of the piston and mounted a bottle jack on top of the 2x4 with the piston end of the bottle jack against the cross member. Then I pumped and pumped and pumped and finally with a loud bang, the piston moved down. I jacked it all the way to the bottom of the stroke and got out my trusty cylinder hone and honed the crap out of that cylinder till all the rust was gone. Then I did the same to the other 3 cylinders (minus the need for the bottle jack) and slapped the head back on (yes with a new gasket). Bled the fuel lines, turned the key and after some coaxing the engine sprang to life... and this is a diesel, where compression is everything.</p><p></p><p>That was 10 years ago, and the old Kubota is still running like a charm today with no blow-by and it does not burn oil. Not perfect by the numbers, but good enough. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jyuma1, post: 123925, member: 22244"] It is not my intention to be critical, but we can, at times, take things a bit too far on the side of perfect when good enough will do. Case in point... several years ago (10) I parked my T133 in the backyard and covered it with a tarp. Unbeknown to me the tarp had ripped on the exhaust pipe (which sits vertically in the T133) and water had invaded the engine through the open exhaust valves. Long story short, the pistons sat in water for years before I needed to use the loader again and when I went to start it the engine was seized tight. Pulled the head and found 2 badly rusted cylinders which were rust welded to their pistons. The pistons were so seized tight to the cylinders that crank would not rotate at all. The most rusted cylinder was the one in the back and as luck would have it there is a cross member that lives a foot or so above the engine. Call me crazy. but I wedged a 2x4 on top of the piston and mounted a bottle jack on top of the 2x4 with the piston end of the bottle jack against the cross member. Then I pumped and pumped and pumped and finally with a loud bang, the piston moved down. I jacked it all the way to the bottom of the stroke and got out my trusty cylinder hone and honed the crap out of that cylinder till all the rust was gone. Then I did the same to the other 3 cylinders (minus the need for the bottle jack) and slapped the head back on (yes with a new gasket). Bled the fuel lines, turned the key and after some coaxing the engine sprang to life... and this is a diesel, where compression is everything. That was 10 years ago, and the old Kubota is still running like a charm today with no blow-by and it does not burn oil. Not perfect by the numbers, but good enough. :) [/QUOTE]
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