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<blockquote data-quote="Jyuma" data-source="post: 43915" data-attributes="member: 4393"><p>The gut I am speaking of is the loader itself, not the Kubota engine. As a matter of pure luck (a rare occurrence for me) the engine runs fine. It has a little blow-by but for an engine that sat for 2 or 3 years with water and acorns where only fuel should be... it's actually not in bad shape. </p><p>I can't say the same for the loader though... rust is everywhere. I've already started removing the finish, which has been reduced to about a 50% to 50% rust to paint ratio.</p><p>Here's a few pictures of the seat pan before and after.</p><p>In this picture the entire area that looks a little shinny was completely gone. I attached 4 pieces of 16 ga cold rolled steel (from the bottom) and plug welded them in place. I then ran a continuous weld all around the opening from the top and around the edges of the new steel from the bottom. You can see the outline of the bottom weld in this top view... it shows as straight lines of a lighter color rust. lol</p><p><img src="ftp://edwardluna.com/SeatPan1B4.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p>This next picture shows the new steel and welds from the bottom. Notice the steel channel welded across the bottom for extra support. The Seat Pan was so badly rusted that I thought it might be a good idea to give it some extra strength where my fat rear-end would be sitting. hehehe. </p><p><img src="ftp://www.edwardluna.com/SeatPan2B4.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p>The photo below is a top view of the Seat Pan after paint with POR-15. bTw... I'm calling it the seat pan because that's where the seat goes. I didn't show the seat in the photos.</p><p>Note: POR-15 is a special rust preventative paint that is designed to go directly over rusted steel. In fact, it actually adheres best to rusty steel. POR-15 forms some kind of chemical bond with the steel/rust and prevents any further rusting... for good.</p><p><img src="ftp://www.edwardluna.com/SeatPan1A.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>The last photo is a bottom view of the Seat Pan after paint. It came out pretty good considering that 30% of the seat pan was completely gone. It might not be the beat looking fix I've ever done but it will hold the seat and it will never rust again. </p><p><img src="ftp://www.edwardluna.com/SeatPan2A.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p>bTw... If your interested in checking out POR-15, here's their web site but I warn you... the price will make you weep. <a href="http://www.por15.com/" target="_blank">http://www.por15.com/</a> </p><p>More to come...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jyuma, post: 43915, member: 4393"] The gut I am speaking of is the loader itself, not the Kubota engine. As a matter of pure luck (a rare occurrence for me) the engine runs fine. It has a little blow-by but for an engine that sat for 2 or 3 years with water and acorns where only fuel should be... it's actually not in bad shape. I can't say the same for the loader though... rust is everywhere. I've already started removing the finish, which has been reduced to about a 50% to 50% rust to paint ratio. Here's a few pictures of the seat pan before and after. In this picture the entire area that looks a little shinny was completely gone. I attached 4 pieces of 16 ga cold rolled steel (from the bottom) and plug welded them in place. I then ran a continuous weld all around the opening from the top and around the edges of the new steel from the bottom. You can see the outline of the bottom weld in this top view... it shows as straight lines of a lighter color rust. lol [IMG]ftp://edwardluna.com/SeatPan1B4.JPG[/IMG] This next picture shows the new steel and welds from the bottom. Notice the steel channel welded across the bottom for extra support. The Seat Pan was so badly rusted that I thought it might be a good idea to give it some extra strength where my fat rear-end would be sitting. hehehe. [IMG]ftp://www.edwardluna.com/SeatPan2B4.jpg[/IMG] The photo below is a top view of the Seat Pan after paint with POR-15. bTw... I'm calling it the seat pan because that's where the seat goes. I didn't show the seat in the photos. Note: POR-15 is a special rust preventative paint that is designed to go directly over rusted steel. In fact, it actually adheres best to rusty steel. POR-15 forms some kind of chemical bond with the steel/rust and prevents any further rusting... for good. [IMG]ftp://www.edwardluna.com/SeatPan1A.JPG[/IMG] The last photo is a bottom view of the Seat Pan after paint. It came out pretty good considering that 30% of the seat pan was completely gone. It might not be the beat looking fix I've ever done but it will hold the seat and it will never rust again. [IMG]ftp://www.edwardluna.com/SeatPan2A.jpg[/IMG] bTw... If your interested in checking out POR-15, here's their web site but I warn you... the price will make you weep. [URL]http://www.por15.com/[/URL] More to come... [/QUOTE]
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