Dodgewade
Active Member
That's a bummer.. no wonder it wouldn't hit on the juice..
Looks like u bought yourself a project.. Get a book, a gasket kit & go to town on er..
Good luck
Incase u don't know>> a diesel engine has to have 300 psi {min.} to start/run..
I had already bought a service manual and parts book. That's about the first thing I do when getting such. I hate to work on something without some kind of reference.
My son was helping do the compression check and he asked me what it should be and I told him I thought it should be at least 300 psi.
Built a few Perkins and a Detroit or two thru the years, but never a Ford. It's my understanding that a Ford doesn't have sleeves, but can be bored and sleeved? Since I don't know the history of the machine it hard to say what may have happened to it. I would like to know pros / cons of building it in the frame. I'm sure it would be better to bore and sleeve it but will the hours (3100-3600) maybe an in frame would do it. It all boils down to pull the head and look.
1) valve job head work gaskets for sure
2) rings or rings with pistons?
3) bearings?
It has been a while since I've build an engine in the frame, but something has got to happen. I sure could use it on my place.
Suggestions guys? All ears.