So my favorite big project, Deere 644e with a 6466T engine, well it keeps slobbering on the rear axle from the the crankcase breather, I looked on both sides of the engine for a Detroit diesel sticker but nope, it says Deere. Its a steady fog of blowby, and an oil drip now and again too. Not sure what the standard is.
Companies like Reliance seem to sell engine overhaul kits, the clock reads 29000 + hours and I have no service history on how many hours are on the engine itself. It starts and runs decent, a tiny bit of oil from the turbo. I'm leaning toward a rebuild on the engine, new pistons, rings, sleeves etc. Seems like the correct path is to pull the pan and check the crank, get some good measurements with a micrometer and then order up a rebuild kit. Kits seem to run under 2k for the most part then I'd also like to overhaul the rear main seal and have the cyl head checked. Guessing it might be 5k overall, does it sound like I'm in the ballpark?
Companies like Reliance seem to sell engine overhaul kits, the clock reads 29000 + hours and I have no service history on how many hours are on the engine itself. It starts and runs decent, a tiny bit of oil from the turbo. I'm leaning toward a rebuild on the engine, new pistons, rings, sleeves etc. Seems like the correct path is to pull the pan and check the crank, get some good measurements with a micrometer and then order up a rebuild kit. Kits seem to run under 2k for the most part then I'd also like to overhaul the rear main seal and have the cyl head checked. Guessing it might be 5k overall, does it sound like I'm in the ballpark?