I bought a ZD221 with the D782 engine that had been overheated from not cleaning the radiator. The previous owner took it to a Kubota shop and they said it needed an engine.
I could tell they tried a new head gasket and replaced a bent push rod. I checked the head with a straight edge and could get a .003 feeler gauge under it. I let the local bike shop resurface the head and it's good now. He didn't have the ability to magnaflux for cracks so I had to skip that.
The cylinders look ok but of course I can't check compression yet. The rotating assembly feels good when turning by hand.
My plan is to order a upper gasket kit and try what they did, with a flat cylinder head this time. That kit doesn't come with the head bolts so I'm assuming they can be reused?
Good idea or wasting my time/money? I see reman engines for $4200 and from research, the D782 seems like a odd ball Kubota engine. I'm not willing to put that much in the mower, would sell it for parts as it has very low hours and in good shape.
Thanks
I could tell they tried a new head gasket and replaced a bent push rod. I checked the head with a straight edge and could get a .003 feeler gauge under it. I let the local bike shop resurface the head and it's good now. He didn't have the ability to magnaflux for cracks so I had to skip that.
The cylinders look ok but of course I can't check compression yet. The rotating assembly feels good when turning by hand.
My plan is to order a upper gasket kit and try what they did, with a flat cylinder head this time. That kit doesn't come with the head bolts so I'm assuming they can be reused?
Good idea or wasting my time/money? I see reman engines for $4200 and from research, the D782 seems like a odd ball Kubota engine. I'm not willing to put that much in the mower, would sell it for parts as it has very low hours and in good shape.
Thanks