Recent content by motthediesel

OK, that’s good information, thanks. I guess I’ll get an oil sample analyzed first, then figure on pulling the engine and dropping the pan for a look-see. Not what I wanted, but when you roll the dice, you take your chances.

Well, I don't see anything on this engine to make me think it was ever opened up. The paint on all the boltheads and nuts is undisturbed. And as for the cold start issue, sure this thing was probably given 12 cold starts a year for 15 to 20 years, so maybe 240 total? In regular use, a tractor...

The ship the lifeboat was on was torn down/wrecked in India, so all associated equipment is then typically sold off by the wreckers. As for buying it, and having it shipped to the US, that's a story for another time. ;) I have family in the maritime trades, and I'm told that lifeboat engines...

That’s 15psi at cruising speed, about 1900 rpm, it drops to 10 or so at idle. I went all through the sender/gauge thing last year — those readings are pretty accurate I’m sure.

I'm new here, but I've owned Kubota equipment for quite a few years. My current problem is not with one of my tractors, but with the Beta/Kubota engine in my boat. The boat is an older mini-trawler, an Albin 27. I recently replaced the original Lehman/Peugeot engine with a 50 hp Kubota-based...

I bought an F2000 with only a snow blower last fall in Syracuse NY. The machine was in average condition, but with low (900) hours, I paid $3500. I built ROPS and a full heated cab for it, and it got us through a very cold and snowy winter in style, I love it.