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Any change in the color of the exhaust? Especially under load? You may also want to check your decompression lever...small and simple, but sometimes gets pushed open, and is easy to overlook when you are thinking of all the bad stuff that can go wrong, like a blown head gasket, fuel pump...

If you are lucky, you just have a bad head gasket, not a big project. If you are not so lucky, one of your cooling channels is cracked and leaking into your crank case. Let us know what you find out.

If you are just replacing the rings...which I've never done on a diesel, you will also need a cylinder hone. Like the ones you put on a drill, nothing fancy, and hone those walls before you put in new rings.

Most excellent work! Cool to see the progress with the picture collage.

I'm not familiar with how the fuel pump on that tractor, so it may be an issue in the pump. I think I'd go through the system and check/tighten each connection just to make sure there isn't some tiny leak of air into the system.

Too bad you couldn't have gotten your hands on that one. The good ones do go quick! Great price as well.

A failed U-joint on the crank to hydraulic pump shaft!!! Not even sure if your model has that, but I have a 66 Ford 3500 that threw one of those...not a pretty sound or sight.

I'm assuming you have done a good radiator flush during this whole process. Also assuming you are mixing your antifreeze to a 50/50 ratio. If both assumptions are correct, you may have an obstruction in your water channels of your engine block. One thing you can try, and I know this doesn't...

Nice to hear you finally got her back in shape! I guess there are drawbacks to not having the old manual fuel shutoff tractors. Silly electronics.

Way to go on a great little storage shed. Heck a guy I used to work for built a very large (150X150) shop/shed out of old navy crates...that thing looks like a pile, but it has been around for 50 plus years!

It's a genuine Kubota owners manual for the B8200. I have the HST and have no need for the manual, however from what I have seen there is no difference in what is printed in the manual for the HST vs the manual.

Dang man, that looks sharp! Very nice work indeed!

The recommended engine oil viscosity it 10W-30 (get the heavy duty tractor stuff). That applies to all temperature ranges. I personally have made the switch to synthetic oil, and have been pleased thus far. It has better lubricity, and doesn't break down like conventional dinosaur juice can...