Recent content by banjo

Yes… Ran it a good bit today. Got it over near the hot zone….fan comes on and temp drops…will recheck head bolts…& .check valves. I called and ordered a new top and bottom radiator hose and new clamps from local Kubota dealer and hope for another 2000 hours out of it. Already replaced the...

As Mark Twain once said “ There is nothing to be learned from the second kick from a mule.” If the administrator wants to ban me… so be it….i won’t take being talked down to by someone who uses unrealistic examples….” Tire store” to prove his point. Banjo

Here is the “I read somewhere “. It was in the RTV900 workshop manual. So I guess I will be rechecking them shortly. I think that would go under the reliable information category. I knew I had read it “somewhere”. Banjo

Got the head and everything back on yesterday. Setting the valves was not fun, but I did it. Cracked the fuel lines at the injectors and had it going it just a few minutes. I read somewhere to run it a little while, take the valve cover and glow plug bar off and retighten the head bolts…..is...

Success ….. but spend a little extra and get one with a raised plug. Banjo

I’m wondering if it would be ok to drill through the bottom of that plug with a drill bit. Really don’t want to as that will put metal shavings in my water jacket with no real good way to get them out. Gona have todo something. Banjo

That’s what I’m working on right now. I found a picture of an after market on eBay that I wish I had bought….insert is an Allen head plug…..hindsight might help someone else. You can see this raised plug…. There is no reason for it to be milled smooth like the one I bought. So if anyone else...

My son has a set of snap on screw extractors that he let me borrow. One of them gets a good bite, but I’m a little Leary of putting more pressure on it than I all ready have. I’ve put a few drops of a penetrating oil around the side….gona let it set a little before I put any more pressure on...

Easy to see there is some sort of insert there. Here is a photo of the sending unit that needs to go in that spot in the old head and an individual picture of it. Banjo

Ok. First picture is how it came out of the box….in close up I’ve tried to get it out .

I got the new head and gasket set in... started changing all the parts over to the new head....hit a snag. The old head had a sending unit in it and there is some sort of plug in the new head and I cant figure out how to get it out. I didn't have an ease out that would work, I'm thinking maybe...

I ordered the head and a gasket set from ebay....cant recommend it till I know its ok. Yours is newer than mine. Mine has the old D902 engine in it. I could have gotten just a head gasket for around $20.00 for it....aftermarket of coarse. Where is your anti freeze going, if I may ask? Banjo

Thanks for the follow up. As you said the top of the pistons look fine and the cylinder walls are not scored.. on the two I can see. Piston is at the top of the first cylinder, but I imagine it is as the rest....I have always got good advice here when I have had trouble before. Good to see...

You were right. I finally found a local shop that magnafluxed it and it had 2 small cracks. Nice guy, didn't even charge to do it. I ordered another head already...should be here in a few days. I hope all is still ok down deep in the block....rod bearings etc. Will change the oil before...

Thanks....I am pretty greasy right now. Thats what the manual said do...I was just reading a prior post, then seen he had removed the injectors. I sure dont want to do anything I dont have to. Banjo