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    New RTV1100 Owner

    I'll take a look at this in the daylight, but I'm struggling to see how this was accomplished. I took several threads off one of the screws and I shaved down the hex portion of the screw by about 1/16". Even with that I don't think I can make this work, but I'll give it another go. Below is a...
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    New RTV1100 Owner

    I'll have to get some better light in there and take a closer look but I couldn't see any easy way to get to the bolt on the bottom that is firmly behind the water pump housing that is oh-so conveniently molded into the gear case casting.
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    New RTV1100 Owner

    Had an "oops" moment tonight. I installed the cylinder head yesterday but forgot to install the lower thermostat housing onto the head prior to installing it on the engine. Now I've got some clearance issues where I can't get to two of the bolts on the lower thermostat housing so I either need...
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    New RTV1100 Owner

    I was feeling a little under the weather this morning so I didn't get to put in a full day like I had planned. I was able to get the #3 cylinder honed out and removed all of score marks that the old piston left behind. I cleaned up the engine block the best I could and began reassembling the...
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    New RTV1100 Owner

    New #3 piston, rings and connecting rod came in. New rod bearings installed. Tomorrow morning I'll hone the #3 cylinder out and start reassembling. Hoping to get everything back together by Sunday...
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    New RTV1100 Owner

    Not much to update today. I thought I would have a bunch of engine parts delivered, but they got held up and will be in tomorrow. I did get a set of new speakers to replace the dead OEM units. They are Boss Audio BRS40 and they bolted in with no modifications. They were $11 each on Amazon...
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    New RTV1100 Owner

    Just checked my front porch and had a surprise package from Messicks. Gaskets and bearings just came in. Here's a picture showing old vs new rod bearings.
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    New RTV1100 Owner

    Not much to update today. I get a ton of parts tomorrow and the balance should be here Friday and Saturday to put the engine back together. I'll be taking a bunch of measurements on the cylinders, block deck and head to make sure they're all in tolerance according to the factory repair manual...
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    New RTV1100 Owner

    I appreciate your comments. I have also noticed that this seems to be a small, but loyal, group of RTV owners and as I dive into this project I can absolutely see why. This machine is nothing like I imagined when I first picked it up - it's so much more. I've told my co-workers and friends...
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    New RTV1100 Owner

    Roger that. Should have my engine honing tool in by Friday along with the rest of my parts. Hoping to put it all back together this weekend. In the meantime, I bought a Jensen JHD1630B heavy duty radio for the RTV. Comes with the NOAA weather band stations, which I think my Dad will get a...
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    New RTV1100 Owner

    All parts on order. Many were in stock at Messicks, but some needed to be ordered with a 5-7 day lead time so I'll have a bit of downtime to get the cylinder honed before I start reassembling.
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    New RTV1100 Owner

    Source of knock officially discovered. #3 wrist pin bearing failure. The piston skirt has been damaged and the cylinder wall has a nice sheen to it where the piston skirt rubbed. I did not feel any ridges in the cylinder wall that can't be taken out with a honing tool so the block should be good.
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    New RTV1100 Owner

    No problem - I need to share my progress with someone. I've tried telling my wife but she doesn't seem to care too much. Engine oil is draining as we speak and the weather is almost up to 40F so I should be able to get the pan dropped and the pistons out. Hoping to have all parts I need...
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    New RTV1100 Owner

    Decided to keep wrenching on the RTV last night and made some good progress. Cylinder head is off and hoping to pull the pan today and extract the pistons. When you crank the engine over by hand you can see the #3 piston wobbling back and forth in its cylinder.
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    New RTV1100 Owner

    Haven't done too much over the last week as we got hit with that arctic weather for the majority of the week and then a couple of inches of snow yesterday. Since the RTV is outdoors there was no way I was wrenching on it in 0 degree weather. We are very fortunate we didn't get hit with some of...
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    New RTV1100 Owner

    I did not inspect the upper bearings based on the condition of the lowers. I agree, the lower bearings don't look great. The photos certainly don't do them any justice either as it looks like there is significant pitting in the far left photo, but none of those circular marks are actually...
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    New RTV1100 Owner

    Oh boy - hope that's a ways off. My son just turned 2 and is a keen observer. He must have saw me splitting firewood the other day because he walked right over to my splitting maul and tried to cut a couple pieces himself. Ultimately my plan with this Kubota is to get it running right, weld...
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    New RTV1100 Owner

    There seems to be a few shops online that take OEM injectors and rebuild them for about $50 each, which seems very reasonable. I'd rather stay away from the Chinese stuff, if I can avoid it. I work for a manufacturing company and we recently sold a bunch of our products into China and within 4...
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    New RTV1100 Owner

    That's an excellent idea, thank you. I should be able to get that done this weekend.
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    New RTV1100 Owner

    Thank you for the suggestions. My first thought was rod knock as well, which is why I tackled it from the get go. Of course my initial hunch came up short. While I'm not 100% thrilled with the condition of each bearing, they by no means should be making the knocking sound I am experiencing...
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