hi gentlemen,Recently I had the head gasket replaced and a valve job on my 801. got it back, it started and ran smoothly, then I ran it hard for about 5 hours with a rotary mower and it developed a rhythmic clanking noise in the engine. The fan blade wasn't hitting anything, so I dropped the oil pan and found assorted small metal bits, a few metal shavings, and 2 relatively large pieces of shaped metal which resembled pieces of gear teeth. I also saw a shaving around the gears toward the front of the machine when I looked up into the engine with a flashlight. Took the pieces to a mechanic familiar with Fords, who had seen my machine before (another company replaced the gasket and did the valves), and he said they are pieces of gears broken off due to mistiming, probably due to increased compression. Also he said 1. It would cost $2000 to $5000 to fix it, since replacing the gear(s) would necessitate readjusting and/or replacing many other parts. 2. The company that fixed it should have noticed this problem and alerted me that it would cost a great deal more, thus making it not worth fixing. 3. I could sell this tractor, for parts, for possibly in excess of $4000. It's an 801 gas burner with original cowling and fenders and such. Might some of you render an opinion on these allegations? I feel like holding a congressional hearing..... thanks so much Andy
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