Posted by RollinCoal on February 10, 2011 at 21:22:37 from (75.198.103.69):
Last summer, a friend of mine bought a '55 400D. The tin was in good shape and it was a runner. Turns out, the seller thought fuel filters were overrated, because it didn't have any in it. The injection system failed shortly after he got it home. When he found out what it was going to cost for repairs, he decided to sell it (cheap). I bought it off him and sent out the pump and injectors. The pre-combustion cups were heavily worn/cracked, and I was advised by a local diesel mechanic to pull the head and check for cracks. I'm glad I did, but not glad with what I found. The head is pretty much destroyed. The #4 cylinder had been eating water for a while (i'm guessing), because there is excessive pitting around the valves. It even pitted the valve seat. Checked the rod and main bearings, and they're junk. Pulled the pistons and sleeves, and there are cracks in all the cylinders of the block. Junk head, junk block, and beat up bottom end... I found a 450D block without main caps, which would require line-boring. The sleeves are still in it, so I can't tell if the block is cracked like the one I've got. Any suggestions on where I go from here? I hear scrap is around $230 a ton right now :)
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