well a few months ago i struck a deal on a d4 cat from 1946 the pony motor needs work it doesn't have compression on one cylinder the diesel engine needs a fuel change to run on its own it has sputtered on starting fluid. no pics right now i keep forgetting my camera when i go to tinker on it.
i went to pull a fuel filter off of it today to get new ones ordered and looked at the hour meter it only reads 600+ hours on it and looking at the engine and undercarriage i would say thats about right
it runs and moves on its own power. after tinkering with the governor and a pull from a jd it was running both steering clutches need adjusted bad. as of today it has 613 hours on the clock for being 65 years old and from the looks of everything the hour meter hasn't rolled over the tracks and sprockets look great even the paint on the head studs is still there.
the pony motors alive and kickin got the valve freed up with some persuasion and the stack is a little shorter now. i am definitely getting a muffler for the pony it is louder than the diesel motor
just an update i forgot i had straight water in the cooling system and in the beginning of the fall it froze and cracked the lower radiator housing cracked the main engine and the pony motor blocks. thankfully no internal damage i put in the shop Saturday night and worked on it Sunday i have the rad pulled and the exhaust manifold pulled i am thinking of pulling the head and having it checked for cracks and wear along with checking the cylinder bores the pony motor needs to be removed for either rebuilding or replacing depending on how it checks out plus the injector pump and the governor to replace some leaking seals
i don't think its lost i did no internal damage on the main engine just cracked part of the side out it can be brazed or welded back together the same on the pony but it needs rebuilt any way
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