I'm wrenching on a 2003 M1123 which sat at Yermo without an air horn.
I pulled the intake which was more full of sand then I thought possible. I'm now thinking that although the unit had a hood in the auction pics, govplanet did that and it must've sat for years with the intake exposed and the hood sitting in the bed. Obvious now, but not something I thought of when buying.
After blowing the sand out of the heads , I scoped the top of the intake valves(see pics)
For you guys with more experience, this engine done? What would you do/try or is it already a lost cause?
Do I soak the valves with some sort of magic mystery concoction?
Pull the injectors and have a peek at the cylinders? 1 or 2 must have been open and the cylinders are trashed right?
The oil in it is pristine. Clear like it's never been run. I think the drivetrain was replaced in 2006 then immediately parked. Someone tried to revive it latter on, failed, then left it wide-open to the elements.
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I pulled the intake which was more full of sand then I thought possible. I'm now thinking that although the unit had a hood in the auction pics, govplanet did that and it must've sat for years with the intake exposed and the hood sitting in the bed. Obvious now, but not something I thought of when buying.
After blowing the sand out of the heads , I scoped the top of the intake valves(see pics)
For you guys with more experience, this engine done? What would you do/try or is it already a lost cause?
Do I soak the valves with some sort of magic mystery concoction?
Pull the injectors and have a peek at the cylinders? 1 or 2 must have been open and the cylinders are trashed right?
The oil in it is pristine. Clear like it's never been run. I think the drivetrain was replaced in 2006 then immediately parked. Someone tried to revive it latter on, failed, then left it wide-open to the elements.
![IMG_0009.JPG IMG_0009.JPG](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/620/620089-9bb84b2ce9473e90f82efb44fedab98d.jpg)
![IMG_0010.JPG IMG_0010.JPG](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/620/620090-ad8b92a601c4ec247aadb79f0d4b7211.jpg)
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