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Tooling around your place at 10 MPH doesn't put a real load on the engine. It doesn't take much more fuel to spin the engine at 1800 RPM than 800 RPM, most of that additional load is from the fan. And 10 MPH takes all of 3 Hp, give or take. Plus, it has been quite humid in your area, this...

As long as you do not remove the turbine or compressor, all is fine. Nothing special about the housing to snails gaskets.

But running it under 10 MPH? The engine can be warm but you still can wet stack it. Not as bad as indirect injection engines but still makes for a mess. Incomplete fuel burn causes soot and diesel to coat the exhaust system, it runs back and leaks everywhere. There is a gasket or you could...

And have you been lightly running it? Normal.

Where is the pinhole? As far as the exhaust spatter, it happens. Cover the exhaust stack when not in use to keep rain out...when has it rained? Or have you been running it under light load? That is called "wet stacking", the exhaust never gets very warm and as such, the exhaust has lots of...

The problem with decreasing ZDDP in oil primarily affects the flat tappet engines. All new engines made today have roller tappets, reducing the scuffing which ZDDP protects against. Since most John Deere engines are off-road, one would assume their oil has plenty ZDDP but I don't know...

Yep.:oops:

Good luck on the trailer, you need a 15,000 pound trailer with brakes, naturally. That means dual axle, dual wheels with at least 8 ply rated tires. It would be too much for a 3/4 ton truck IMHO. If you intend to motor the M35 out of DRMO, you need to make double sure of the brakes. Meaning...

Acetone?:twisted:

Most motor oils have appreciable ash content ans will eventually foul the combustion chambers. But the combustion chamber deposits are NOTHING compared to vegetable oils.

That someone didn't understand how Otto and Diesel cycles function. Diesel fuel is rated on its cetane index, this is completely opposite of the octane or anti-knock index of gasoline. Octane index is resistance to auto-ignition. Cetane index is the propensity for auto-ignition. The reason...

Water expands when it gets hot. Remember this when topping off the radiator. Has anyone thought of adapting an expansion tank to a M35? It would be easy to solder in a tube but you would need a proper pressure cap with the outer seal. By forcing the overflow into the bottom of an expansion...

The fitting on the MC cap is 1/8 NPT, pipe threads. Some have a check valve, others have an air line fitting. Either way, it is pipe threads. With the garden sprayer bleeder, get a 1/8 NPT male to 1/4" tube compression fitting. Home Depot has these in plastic bag packaging, it contains a...

13,000 pounds with a 10,000 pound winch? Light work. Amazing the parking brake will hold, eh?

Fuel does not go bad, it is the sediment which causes problems. As long as it is clear without sediment, it is fine to burn.

The reduction of ZDDP in motor oils is more to do with warranties than with global warming fears. The US EPA has mandated catalyst life to over 100,000 miles. The zinc and phosphorous are potentially damaging to catalyst life. But in a diesel engine, oil consumption worries are much less...

Rotella T 5W40 is still GTG for all flat tappet engines. IIRC, it has ~1200 ppm ZDDP.

Yes, if the control rod/assembly does not move freely (remove the timing cover to check, two standard slot screws), there will be problems!!! When the engine is spinning over at 150 RPM (starting), the governor sets the control collar to full fuel, this is why some engines race a bit at start as...

Pull the timing cover on the IP (2 screws, this is the cover of the engine stop) and check for free movement of the control rod. If not, this control assembly needs to be pulled and cleaned. Cut safety wire, remove 2 screws and then soak in a good solvent. If still stuck, it needs to be taken...

Drain the air tanks. Any water means running without proper PMCS. Drain tanks daily.