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My OA331 was like this. The previous owner capped off the valve cover vent causing blooms of rust on the rocker arms. I just cleaned off what I could with a wire bruch and shop vac.
I don't think that the military requirements were very stringent. White motors had their own engine competing as a multifuel replacement for the Reo gas engine. The White was also a modified gas engine based on the Reo V8 using a pre-combustion chamber. Here is what the White literature had...
If you look back in the old Motors repair books, it is pretty clear that the MF was based on the TD-6427 Continental diesel truck engine which was in turn based on their gas enghine; NOT a tractor engine. The MF got the larger rod bearing size from the next larger R series, and a main bearing...
I want opinions on whether or not this turbo is usable. There is a small nick on one fin and a slight bend in another. I contacted a turbo rebuild shop, emailed a few pics and got the answer that the wheel is out of balance and will take the bearings out and I should always buy a new turbo...
I found this to be an interesting post by Bob S:
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?20442-Brand-new-FMTV-spotted&p=212593&viewfull=1#post212593
The Hercules engine (multifuel) never had to pass emissions either. FMTV was the first program that Congress had mandated had to meet...
Even in the low compression tractors, these engines were relatively short lived:
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I would offer this:
1) Based on what I have read here, most LDT owners turn the fuel up well beyond the LDS ~10 psi setpoint. The higher fuel rate makes it easeir to get too hot, fast.
2) We really don't know how hot the LDS runs. This question has been asked here before but no answers....
I had opportunity to test my starter over the holiday. The overnight low was 7 °F. The gear reduction starter spun the engine over strong and, after a few tries, the engine started. This is using #2 battery cables.
A few years ago, we had an overnight low of 4 °F. At that time, even with...
If I recall correctly, Continental demonstrated this horsepower level "while maintaining multifuel capabilities" meaning that they kept the high compression level. Whether or not it is a good idea ??? this was never a factory horsepower rating.......
If you want accurate answers, you really have to get out the textbooks and read up; not on steelsoldiers. Get a copy of Taylor's two volume set on internal combustion engine design which discusses multifuel engine design. The ONE thing which makes the "multifuel" a multifuel is the high...