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I took the beast for a short drive this afternoon, stayed in low range and poked along. She ran OK but smoked a lot (not blue smoke......prob unburned fuel blowing out). The mechanic did say I might have got lucky and only have a bent pushrod. May try to pull the top off the rockerboxes and...

Tim...we may have to deal on the engine....when I told the guy what I needed he grinned and said "drop em' and bend over the desk" :shock: :shock: Shop rate is 60.00 bucks an hour and he said 20 hours min to take the exhaust manifold and rocker boxes off. The we get to add parts and other...

Well, I finally got the 816 to fire off today (after several days of rain and mechanical SNAFU's).:mrgreen: It still sounds like it is mixing concrete due to the valve it dropped when the engine ran away. :shock: Tomorrow I will take it on a leisurely ride to the diesel doctor who...