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Update: Been cleaning the pistons, connecting rods, all 8 lifters, and IP roller. All the lifters were full of the black sludge. Disassembled them to their individual pieces, cleaned with inspection. Only one was stiff. Coated them with 15w-40 and reassembled. Placed in a ziplock bag with the IP...

I do not think that there are sleeves there from the factory (Lister). I took a flat stone and went over the top edge of the cylinder. The gasket shadow disappeared and all that was left was the swirl marks from the block being decked. The internet research I’ve done shows that most engines...

Agree with you that is an odd spot for a crack. The #3 piston was stuck in the up position (TDC) and had just a little water. That made #4 at the bottom of the stroke and was plum full. The webbing between 2 and 3 is solid, no water jacketing or oil passages. This leads me to think that it...

Well this adventure might have come to an end :-( Brought a cylinder hone back with me to clean up the bores to see if they need to be bored over. Focused on #3 and 4 because they were the ones with standing water. #4 cleaned up nice. #3 did not. Think I found out why the oil was soooooo black...

Every old hot water tank that I ever messed with was so rusted out on the inside and full of hard water deposits. Was most likely leaking at the welds when removed. Old expired horizontal propane tank would make a good fixed location tank, but then you would have to render it safe to weld on. 💥💥

Scored today!!!! Took the family to visit the Grandparents in Georgetown. I alway check the local Facebook Market Place and Craig’s List. retired military Freighliner fuel tank. 29”x45” works out to 130gal full. Slightly dented on the bottom and no brackets. $40.00

Found a pic of an actual reefer unit Think I understand why there was a little door cut into the control cover. You open the little door first to let the main door clear that piece of structure as you swing it open to start the generator.

This is what I have been using. Works great. https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/crown-psc-1000-parts-cleaner-5-gal?cm_vc=-10005 The parts washer tank is like this one that comes from "CHINA". The pump died long ago. I modified it to drain into a 2 gallon bucket with the recirc pump...

Update: Head Clean up. Put a fresh gallon of parts cleaner for the head. Each exhaust port was loosely packed with exhaust soot. Hate to see what is still in the muffler!!! The intake side was fairly clean. What the valves looked like After the valves were out, the head went back into...

Update: Clean up day After scooping as much of the black ooze out as I could, into the parts cleaner tank it went. Flushed what I could reach with the low pressure spout. When rigged up an air nozzle with a siphon hose to draw up parts cleaner, then with low pressure would blow the ooze off...

Thanks for the kind words. With all the Covid-19 panic keeping everything in flux, I just turn off the TV news and go to the garage. Turn on one of my favorite Pandora stations and start working. Job schedule keeps getting changed to were I had to be up by 3:30a which led to some every early...

Update: Tired of pussy footing with this thing!!! Lets gut this like a fish!!! Removed #2,3,&4 pistons. The top rings were stuck on them all, but there was no scaring on the pistons or the cylinder walls. Hell, you can still see the cross hatch from the honing. Cylinder #1 looks pristine...

Encouragement from the Master is always welcome :grin:. I still have more to show. Stuck at work on 12 hours shift with minimal work.

Update: Time for the NASTY!!!🤢🤮 I looked about the same afterward too. Scraped out about 3/4 of a gallon jug full with this sludge. Could have been a full gallon, but a lot got thrown out with each pig mat. Good news is that I was able to get the engine freed up so I could rotate the...

Update: Water extraction. Sucked out the water out of the #3 and #4 cylinders and cleaned out #1 & #2. Filled with ATF and let it sit overnight. At this point the engine is still locked up with the faintest of wiggly at the crank pully. #1 #2 #3 #4. It is amazing how fast cast iron will...

Wish I had caught that missing flapper too. Would be interesting to know if the other bidder from Texas is on this forum. Just to see if they caught that little note of it being seized. My bed now!!!

Update: Patient 803a Tested positive for dihydrogen monoxide Yup, its full!!! One sure does not look like the other!!! I think the Roman really understood that water loves to run down hill. Today's engineers, not so much :unsure:

Update: Unit at the house. Unloaded the unit at one of our shops with a fork truck and stored inside (probably the first time in 16 years). With the size of the 803a in the bed of a 4x4 truck, my engine hoist is just not tall enough. Really need to get me an A-frame!!! Stole the batteries to...

Caution, don't look at the GP site on your cell phone and then decide to through and bid on a generator that is going for a $1000.00 less than ones that they show running: Been putting 803's on my watch list and watching them go for mid $2500.00, all had a tier reset and had video of them...