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    Ford 4000 engine rebuild

    Thanks Sir, If i can get through this one I have a 1963 MF35 diesel my dad bought new in 1964. I started farming with it in the early 70"s. I would like to restore it. I"m with you on manuals, whenever i bought any equipment I told dealer I had to have an owners manual
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    Ford 4000 engine rebuild

    I will try swapping #1 and #3 pistons and see if that helps since #1 is .022 and #3 is .028.
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    Ford 4000 engine rebuild

    It is my first and maybe my last. I have 2 different manuals and mine don't have much info either
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    Ford 4000 engine rebuild

    Thanks Bern, That's my fear too
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    Ford 4000 engine rebuild

    Thanks Welding Man, This engine had been rebuilt some time in the past before I got it. Don't know if it was decked then or not. We didn't deck it this time. Did bore it .020. Guess i will just have to install head and see if pistons hit. Beginning to wish i had never started this rebuild. It's...
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    Ford 4000 engine rebuild

    Thanks for the reply Destroked 450. I saw a technical bulletin from A&I products that said with the thicker gasket new piston height is .014 to .026 if i am reading it correctly. If you think .028 on the one cyclinder is too much what should i do?
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    Ford 4000 engine rebuild

    I have a 1970 ford 4000 3cyl diesel. I am in the process of rebuilding the engine. It had a broken crankshaft. I put everything new in but the rods and the piston height above the block was .028 to .038. I figured rods could be stretched because of the broken crankshaft so I installed new rods...
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