chadepperson
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Have a issue with my 4000 diesel, tractor has all way started and ran with no problems, since I have owned it. Haven't really done anything major to it, besides pull the injection pump and have umbrella seals put in it. Tractor really isn't used very hard, most of the time I just start it up let her run 20 to 30 min and shut her down, once in a while I'll put the blade on and drag some snow or rock. I just finished up my 30 x 40 barn, and was using it to level some rock, used the tractor a good 3 or 4 hours without any issues. My problem started today, couldn't get the tractor to fire up, and its 70 degree weather, then I noticed it was pushing the oil out of the intake. So i took apart the oil bath air cleaner, and had the wife crank it, and its pushing air out of the intake. So I get it pulled in the shop thinking it dropped an intake valve, pull off the valve cover don't see and broken springs and all the valve seem to be moving. Any ideas where to go next, I'm assuming that the head will need pulled and inspect the valves, and look at the cylinder walls while its off. Should I attempt to do this job myself or try and find a mechanic that will mess with a 54 year old tractor.
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