In Europe, wornout Kubotas are worth a fortune in odd spare parts. The small 14A alternator is around 100$ used and manifolds, fuel pump, govenor, radiator etc. also worth a lot. The reason being that a lot of contracting equipment uses these engines, so spareparts are usually nedded in a hurry, so even used they are sold at a premium. I'm guessing this engine, as a usedbut working spare, could be sold for 1000$ over here.
This channel is quickly becoming one of my new favorites to watch. I absolutely love how he talks to us [viewers] like we are in his garage with him. Haha. Definitely look forward to seeing more videos and wish the best towards the growth of your channel. :D
"That's never stopped me before!" LoL 😂 Just wanted you to know that because of your videos, I've gotten back to working on some projects that I quit on for various reasons. Thanks!
For 8 years I ran 2 different vw golf diesels on used canola cooking oil . I used an old cream separator as a centrifuge fo clean the oil and pour right into the fuel tank. Never had a problem with filters or injectors . These were pre 1984
Not cheap at all, I have a Lombardini LDW 502M 13 hp, 2 cylinder 505cc with TMC40 gearbox, it's an inboard motor and the book price new is around 6500 euro dollars incl. tax. He would be better off selling it on for a replacement for a small excavator or the like.
@@@charlesangell_bulmtl your right, you can buy a little kubota with a defect engine for next to nothing. I removed my engine from my boat as didn't have to time to sell it complete and can get more just for the engine than I wanted for the boat and mooring combined. Unbelievable that some body would dump that motor. Happy to see it saved.
I am so glad that you got it running. As a boat builder, there are so many uses on a boat for a diesel power. Such a neat video. I learned some things. Thank you. I hope you found a good home for it.
I know folks hate using ether,or easy start( or ‘start you bastard’,as I like to call it) but a regular propane torch,or even a burning newspaper( I suggest the guardian,if in the UK). In the air intake really helps a stubborn diesel get a wee head start..... good job Mustie,you inspire us all to keep going,never give up!
Yep. Diesels require a priming pump to eliminate the air between the tank and the injection pump. Sucks when your pump cavitates and your diesel engine blows light blue smoke due to running lean.
To bleed, pump the hand pump, the bleed screw open, close when clear fuel come. Then crack (1/2 turn) open the injector tube at the injectors and crank until fuel comes out with no bubbles and close. ( only a few cc per stroke will come out) Be sure trottle is NOT at STOP. Yanmar or Kubota engine with original paint on filter.
That little engine looks almost new! It should be a criminal offence to throw that down like they did. I have seen these in light plants, such as the construction site light plants used for night road work.They have a single phase generator in the 5 or 10 kW range.Probably the stator winding went out or the controls went bad on it and someone was too incompetent to fix it.The throttle lever would have gone to either a plate with a nut, for a manual, pre-set speed; or it could have gone to an electronic governor device, which would make small movements to it to maintain 60 cycle (3600 RPM) operation. The shutoff would have been an on/off solenoid which would have allowed the operator's switches (or the low oil pressure / high jacket water temp switches) to stop the engine when needed. These are highly in demand. The generator sets when complete fetch great money and are an often stolen piece of equipment from rental fleets. You're lucky to have that.The oilfilter painted with Kubota green really makes me think this was a new unit which was replaced under warranty. That engine probably has very, very few hours on it.
That was a good one to get, they say those little Diesels will work forever if you keep the fuel and oil clean, and in a little tractor..or a sailboat that would be a great engine.
@@kaic9712 many of the smaller tractors have as little as 10-15hp engines stock..at least the older ones I had in mind when I said that..some even lower, so it would be a fine replacement.
The tap below the lift pump is the coolant drain tap. You figured out the bleed screw is the 10mm nut on the injector pump. Always use the glow from cold, a lot easier on the starter motor. Changed many a burnt out starter on a Kubota due to constant cranking when cold or out of fuel. Depending on the spec of the engine the starter will also take out the stop solenoid, hi rev solenoid and coil commander if fitted when it fails due to cranking too long, especially on a nearly discharged battery. Swap the lift pump for one with a priming lever, can save a lot of grief lol.
I was thinking the same thing. It's amazing to me what some people throw away. I can only assume the guy who tossed it was so pissed off and fed up with it that just the sight of it made him angry lol.
I've got the 3 cylinder Kubota version in a 1984 Cub Cadet 882. Runs like a champ, super quiet and smooth and I can run it for long periods without refueling. Best garden tractor engine I've seen.
I fed all my used oil from cars, motorcycles, lawn mowers, etc., to my big trucks. When you carry 240 gallons of diesel, dumping in a gallon of used oil makes no difference other than to darken the fuel. Anything in that oil would be caught by the truck's fuel filters, which were changed about every 30,000 miles. Never ever had a problem.
@@austindoud273 Nope... The 1.0 Liter metro was 50hp. Had one . Great engine and transmission. . Car itself was POS.. But I put 100k on one in ONE year. Courier vehicle. Never let me down once.
@@charlesangell_bulmtl It was a surprising good car mechanically.. rest was crap. Paid $750 for it.. drove it a couple years.. sold it for $250.. pretty good deal.
Over the years of working on diesel engines, I made a tool that really works. Consisting of a clear vinyl tube with a check valve at one end which also served as a veight on the end. This saved me so much frustration dealing with smelly oily diesel fuel. And I never had to deal with a no prime issue too. Plus this tool was a great gas siphoning jaget to boot. The engine sound great. Bet you the mechanic who took out the engine and scraped it was a poor shoemaker who was practicing to be a mechanic for sure. And I am sorry if I offended the shoemaker trade to boot. Would bet you that this would be perfect for a small tractor. Nice work with accurate information about engine sensor functions too.
That's a really nice kubota engine. The little tractor we use to pull out the aircraft from the hangar has a 4 cylinder kubota. They last forever.....and very forgiving.
Hi mustie, your persistence paid off in the end. I let out a big cheer when it started. Woohoo! I spotted a similar engine running a home built log mill. Super reliable and will go forever. Love diesels. Hope you keep it, it's a gem. Stay safe and keep up the good work.
Love the way you troubleshoot the problem then repair it. I can't tell you how much money you have saved me by me watching your videos. Thanks oh so much and keep them coming.
You've given me a hunger to go out to my barn and bring back to life a small rototiller that's been sitting there for about 14 years! Come spring I think I'll go in there and do some wrenching myself! It's been too long since I've turned a bolt or two. Thanks, Mustie! And as a little afterthought, I love your great attitude and how you chuckle at things when they go awry!
This is a Kubota Z400. It is a 0.479L (399cc) 2-cyl, liquid cooled, rated at 10hp. In addition to generators, the Kubota G3200 lawn tractor (1983-1988) used this engine. In 1991 Thermo King started using this engine on their SDZ trailer units. Hope that helps you.
HOLY SHIT I KNEW THAT ENGINE SOUNDED FAMILIAR We have a old kubota tractor, and it sounds very similar to this. It may not be the exact same model of engine, but its pretty close
I love how they categorize your videos as "entertainment" Mustie! I can (and have) spent hours watching vid after vid since I came across your channel about a month ago. Yes, it's very entertaining and informative! I wish I could have had this as a resource during my wrench turning days! Thank you for entertaining and informing me.
My question is "Why was that in the scrap? What sort of idiot would throw away an engine as lovely as that?". To us 'yachting-on-a-tight-budget' types an engine like that is pure gold. It's the perfect engine for a small launch, or any yacht in the 20-35ft range.
Worked on one like this in a motorhome , the control board went bad , they wanted $1800.00 for the board the old guy was kind of cheap and didn't want to fix it , so I took it out and he parked it in the corner.
The uses for this lil gem of a DICRE are endless. Wish we had such a cool junkyard worker friend. Stumbled across your channel now subscribed, Mustie1.
Another great video. I tell ya, I've been binge watching Mustie's videos lately more than I've been watching regular TV. I love watching him tinkering with stuff. Reminds me of myself from back in the days...........
Only some one with NO CLUE would ever toss something like that in the junk. Even for parts its worth hundreds of dollars. Put it in a power king tractor😎
1963Franksworld yup a garden tractor with that motor would be great. Mustie has a diesel tractor already. But to repower a Simplicity or Allis Chalmers from the ‘60s would be good. The water cooled is hard to deal with.
I had a Power King tractor, sold it to a guy that does garden tractor pull's, it had two transmissions, and a big a$$ car rearend! It was a beast, and with this diesel motor, Wow!
If it was a company it's just not worth their time. The company I work for scraps all their computers every 3 years, and they crush them. Probably quarter million dollars in laptops. They just can't be bothered and can't sell them to just amy recycler because of proprietary info on them so it's the crusher
Love those little Kubota diesel engines. Sad to see that in a scrap yard. (When you finally got it running smoothly, I thought...that's an engine in good nick.) That valve under the fuel pump is a drain down cock for the engine coolant. Bleeding the fuel through is done with the outer bolt where the fuel enters the injector pump. Then loosen the injector inlets.....close when fuel appears... I like your perseverance!
I am telling you you are so mechanically inclined ,you’re one of these guys that if they gave you one spark plug you would make something running with it🛠⚙️ another great job
I worked on the 3 cylinder version of this motor on Brupeg in Australia. But we had a corroded fuel injection and it was clogged up and seized. I tried to service it but they're pretty fussy to work with. Great that you didn't have to play with that. All the best from Canada
Love it! I tell ya these little diesels run for hours and hours on a gallon of diesel. Can't believe someone would throw it away. I'd put a 48V generator on it to charge a 48V backup battery pack.
It's genuinely satisfying watching this, makes me want to go and hunt out engines to repair except I've already got far too many hobbies, projects and 'stuff' to do and I *really* don't need a garage full of engines.
If you were in Europe I'd suggest hotrod Aixam :-) Aixam is a French brand known for its microcars that are classified as mopeds (50cc, 45 kmph). Back in the old days those moped cars would've had two-strokes but current ones have tiny single-cylinder diesel engines. Until around 2000 these didn't require any licence in some European countries so they were popular with people who'd lost their licence on DUI charges. Easy to imagine they weren't all that popular among the other road users for that very reason :-) Another group of people drove those because they were scared of failing an actual driving test, not much better drivers than the drunk ones. Presumably some actually drove them because they're much cheaper in upkeep than cars (less fuel, barely any taxes and insurance) but at least in Austria they still got a fairly bad rep.
I'd already watched this one back when it first got posted. Then my feed showed it again. It's been a while since Herr Doktor Professor (of all things broken) Mustie has posted so to feed my addicted to his vids I watched it again. Never gets old watching him getting an old cast off runnin' again. I can think of several uses for it.
Great find! You really don't want to run those little Kubota's without coolant in the head for more than a few seconds. They have a spherical combustion chamber above the valves. Due to the compact engine size, the material is very thin there and needs water directly behind it to handle the heat, otherwise they will crack quick. I have the 3 cyl version (20hp) version of that engine in my Kubota tractor and you can see on my channel where I rebuilt this engine and it had had that issue. I ended up replacing the head with a Chinese clone. You should link Chucks TH-cam channel as thanks!
Hey Mustie, I don't know how deep you went in reading the comments section, but their are some very interesting conversations going on. I have no experience what so ever with diesel engines and I think this is the first time you ever worked on one on your channel.
Hey Mustie1 , can you do another question and answer session sometime soon? Talk about coming projects, the channel, stuff on your mind, answer questions, suggestions, etc...
Diesel fuel doesn’t go bad, so if it ran last & hasn’t been broken/dropped since then & broken any internal parts she should start right up once the fuel system has been primed.
Would make a great golf cart engine. Or make your own generator. Great little small bass boat engine too. Sailboat engine? Maybe put it in an old jet ski? The possibilities are endless. Great running little engine. Would also be great on a service truck for a large air compressor engine. Divers could also hook it up to an air compressor for deep sea diving. Log splitter, all kinds of things.
swap this into a kei truck with a bed like a 1980's suzuki carry (they're originally 3 cylinder 550cc 30hp). then use it to haul parts and go dumpster diving while getting insane MPG and looking cool
Congratulations on getting this little engine running. I must confess that I spent a good part of the video trying to get a decent look at the wire-spoked rear wheel conversion you´ve done on the CT70 which can be seen in the background...
It never got run. Sat until it couldnt start. I know many people that do that. They never run their generators, then when they need them, they do not run. The exaust rusted off from water egress into it. Its best to wrap a plastc bag and tape it over the end to prevent water from entering. Nice engine bad design.
@@RebornRockerVids Nope, they are spin-on-off filters..... But yes, that is Kubota factory blue paint: That engine is as good as new: Looks like it had a collision with its Radiator....some fan blades broken, not a good reason to scrap it at all. Maybe it was on a refrigerated truck (driving the fridge, above the cab)
Great little Desiel motor Mustie 1 :) also Glow Plug heater in warm weather use for 15 seconds on then disconnected it & in cold weather use for 1 min on and 10W30 engine won't hurt motor it help put lube up! Also motor be great to use for another project for future!
my friend I just found your videos and have been watching them each night for the past week and are thoroughly enjoying them I fool around fixing items I found and bought as well and have found watching very entertaining ,I'm a heavy equipment operator by trade and enjoy working on all kinds of engines ill be looking for your newest videos weekly ,your friend mike Shelton/Texas
Yeah i couldn't work at a scrap yard. I'd want to bring everything home. Neat little engine!
In Europe, wornout Kubotas are worth a fortune in odd spare parts. The small 14A alternator is around 100$ used and manifolds, fuel pump, govenor, radiator etc. also worth a lot. The reason being that a lot of contracting equipment uses these engines, so spareparts are usually nedded in a hurry, so even used they are sold at a premium. I'm guessing this engine, as a usedbut working spare, could be sold for 1000$ over here.
When ever I go to a scrap or junk yard I usually come out heavier than when I went in. I just exchange stuff.
I hear ya bro.
@@johnhenke6475 lucky guy. They check the back of my truck for anything brought out
That's why I don't work at a scrapyard. Hate seeing things go for scrap.
Doesn't everyone talk to themselves/their tools when working in an empty workshop? A kindred spirit!
Cool little diesel. I used to be a diesel mechanic until I became disabled. I love your videos and live vicariously through them. Thank you.
My brain can't comprehend a Mustie1 engine video without the "let's see if we have spark" part..
Same lol also "lets get into that carb"
😂
Also...….we didn't get a "let's dribble a little fuel into the carb and see what we get".
@@prezzzrock *intake/ plughole, not carb
No sanding points or soaking carbs in the ultrasonic... strange days indeed.
Go kart for sure. Mini Monster Truck Go Kart.
:)
The Mustie1 start up laugh never gets old
That would be an absolute beast of a go kart build.
Yes!!! That would be bad ass!!
Yes, gokart. I'm sure someone out there makes a turbo kit for that motor too
You beat me to it
That's a mad scientist laugh for sure.
This channel is quickly becoming one of my new favorites to watch. I absolutely love how he talks to us [viewers] like we are in his garage with him. Haha. Definitely look forward to seeing more videos and wish the best towards the growth of your channel. :D
Sunday coffee and a mustie video, it’s a good morning
Only thing missing was the fact its raining so I am not out back with a cigar as well.
Yes, a cup of Joe and a great video like this on Sunday morning is the best.
Yes!
"That's never stopped me before!" LoL 😂
Just wanted you to know that because of your videos, I've gotten back to working on some projects that I quit on for various reasons.
Thanks!
For 8 years I ran 2 different vw golf diesels on used canola cooking oil . I used an old cream separator as a centrifuge fo clean the oil and pour right into the fuel tank. Never had a problem with filters or injectors . These were pre 1984
Your victory laugh is always fun. More of this type of project in future vids, please.
That "HA" is a classic
That's the part that i love "evil laugh think you can beat me HA HA "
What a sweet running little engine! hard to believe that some one would toss a good diesel engine they are NOT cheap!
IKR, you can do a ton of stuff with it.
Id personally make a buggy or something because of the good torque
Not cheap at all, I have a Lombardini LDW 502M 13 hp, 2 cylinder 505cc with TMC40 gearbox, it's an inboard motor and the book price new is around 6500 euro dollars incl. tax. He would be better off selling it on for a replacement for a small excavator or the like.
@@@charlesangell_bulmtl your right, you can buy a little kubota with a defect engine for next to nothing. I removed my engine from my boat as didn't have to time to sell it complete and can get more just for the engine than I wanted for the boat and mooring combined. Unbelievable that some body would dump that motor. Happy to see it saved.
Niet als het loopt voor een minuut of twee.@@voornaamachternaam3502
I am so glad that you got it running. As a boat builder, there are so many uses on a boat for a diesel power. Such a neat video. I learned some things. Thank you. I hope you found a good home for it.
This is my favorite type of Mustie1 videos. Love seeing the unknown come alive!!! Thanks Mustie
The things people scrap... glad it was saved! Love your vids
I know folks hate using ether,or easy start( or ‘start you bastard’,as I like to call it) but a regular propane torch,or even a burning newspaper( I suggest the guardian,if in the UK). In the air intake really helps a stubborn diesel get a wee head start..... good job Mustie,you inspire us all to keep going,never give up!
Man,I really need a buddy like Chuck! Awesome score!
I need a buddy like Mustie!
@@grosbeakmc Bring me diesel's and I'll be your Mustie lmao
The thing with the handle near the fuel pump is probably the manual priming pump, you unscrew it and work it like a bicycle air pump.
Yep. Diesels require a priming pump to eliminate the air between the tank and the injection pump. Sucks when your pump cavitates and your diesel engine blows light blue smoke due to running lean.
Pretty much all small Diesel engines I’ve ever seen have a primer lever on the fuel pump in case of running the tank dry.
To bleed, pump the hand pump, the bleed screw open, close when clear fuel come. Then crack (1/2 turn) open the injector tube at the injectors and crank until fuel comes out with no bubbles and close. ( only a few cc per stroke will come out) Be sure trottle is NOT at STOP. Yanmar or Kubota engine with original paint on filter.
That little tap you unscrew under the pump is the coolant drain for the block.
That little engine looks almost new! It should be a criminal offence to throw that down like they did.
I have seen these in light plants, such as the construction site light plants used for night road work.They have a single phase generator in the 5 or 10 kW range.Probably the stator winding went out or the controls went bad on it and someone was too incompetent to fix it.The throttle lever would have gone to either a plate with a nut, for a manual, pre-set speed; or it could have gone to an electronic governor device, which would make small movements to it to maintain 60 cycle (3600 RPM) operation.
The shutoff would have been an on/off solenoid which would have allowed the operator's switches (or the low oil pressure / high jacket water temp switches) to stop the engine when needed.
These are highly in demand. The generator sets when complete fetch great money and are an often stolen piece of equipment from rental fleets. You're lucky to have that.The oilfilter painted with Kubota green really makes me think this was a new unit which was replaced under warranty. That engine probably has very, very few hours on it.
Love it! Please please please do some more with this little engine!
Since I don't know squat about diesel engines, I found this video fascinating. Thanks for sharing.
Your perseverance is admirable. I’m learning that I give up too easily he working on an engine that won’t start. Thank you.
That was a good one to get, they say those little Diesels will work forever if you keep the fuel and oil clean, and in a little tractor..or a sailboat that would be a great engine.
niceguy217 I don’t think that little engine makes enough power to run a little tractor
@@kaic9712 many of the smaller tractors have as little as 10-15hp engines stock..at least the older ones I had in mind when I said that..some even lower, so it would be a fine replacement.
Damn! I love hearing that "Mustie cackle" when we finally get combustion.
That's the "Royal we" eh?
The tap below the lift pump is the coolant drain tap. You figured out the bleed screw is the 10mm nut on the injector pump. Always use the glow from cold, a lot easier on the starter motor. Changed many a burnt out starter on a Kubota due to constant cranking when cold or out of fuel. Depending on the spec of the engine the starter will also take out the stop solenoid, hi rev solenoid and coil commander if fitted when it fails due to cranking too long, especially on a nearly discharged battery. Swap the lift pump for one with a priming lever, can save a lot of grief lol.
swap the lift pump with the electric ones used on Kubota G1700, G1800, and G1900 engines and you will totally get rid of a ton of grief!
У Куботи дуже швидко перегрівається стартер, очевидно це їх конструктивний недолік.
Diesel ATV, that's a great lil' engine. it's unimaginable that went to a scrap yard.
I was thinking the same thing. It's amazing to me what some people throw away. I can only assume the guy who tossed it was so pissed off and fed up with it that just the sight of it made him angry lol.
Nice lil' motor for that forklift you just bought.
Nice to see you keep tinkering around with it till you got it started. Nice little engine.
This is a treasure motor, keep it n don't sell it Mustie. Cheers. It's a KUBOTA
I agree to, i have the eksakt same engine my 15 foot boat. Allways run, allways start. A cracking little engine.
I will buy it from him
No way Roman. Just for fun.
Dude! You are one hell of a mechanic! Amazing!!!
I've got the 3 cylinder Kubota version in a 1984 Cub Cadet 882. Runs like a champ, super quiet and smooth and I can run it for long periods without refueling. Best garden tractor engine I've seen.
the solution for your waste oil......will run forever 👍
I fed all my used oil from cars, motorcycles, lawn mowers, etc., to my big trucks. When you carry 240 gallons of diesel, dumping in a gallon of used oil makes no difference other than to darken the fuel. Anything in that oil would be caught by the truck's fuel filters, which were changed about every 30,000 miles. Never ever had a problem.
Yep, old vegatable oil will be cool.
@@barryhopesgthope686 Veggie oils good if you strip the glycerin backbone and make methyl esters, otherwise you get glycerin gumming everything.
Filtered used transmission fluid works great as well.
@@Taydrum Thank you.
Plunk this into a GEO Metro and have a 90+MPG grocery-getter!
And the same power
@@austindoud273
Nope... The 1.0 Liter metro was 50hp.
Had one . Great engine and transmission. . Car itself was POS..
But I put 100k on one in ONE year. Courier vehicle.
Never let me down once.
at 15 mph
@@charlesangell_bulmtl
It was a surprising good car mechanically.. rest was crap.
Paid $750 for it.. drove it a couple years.. sold it for $250.. pretty good deal.
Check out mpg (UK gallons are bigger) peugeot 106 / Citroen ax Diesel
Over the years of working on diesel engines, I made a tool that really works. Consisting of a clear vinyl tube with a check valve at one end which also served as a veight on the end. This saved me so much frustration dealing with smelly oily diesel fuel. And I never had to deal with a no prime issue too. Plus this tool was a great gas siphoning jaget to boot. The engine sound great. Bet you the mechanic who took out the engine and scraped it was a poor shoemaker who was practicing to be a mechanic for sure. And I am sorry if I offended the shoemaker trade to boot. Would bet you that this would be perfect for a small tractor. Nice work with accurate information about engine sensor functions too.
a prime bulb works too. hard to find good quality ones the chines make crap ones
That's a really nice kubota engine. The little tractor we use to pull out the aircraft from the hangar has a 4 cylinder kubota.
They last forever.....and very forgiving.
My Kubota G1800 lawn/garden tractor has a 16hp 3cylinder engine and it's tough as nails!
THANK YOU...for sharing. A big thank you to Chuck.
Hi mustie, your persistence paid off in the end. I let out a big cheer when it started. Woohoo! I spotted a similar engine running a home built log mill. Super reliable and will go forever. Love diesels. Hope you keep it, it's a gem. Stay safe and keep up the good work.
I knew mustie you would get it running and she is definitely a keeper you have a great night my friend take care buddy
I was gunna suggest making into automatic garage door opener but with Mother's Day approaching how about a diesel powered mixing bowl for Mrs Mustie1?
that sounds a lot like the V8 powered blender on Top Gear
Love the way you troubleshoot the problem then repair it. I can't tell you how much money you have saved me by me watching your videos. Thanks oh so much and keep them coming.
Be a great engine for a mini dozer project. great find!
Or just to throw on a Struck dozer kit! They offer them unpainted and with no power plant as an "economy package".
I vote for you to build something like Brian's 4x4 Lawnmower that was on last week's video
You are amazing Mustie! Awesome little engine.....thanks again for the fun
If only you could find a small tractor shell in a yard sale or "free" pile somewhere!
I was watching this thinking, huh, that's about the size of the gas two-banger in my Honda 3813.
Don't forget a Diesel fuel filter when you fit it somewhere. Otherwise the injectors will clog.
You've given me a hunger to go out to my barn and bring back to life a small rototiller that's been sitting there for about 14 years! Come spring I think I'll go in there and do some wrenching myself! It's been too long since I've turned a bolt or two. Thanks, Mustie! And as a little afterthought, I love your great attitude and how you chuckle at things when they go awry!
This is a Kubota Z400. It is a 0.479L (399cc) 2-cyl, liquid cooled, rated at 10hp. In addition to generators, the Kubota G3200 lawn tractor (1983-1988) used this engine. In 1991 Thermo King started using this engine on their SDZ trailer units. Hope that helps you.
Frederic Lynes I have a hydro locked engine that looks like it from a ZD300
@@dylanstewart4861 un-hydro lock it! These small engines are great practice for rebuilding.Then you work your way up to the Caterpillar 3206!
Yeah ive noticed this motor in the thermokings that we use on our refrigerated trailer that i pull for my company
HOLY SHIT
I KNEW THAT ENGINE SOUNDED FAMILIAR
We have a old kubota tractor, and it sounds very similar to this. It may not be the exact same model of engine, but its pretty close
Not to be too pedantic about it, but 0.479L is 479cc. That's the beauty of the metric system.
I love how they categorize your videos as "entertainment" Mustie! I can (and have) spent hours watching vid after vid since I came across your channel about a month ago. Yes, it's very entertaining and informative! I wish I could have had this as a resource during my wrench turning days! Thank you for entertaining and informing me.
Absolutely Love your Vids Mustie. They’re the best. Love your sense of humour. 👍
Wow cool little engine, learning session for me. enjoyed the video. all right Chuck!
My question is "Why was that in the scrap? What sort of idiot would throw away an engine as lovely as that?".
To us 'yachting-on-a-tight-budget' types an engine like that is pure gold. It's the perfect engine for a small launch, or any yacht in the 20-35ft range.
He said it was a generator and the generator was bad that's why they junked it
Worked on one like this in a motorhome , the control board went bad , they wanted $1800.00 for the board the old guy was kind of cheap and didn't want to fix it , so I took it out and he parked it in the corner.
You need to use Compression oil ... For a diesel...
The uses for this lil gem of a DICRE are endless. Wish we had such a cool junkyard worker friend. Stumbled across your channel now subscribed, Mustie1.
No mouse nest, no gas-a-hol What's there not to like about a Diesel Engine?
Looking forward to learning more about small diesel engines, too!
This is absolutely awesome... please do more with this motor!! Build a monster mower to compete with Brians!
Another great video. I tell ya, I've been binge watching Mustie's videos lately more than I've been watching regular TV. I love watching him tinkering with stuff. Reminds me of myself from back in the days...........
Awesome! Thank you!
Only some one with NO CLUE would ever toss something like that in the junk. Even for parts its worth hundreds of dollars.
Put it in a power king tractor😎
Or someone with enough money not to care.
1963Franksworld yup a garden tractor with that motor would be great. Mustie has a diesel tractor already. But to repower a Simplicity or Allis Chalmers from the ‘60s would be good. The water cooled is hard to deal with.
I had a Power King tractor, sold it to a guy that does garden tractor pull's, it had two transmissions, and a big a$$ car rearend! It was a beast, and with this diesel motor, Wow!
i just got a Fourtrax from the side of the road on big garbage day. with some tinkering its fully running. some people just dont care.
If it was a company it's just not worth their time. The company I work for scraps all their computers every 3 years, and they crush them. Probably quarter million dollars in laptops. They just can't be bothered and can't sell them to just amy recycler because of proprietary info on them so it's the crusher
Love those little Kubota diesel engines. Sad to see that in a scrap yard.
(When you finally got it running smoothly, I thought...that's an engine in good nick.)
That valve under the fuel pump is a drain down cock for the engine coolant.
Bleeding the fuel through is done with the outer bolt where the fuel enters the injector pump.
Then loosen the injector inlets.....close when fuel appears...
I like your perseverance!
I am telling you you are so mechanically inclined ,you’re one of these guys that if they gave you one spark plug you would make something running with it🛠⚙️ another great job
That's a good running little diesel engine. Awesome video mustie1 👍👍👍
For some reason I took great joy when she started.
I worked on the 3 cylinder version of this motor on Brupeg in Australia. But we had a corroded fuel injection and it was clogged up and seized. I tried to service it but they're pretty fussy to work with. Great that you didn't have to play with that. All the best from Canada
I think it would be a good log splitter engine with plenty of power.
Hmmm, liquid cooled 2 cylinder diesel motorcycle? Maybe a diesel Rokon?
I thought about a diesel VW bug or maybe another boat?
I'm in the middle of building a junk rat bike, if I could find one of these, oh man giggity
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I was a Diesel mechanic in the Navy
Cool channel I see you work on Honda's had one as a kid
Joe Navy veteran 🇺🇸🇺🇸
Love it! I tell ya these little diesels run for hours and hours on a gallon of diesel. Can't believe someone would throw it away. I'd put a 48V generator on it to charge a 48V backup battery pack.
Great way to end my night, love from Gold Coast, Australia!
just woke up in the states
Great video thanks from Sydney Australia
It's genuinely satisfying watching this, makes me want to go and hunt out engines to repair except I've already got far too many hobbies, projects and 'stuff' to do and I *really* don't need a garage full of engines.
Hi from BC.
I would love too see if it would work in one of your VW van or bugs.
That would neat too see.
Not enough power 12 hp is a lot less than factory
If you were in Europe I'd suggest hotrod Aixam :-)
Aixam is a French brand known for its microcars that are classified as mopeds (50cc, 45 kmph). Back in the old days those moped cars would've had two-strokes but current ones have tiny single-cylinder diesel engines. Until around 2000 these didn't require any licence in some European countries so they were popular with people who'd lost their licence on DUI charges. Easy to imagine they weren't all that popular among the other road users for that very reason :-) Another group of people drove those because they were scared of failing an actual driving test, not much better drivers than the drunk ones. Presumably some actually drove them because they're much cheaper in upkeep than cars (less fuel, barely any taxes and insurance) but at least in Austria they still got a fairly bad rep.
That would make a good power plant for a hydraulic pump for a log splitter.
I'd already watched this one back when it first got posted.
Then my feed showed it again.
It's been a while since Herr Doktor Professor (of all things broken) Mustie has posted so to feed my addicted to his vids I watched it again.
Never gets old watching him getting an old cast off runnin' again.
I can think of several uses for it.
I always get a kick out of you starting engines without exhaust manifolds on!! The Diesel didn't sound odd but that little trail bike sure did.
I loved the flubber, can't believe Honda had that sound hidden behind a muffler.
i love how you talk like were actually there :)
What a great engine for a portable saw mill........ way cool!!!
Diesel ..... nice and constant revs and torque .... I do not think I've seen you do a diy high pressure water-pump yet.
Great find! You really don't want to run those little Kubota's without coolant in the head for more than a few seconds. They have a spherical combustion chamber above the valves. Due to the compact engine size, the material is very thin there and needs water directly behind it to handle the heat, otherwise they will crack quick. I have the 3 cyl version (20hp) version of that engine in my Kubota tractor and you can see on my channel where I rebuilt this engine and it had had that issue. I ended up replacing the head with a Chinese clone.
You should link Chucks TH-cam channel as thanks!
Right on never run a diesel with out coolant have seen cracked heads caused by just wanted to see if it will run
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The old 1960's Land Rover diesels also cannot be run without coolant as heat and lacquer buildup will destroy the diesel injectors.
Hey Mustie, I don't know how deep you went in reading the comments section, but their are some very interesting conversations going on. I have no experience what so ever with diesel engines and I think this is the first time you ever worked on one on your channel.
Build a diesel motorcycle:)
Diesel quad bike would entertain me.
Like, , graft it in to that ancient, , Cushman, cycle frame he got a while, back!!
diesel *bicycle*!
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Been there; done that....
Hey Mustie1
, can you do another question and answer session sometime soon? Talk about coming projects, the channel, stuff on your mind, answer questions, suggestions, etc...
Thanks Chuck. Appreciate your donation to teach us something new.
make a mini Dozer with a hydrostatic transmission thanks from Sean in Vermont
Holy crap,where did all those turkeys come from.
Nice work on the Diesel. !
I have to say, you are very knowledgeable and enjoy watching your videos...I am amazed that starter didn't fry
Great find. It would make a great jon boat motor.
"I don't know much about diesel engines" aannddd it is running.
it had nothing broken to begin with so...
It's cooked... :(
@ In what way?
@ what leads you to that conclusion?
Diesel fuel doesn’t go bad, so if it ran last & hasn’t been broken/dropped since then & broken any internal parts she should start right up once the fuel system has been primed.
I don’t know how I missed this one Mustie1. Love love love these types of videos. Thanks
Waste oil generator to power and heat your shop in the winter.
NAW!! that's what wood stoves 'r for!! Note the abundance,, fo FREE, fuel, readily, available to him!!!
Awesome :)
"I don't know much about diesel engines..." "Oh, I also got this here Space Shuttle main engine n' all, let's see if I can fire that up too."
Would make a great golf cart engine. Or make your own generator. Great little small bass boat engine too. Sailboat engine? Maybe put it in an old jet ski? The possibilities are endless. Great running little engine. Would also be great on a service truck for a large air compressor engine. Divers could also hook it up to an air compressor for deep sea diving. Log splitter, all kinds of things.
great show
i watched all your videos and i subscribe you. alot of respect from Pakistan.
swap this into a kei truck with a bed like a 1980's suzuki carry (they're originally 3 cylinder 550cc 30hp). then use it to haul parts and go dumpster diving while getting insane MPG and looking cool
Congratulations on getting this little engine running.
I must confess that I spent a good part of the video trying to get a decent look at the wire-spoked rear wheel conversion you´ve done on the CT70 which can be seen in the background...
Great video, thanks!
P.S. I see you already have some Thanksgiving supplies on hand. LOL!
That’s got factory paint on the filter, did this thing never get an oil change?
Or it was overhauled recently
Prob. very low hrs., being a gen..
It never got run. Sat until it couldnt start. I know many people that do that. They never run their generators, then when they need them, they do not run. The exaust rusted off from water egress into it. Its best to wrap a plastc bag and tape it over the end to prevent water from entering. Nice engine bad design.
I know it doesn't look like it, but maybe there's a replaceable paper cartridge filter inside that blue filter body.
@@RebornRockerVids Nope, they are spin-on-off filters..... But yes, that is Kubota factory blue paint: That engine is as good as new: Looks like it had a collision with its Radiator....some fan blades broken, not a good reason to scrap it at all.
Maybe it was on a refrigerated truck (driving the fridge, above the cab)
Great little Desiel motor Mustie 1 :) also Glow Plug heater in warm weather use for 15 seconds on then disconnected it & in cold weather use for 1 min on and 10W30 engine won't hurt motor it help put lube up! Also motor be great to use for another project for future!
It's made for your pedal boat, I think it would fit just fine !
Nice Motor!, it would make a really nice motor for a small wooden sail boat or a motor launch!
Always wanted one of these sitting on a bench to poke at. Thanks for the vid!
That Engine canenoff a semi truck APU unit. On your pick up truck, you had the other pieces that connect to it to provide power to a truck.
Need to build one of your custom bikes with that motor 👍
my friend I just found your videos and have been watching them each night for the past week and are thoroughly enjoying them I fool around fixing items I found and bought as well and have found watching very entertaining ,I'm a heavy equipment operator by trade and enjoy working on all kinds of engines ill be looking for your newest videos weekly ,your friend mike Shelton/Texas
I'd vote for a boat motor. That thing would be cool in a Chris Craft style runabout.