Now I have to pull the motor.  Can I put fuel in the fuel tank and watch the front of the fuel pump to see if its just leaking out or does the pump only leak out when its running?  Thanks for all your help

 

New member, first post.  Thanks for having me at your group.

 

Thats a tough looking dozer!  Like the other posters said, be careful with that bucket, that looks like one of the worlds' larger and toughest mouse trap / man traps in that position! Looks like it would kill a person instantly, or worse.

 

Good luck with your repairs, I'll be following along with interest.  I have a project going involving an AC 3500, too.  I may end up with an extra AC3500 engine that I could sell, its from gov't storage, and it looks like it was overhauled by a gov't facility in Oregon in 2006, and stored since then, not been run.  If it doesn't work out to be economical to repair your engine, get in touch. 

 

 

 

 

I'm in Texas, but think I may have a trip to make in that direction (sort of), might be able to bring it as far as Asheville, NC for $250. or so, expense money, don't know if thats a good deal, you may be able to get it shipped all the way to your place cheaper, what with all those shipping wars and everything going on.  I think it weighs 1800 lbs., or so I've read.

 

It's on a wooden pallet / stand / skid.  I believe it was intended for a military generator (maybe 60 or 80 kva unit), and I don't know about the applicability, except that its a 3500, made in the early 80s'. Some of the paperwork with it indicates it makes 167 horsepower, how does that match up with the specs for your dozer?

 

 Might need some adaptation to your intended use, maybe bellhousing / flywheel etc., might need to be swapped out, etc?  Not turn key, but might provide a leg up for your project dozer.

 

 No guarantees, but I  think they go all the way through them at those facilities, so should be new bearings fitted on polished journals, etc., and / or overhauled accessories like the turbo, starter, alternator, water and fuel pumps, injectors  and so on.   Probably should have some cleaning and confidence checking to correct or rule out any potential problems from storage, that task would be your responsibility, if you decide to buy it, as I would be selling it  'as-is'. 

 

Might be worth considering this engine if your present engine is going to be too costly to feasibly repair.

 

Let me know if you're interested, if so, I can provide more info., if you're not interested, I don't want to clutter up your thread any more than I have.

 

 Thanks.

 

 

 

Not sure when I'm gong to NC, but probably a couple of weeks out, at the soonest, and don't know for sure that I'll get to go, just yet.

 

Let us know what you find when you get her out and apart. 

 Meantime, here's a couple pics, see how similar (or not) they look. 

 

Just my two cents

regards steve

 

I'm in North Central Texas, 50 miles or so North of Dallas / Fort Worth area along I35. 

 

I believe it was overhauled in 2006, stored since then, the fellow at the yard where I got it said he had removed it from the crate just before I picked it up.

 

There is a card with it , I believe, signed by the fellow responsible for the work, and a  little other info., I'll try to add some more pics tomorrow.  The tag on the side says the crank is std on mains and rods, IIRC.

 

I may be going to Asheville, NC in the next week to 10 days.

 

Chit, if you don't want it, and anyone else here has interest, especially if they're along that TX to NC route, get in touch.  The shipping can be a real deal breaker on something heavy and large like this,  and its rare I'm on a long trip with trailer and space on same.

 

Thanks.

 

 

 

 

Got a chance to take a few more pics today, a couple with the valve cover off, pics of the tags.   It came with the tags and new belts shown, they were zip tied to the engine, I cut the zip ties and put them in the cab of my pickup for travel.  The s/n of this engine is written on the back side of the tag shown, along with "6cyl a/c".

 

 

Looks like I would be able to bring it to Asheville this Sunday, Mar. 11th.

 

I sat down with my figures, receipts, etc., looks like I could take $1900. for the engine, could bring it as far as Asheville, NC for $200. fuel money.

 

Let me know if you'd be interested.

 

Thanks.