XT went to the shop

Definitely check and/or replace the cam bearings.  If the pump and injectors were checked out recently, I would leave them.  I got a new turbo from A&I for mine but haven't had the chance to try it out yet.  Still putting the tractor back together.  My engine and valve kit were Reliance brand.

I would not put it back together without at least checking the injectors.  I have found with almost every engine I have been into the last 7 or 8 years that there were a minimum of 2 injectors leaking.  In fact one engine had only about 1500 hours on it from when the injectors had been rebuilt...supposedly...I quit using that shop for another reason a few years ago.  I would most likely get the pump rebuilt in your case as you don't know when it was done last.  Unfortunately, at least here anyways, they are expensive to get rebuilt.  The next ones I do will go to Ed.  He helped me with information and trying to find parts for an engine I was into a few months ago.  That made my mind up to send my business his way.

Cam bearings are not real important on that engine. No oil pressure to them and rear one has no way to get oil. Others get oil that returned from rocker arms.    mack

The thought of not doing pump and injector work because "it was already done" kinda bites a lot of people these days. So, everything has been sitting around for a couple of years, with fuel that has gone sour in it. Now, we grab the pump and stick it on our fresh engine rebuild, and dang thing will not pump any fuel! Almost always find the pumping plungers will be stuck. Pump has to be torn completely down to clean everything up properly. The sad part is one comes to me in this scenario, guy has to have it right away. Well, it's not my fault it sat on a shelf for weeks while engine was being rebuilt lol! If pump and injectors were properly rebuilt as recently as you think, then it wouldn't cost as much to make everything fresh again for the fresh engine.

I would rebore the counter bores in the block and install a repair sleeve. Then push in new engine sleeves. Sounds like you block has some corrosion due to the antifreeze. A new or rebuild turbo would be fine. At least have the pump and injectors checked out. Ed does good work.

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I would check for cracks in the block between the cylinder bores. I had that problem on my 190XT when I got it. I found the problem on the second tear down. Water in the oil will make the bearings look like you beat them with a hammer.

I wouldn't take a chance on the pump & injectors, I would send them to Ed to be safe after spending the money to rebuild everything else.

IF you do not trust the shop you took it to  do it correctly, why did you take it to them???

KJCHRIS, The more I think about your response, the more f***ing pissed off I'm getting. You say, "I am asking ALL these questions." I asked very few questions, and mostly just stated some information about the nature of the beast. Any time there is a deal between a customer and a service provider, a little rational discussion between the two is going to take place, and that doesn't mean that the customer is doubting the service provider's ability. If I call a plumber to my house to fix a leaky faucet, and I ask him what's the difference in price between fixing the old faucet, and just putting in a new faucet, is he supposed to get pissed, charge me for the service call, and leave without fixing anything? If a carpenter comes to put in a new window, and I tell him I want oak trim, is he supposed to pack up and leave because he thought it should have mahogany?
   I wish now that I could just wipe this whole thread away, because evidently it gave you an impression of me that I don't like, and I don't think has any merit. I don't believe that this shop owner has ever wished that he could lock the door when he sees me coming. You talk about me being "supposed to let him figure out where the water is leaking from, and address it himself." Even though I did bring up the water in the oil issue on here, and I did tell him that it was getting water in the oil, he was the one that told ME that he would look everything over and make sure that he knows that he is at the root of that problem. And as far as the extra O ring groove in the sleeve; no he wouldn't have to do that, but he is open minded enough to take a piece of advice from an expert. (Not me in this case, but Mack, here on the forum, who has had more Allis experience than my friend will ever have. I was just the middle man, relaying the information). As far as the pump and injectors go, I know for a fact, that when my man got to them, he'd have called me anyway, and asked me what I wanted to do with them. If he didn't like my answer, he would then give me his recommendation, we would have some rational discussion, and do what's best. If I insisted on something that he is not comfortable with, then maybe things would head south in a hurry. But I wouldn't do that. About the only discussion there, was where to take them to, and he is fine with Ed, because of some of the luck he had locally with pump shops. Same with the turbo.
     I have been on the other side of the fence, as well, having worked in the shop for 14 years at an implement dealership. Granted, I never did an engine overhaul on a piece of farm equipment, but I damn sure did a lot of work on equipment otherwise, especially Gleaner combines. Now if a customer brought a combine in, and wanted it "gone through", the shop foreman would send the customer back to talk to me about a game plan, and sometimes we could spend a couple hours discussing what to fix and what not to fix. Some things that would come into play, would be things such as "how long do you plan on keeping this machine?" "Do you want to use all genuine Gleaner parts, and have us stand behind them, or use cheap aftermarket parts and be on your own?" I'd have to say that perhaps a few customers who barely knew what end of the combine the header went on, were aggravating when they were in every day questioning me, but I was always willing to rationally discuss any repair with a customer that had a good understanding of the piece of equipment I was working on. I like to think that I am the latter of the two. Darrel

Don't worry Darrel, I didn't think you were asking much. More just sharing your pain as many people on here do. Some people take things the wrong way.

I would have asked those same questions if I was in your position Darrell. It takes good communication to get the project done right. Don’t worry about it.

"If you brought it to me and started asking this many questions I'd tell you to take the S O B home and charge you for the aggravation."I guess I won't be bringing any rebuild work to KJCHRIS in WC, Iowa.

If my wife charged me every time I aggravated her I'd be flat broke.

How's the tractor coming along Darrel?