TD42 wanted

[monstr]

Anyone have or know where there is a TD42 motor for sale ,mine just went bang,heaps of blow by now,and sounds like theres a little man inside with a f#cking big hammer ,still runs but idels real rough and sound horrible ,pm if you have one or know of one .cheers

[muddy]

Where are you? I've got one with a cracked head but no known problems lower down. Has done around 300,000 km. In Blenheim..

[monstr]

hi cheers im in Auck so frieght would kill it ,,I just found a runner for $500 exchange ,am going to grab it ..Steve

[monstr]

Just did a compresson test
1=400
2=395
3=400
4=400
5=0
6=390
so something has let go in no5 ,it has valve clearance and rockers are moving .BUGGER

[Big]

drop the sump off and see if its the rod or bits fall out.. might be fixable I would think.. if it a rod..

[coxsy]

What on the exchange or the bang one?

[monstr]

the compression test was the old motor

[monstr]

Found the problem ,no5 liner is in a million bits in the sump first time i have seen or heard of this ...

[coxsy]

wow the piston seize, then beat the crap out of the liner, or liner cracked then failed,with piston movement