dicktill
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Fergie's in ICU
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jyoutz
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Looks expensive
MossRoad
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OW! 
workinonit
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Way past ICU!
JTKub
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Ooof! That's an Iseki 3cyl? Yikes..
Dmacleo
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5 yr powertrain warranty will help I bet.
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dicktill
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569 hours on her but less than 2 years since purchase. Not only do I have the "stock" 5-year powertrain warranty, but I opted for the extended 10-year upgrade. It is a 3-cylinder Iseki. I am hoping that they do not find anything that they will claim is abuse or whatever to get them out of replacing at least the short block.
I have used her to her limits but not abused her. She has always had AGCO oil and filters (on time), and I rarely have run her in the yellow zone on the tach, usually in the mid-green range. Never has it been overheated.
The left side of the block has two more holes in it, but they are hidden behind the injector pump, and I could only see them looking through the hole on the right side. I used one of those strong magnets on a roller and amazingly, I was only able to find two pea sized plus one half-dollar sized pieces of the block. So, the rest must be in the oil pan along with rod cap, while I assume the rod and piston have been shoved up against the head.
I have used her to her limits but not abused her. She has always had AGCO oil and filters (on time), and I rarely have run her in the yellow zone on the tach, usually in the mid-green range. Never has it been overheated.
The left side of the block has two more holes in it, but they are hidden behind the injector pump, and I could only see them looking through the hole on the right side. I used one of those strong magnets on a roller and amazingly, I was only able to find two pea sized plus one half-dollar sized pieces of the block. So, the rest must be in the oil pan along with rod cap, while I assume the rod and piston have been shoved up against the head.
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have to wonder about oil pump failure.