I contemplated the same thing. But just having everything hooked back as it was from the factory has value. There's another young man with a KZfaq channel, "Brandonbuildz", he was in the same boat, looking at swapping in a 4bt, he did end up finding a serviceable block, it took some time, but he found one.

Just got the machine fired up. I can do a follow up video in a few days. Thank you for watching, commenting. Good luck with your repair.

It wasn't the tooling that was issue, it was having a machine with enough travel to set the block up on end and still have the spindle clear with the drill bit installed. The skid steer is in service now, approximately 8 hours on the rebuild, it's performing well.

Right angle attachment, swing bridgeport head to one side for maximum table travel. Glad to hear its operational. Im currently fixing someones massive mistake on one of these perkins engines. Lift pump went bad, they thought it was the injector pump. Pulled pump, installed new one bent the post that comes out of the fuel stop pin. Used old shims with gobs of silicone. No bringing the engine to tdc, no measurement of shims, just slap it back together. Tried that and had a run away, instead of shutting fuel off they disconnected fuel injector lines. Also never primed it. Neither one of them know the first thing about how common rail systems work. Spent last two days wrenching, drilling out broke bolts, rounded off heads. I should have ordered some left hand drill bits. Not a fun time, got it back together they only need the two bolts holding the lift pump on. Tried to explain bump engine until lift pump has least amount of spring pressure. As it sits youd have to compress it about 1/4. If I were the one installing it I could take my time and get it in there without bumping it around, but they are friends and i got my own crap to work on lol. They are close enough, just button up the rubber fuel lines and give er hell.

No, I didn’t

That is part of the crankcase ventilation system. It should be connected to the "catch" filter, that is mounted to the side of the engine. It drains back into the oil pan.

I am very pleased with mine. We have put about 150 hours on it. It has not missed a beat. Starts in cold weather, without issue.

I’d look for other applications of that engine. These are industrial engines that are used in various equipment. CAT really doesn’t advertise that fact and would prefer you to believe that they are the only source for parts. Check Diesel cranks or Highway and heavy for parts.

What engines are they? There should be a tag on them. That will determine f they have much value or not.

Cat 3034@@0366Turbo

On the motor itself?

I am no authority, but my belief is, yes, they did.

yes. S4S in B and C models