I don't know anything about a CAT 3046 engine that this D4C has in it but in doing a few searches, it appears that a new or reman engine could run easiily $12-17k. Does anyone have any knowledge of finding a good 3046 block or a cheaper solution?
I've built 2 of these engines and have torn down 3 or 4 trying for parts most of then the rod nuts come lose and then they self destruction from what I've seen 3 or 4 years ago it cost 8 or 9 thousand to build one and that was with me doing the wrench pulling. I also loctited the rod nuts.
Wow, was it hard finding another engine block? I'm gonna call salvage yard tomorrow to see what I can come across. Any idea if there are different 3046 blocks thar are interchangeable?
The one I bought a new block from cat the other we found used use maxiforce cranks and rebuild kits in both and both had atleast one rod from them and the other got all 6 new from the same supplier
If you post the tractor Serial Number I'm sure someone could come up with a list of block Part Numbers that would fit your engine. Then you could search places such as Machinery Trader by Part Number.
Where did you find a used block from? And where did you but the rebuild kit from?
Block came from used parts at the local cat dealer. Rebuild kit was sourced from maxiforce/reliance engine parts