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- greendragon3
hi all , ive been browsing on here for a while now but this is one of my first posts , excellent site by the way , anyhow i have a bit of a problem , me and my dad bought a 1972 zetor 3511 off a builder a while back , its in a very bad state but we decided to rescue the poor girl from the undergrowth !!! ( pictures to follow ) any way when we eventually got her home we found out that the brakes were siezed on and that she needed major restoration , but we decided to try to start her and she if she would run , fresh diesel , primed the pump , new battery and crossed the starter and away she went !!!!!! just for a second though as there followed a loud bang and then silence , after a lot of stripping we have found out that there was water on the top of one of the pistons and when she fired she blew the top of the piston , bent the con-rod and took a big lump out of the liner , more stripping ensued and after a bitch of a job to remove the liner we have now discovered that the block is also damaged just where the water seal is , so now we are on the look out for a donor tractor or just a complete engine to help us complete our restoration project , we are in north west ireland in a not so sunny town called sligo , we are willing to travel if the parts are what we need and as always CASH is king !!!! pm me if you have anything to suit guys thanks .