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That's positive news. If I was a potential buyer, I would still do the two basic things I mentioned as a preliminary assessment. Still better would be to set it up and test fire it. If it runs, then the value goes way up. I sold a Yanmar 2GM-20F by doing that. Posted the video on the...

One more thing. If the seals on the transmission held and the oil looks clean, that may be salvageable. Of course, in order to free that up the bell housing has to be removed. May not be worth the effort.

Unfortunately, if the engine was not cleaned out after a major dose of salt water it may not be worth much. I picked up an M-12 which suffered a similar fate and found that the only things salvageable were the block and the head. Everything else was unusable junk. Can you turn the engine over...

If you want to hear it run. Go to YouTube videos, M-12 Reborn. No narration.

Success. This engine has not run in at least ten years. It took a bit of fiddling around, but it did start and run. I have a video on my iPhone 11 that I can't seem to download to this site. I'll keep trying.

So, after getting a full parts breakdown (numbers only, no descriptions) from a friend of mine, I went at it. Came apart easily. Was careful with the Orings. This engine came out of an 86 E-28/2 which was abandoned at the marina I use. I hope that the owner didn't abandon it because the...

This is what an M-12 injector pump looks like broken down. All of the items on the left side of the photo comprise one of the two active "elements" of the pump. No rocket science except for the engineering part. Easy to disassemble once you take a good look at it. Certain parts are keyed for...

The fuel delivery system on the 5411 and M-12 are different. No need to bleed the M-12 as the diesel is constantly flowing through the injector pump and injectors once the electric fuel pump is operating. I double checked and fuel was entering the injector pump. While the engine was cranking...

The last cost figures I have are from 2018 and the pumps were over a grand. There's a local performance diesel outfit I'll give them a try.

I have an extra one from an engine that drowned in salt water. Very rusty. I have it soaking in Kroil in hopes of loosening it up for disassembly. I'll search for a local service shop that will touch the pump. Not many choices in this area.

Thanks for the responses. It is the injector pump. The Kubota tractor reference is G3200 and the part is no longer listed on the Kubota site. All references I can find say that the part is not serviceable. I'm going to strip this one down and take a look.

I picked up a good candidate engine to rebuild. It's a thing I do with my grandsons. Unfortunately, the high pressure fuel pump is shot. Anybody out there have a line on one. I don't believe that they're manufactured anymore. At least I don't seem to be able to find one.

The judicious use of heat helps release Loc-Tite thread sealant. Also apply sparingly when assembling. Not much is required. Of course, I sail in fresh water and my rig comes down in the off season which means less concern about corrosion. Year round Salties have more concerns.

Yes, I did use Loc-Tite.

I used Hi-Mod fittings when replacing all of the standing rigging on my 28/2. Easy to work with and you can reuse fittings. Getting things apart is tricky but it can be done.