Burned John Deere Dozer Had WAY MORE Going On Inside
Published at : 23 Dec 2025
Dive deep with C&C Equipment as we completely disassemble and rebuild a fire-damaged John Deere 4045 engine out of a 650G dozer! Burned John Deere Dozer Engine Was Hiding a BIG Surprise. You won't believe how few hours this remanufactured engine had on it.
This video is packed with heavy equipment repair action:
1. We tear down the block, inspect the crank, and pull the camshaft.
2. Critical engine timing information for the balancer shafts and cam.
3. Installing brand new cylinder liners, pistons, and bearings.
4. John Deere 4045 torque specs for the main caps and cylinder head (The Head Torque Sequence is Wild!).
5. Troubleshooting a complex flywheel timing issue.
6. A look at our attempt to rebuild the water pump.
0:00 - Intro & The Burnt Engine Backstory
0:46 - The Teardown Begins: Pulling Parts
3:20 - Cylinder Head Removal & Inspection (Shocking!)
5:09 - Finding the Liner Scoring Damage
6:09 - Getting to the Timing Cover & Balancer Shafts
8:36 - Rear Main Seal & Flywheel Housing Removal
10:11 - Pulling the Camshaft (Big Hog Cam!)
12:35 - Piston/Rod Removal & Bearing Check
14:38 - Crankshaft Removal & Main Bearing Confirmation
18:49 - New Pistons, Liners & Block Prep
19:40 - Setting the Crankshaft & Checking Main Bearing Clearance
21:30 - Assembling and Installing Piston/Liner Assemblies
25:47 - Installing the Front Timing Cover Plate
27:56 - Flywheel Housing & Rear Main Seal Install
30:21 - 🚨 Major Flywheel Timing Confusion Fixed 🚨
32:37 - Installing and Torquing the Balancer Shaft Weights
35:05 - Critical Engine Timing with the JD Tool
38:05 - Oil Pump Inspection & Idler Gear Timing
40:50 - Front Pulley & Final Front Prep
41:19 - Dropping in the Lifters
43:08 - Head Gasket & Torquing the Cylinder Head
44:54 - Head Torque Sequence (Angle Turn)
46:50 - Installing Pushrods & Setting Valve Lash
49:08 - Time Lapse: Installing Injectors and Small Parts
51:48 - Oil Pan Dilemma & Water Pump Rebuild Prep
53:15 - Disassembling the Water Pump
56:26 - Wrap Up & What’s Next!
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