219 DIESEL DEERE ENGINE

The kit for early 219 engines that comes with the special three-seal sleeves I believe is this - and note it states "o-rings on liner."

Engine Major Overhaul Kit - Made by TISCO. For 2520, 440A with SN 275483> 4.219 Diesel, 300 series, O-Rings on liner, 4 cylinder, 4.02" bore, 1.185" pin. Engine Major Overhaul Kit includes: Piston Liner kit, Main Bearings set, Crank Seals, Connecting Rod BearingsBushingsBolts set, Cam Bushing, Gasket Overhaul set. When ordering, specify in comments Main Bearing Size of Standard, .010, .020 or.030, Thrust Bearing Size of Standard, .010, .020 or.030, Connecting Rod Bearing Size of Standard, .010, .020, or.030. Camshaft Bushing of out dia.020 OS or in dia.020 OS. (Part No: OK1430)

I think you've got your parts mixed up.

The early engines came with single-ring sleeves and the sleeves had squared-off bottoms -not tapered. One black seal on the sleeve, none in the block.

The next block series got a single-seal sleeve with a bullet-nose, tapered bottom - and also two grooves cut into the block that hold two more seals. One black, and one red - and the red one is designed to expand as soon as coolant contacts it to fill up voids.

For the older blocks, you cannot buy the original sleeves anymore. The upgraded sleeves for the old engines come with three grooves ON the sleeve and they take three seal rings. They have been the only sleeve available for the old engines for over 30 years.

If sounds like you bought the wrong sleeves with the bullet-shaped bottoms - which are only meant to be used in later blocks that have the two grooves already in the block.

1010 and 2020s are a different story - no upgrades.

If doing an "inframe" - watch out for worn balancer shafts.