Recent content by Paul Campanis

I'm very grateful to all of you for helping me. We were able to get the tractor running well today. Thank you for filling in the many gaps in my knowledge.

I'm very grateful to all of you for helping me. We were able to get the tractor running well today. Thank you for filling in the many gaps in my knowledge.

I'm very grateful to all of you for helping me. We were able to get the tractor running well today. Thank you for filling in the many gaps in my knowledge.

Thank you for the input. I'm on the fastenal website and have a question. Do I get a grade 8 bolt?

I am very grateful for all of you helping with my tractor. So many of you have been a tremendous blessing. I'm following up on all the advice / input and learning and growing in my mechanical skills. It has been like drinking out of a firehose but I am excited to learn so much. As a charity we...

Some bad news ! I got a new torque wrench that was defective resulting in the over tightening of this bolt that cracked the block. This is the end of the road for this machine. No more money can go into it. The bolt will hold the 94 pounds of torque required. See photo... Is there any hope?

I have a proper straight edge and have checked both block and head for flatness. There is nothing in the manual about replacing the bolts but I think that might be a good idea. I'm certainly missing something. I'm also going to check and make sure the bolts are not bottoming out.

A new head gasket leaked on my John Deere 750. Compression gases were coming into the cooling system after about 5 hours of use. I bought a new head gasket from the John Deere dealer. What is the advisability of using head gasket sealer before installing it? If so what product would you...

Thank you for the tip. I just ordered that kit.

I know this is an old post but I am having trouble with my jd750 head gasket. How was this resolved?

What is that kind of tester called?

In this torque sequence, the Auxiliary bolts are only torqued to 22 ft-lb. This seems like a very loose specification. I would think at least 40 ft-lb. These are the smaller bolt numbered 5,6 and 7. When I was removing the head they came off with extremely little effort. They were tightened...

Thank you for the input. I need to get longer straight edges too span the diagonal. What is that smallest feeler gauge that I need for this process?

Thank you for your input. There is no glaze on any of the sleeves. I'm grateful for that. Two sets of rings seem fine. The middle piston got messed up. I would like to test compression on all three cylinders before putting the oil pan back on. Please give me any other advice you think of. Is...