Welcome to my Nightmare!!!!

[Kyle_in_Tex]

This is a great thread Eddie! I've been lurking (and learning) as I have not had anything more to offer than Plowrup and the other guys. I know that the liquid nitrogen can work wonders to help get out old sleeves and to install new dry sleeves with as much as a few thousandths interference fit. I'm guessing your wet sleeves went in easier than pulling the old ones out?

I wonder if these engines last as long as say a JD 6cylinder that is common to get 7000 hours or more out of them??? I sure hope so. It is good that you are documenting the overhaul in case you ever sell it. I hope you have some shade to work under. Good luck getting her going. Be careful on the valve setting/timing. Not Cool if you get it out of sync.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

This is a great thread Eddie! I've been lurking (and learning) as I have not had anything more to offer than Plowrup and the other guys. I know that the liquid nitrogen can work wonders to help get out old sleeves and to install new dry sleeves with as much as a few thousandths interference fit. I'm guessing your wet sleeves went in easier than pulling the old ones out?

I wonder if these engines last as long as say a JD 6cylinder that is common to get 7000 hours or more out of them??? I sure hope so. It is good that you are documenting the overhaul in case you ever sell it. I hope you have some shade to work under. Good luck getting her going. Be careful on the valve setting/timing. Not Cool if you get it out of sync.

 

[TBDonnelly]

<font color="blue"> I hope you have some shade to work under. </font>

Would that make Eddie a shadetree mechanic? /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

Eddie, Your ambition to learn, and then to share your creativeness and successes are admirable.

Don

 

[TBDonnelly]

<font color="blue"> I hope you have some shade to work under. </font>

Would that make Eddie a shadetree mechanic? /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

Eddie, Your ambition to learn, and then to share your creativeness and successes are admirable.

Don

 

[plumboy]

Yea,this is a great post to read eddie.Great detail.

 

[plumboy]

Yea,this is a great post to read eddie.Great detail.

 

[hockeypuck]

I agree, this has been a great learning experiance for me. Thank you Eddie for taking the time to detail this for us. I have started projects before where the task seem more than formidable and now it seems you are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel . /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
This website has to be one of the most useful and productive that I have come across. Cheers to all involved /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Puck

PS I am thinking about printing this whole darn post to keep in the filing cabinet. It would be hard to find a book with so much info.

 

[hockeypuck]

I agree, this has been a great learning experiance for me. Thank you Eddie for taking the time to detail this for us. I have started projects before where the task seem more than formidable and now it seems you are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel . /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
This website has to be one of the most useful and productive that I have come across. Cheers to all involved /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Puck

PS I am thinking about printing this whole darn post to keep in the filing cabinet. It would be hard to find a book with so much info.

 

[bbse]

One thing I learned the hard way was the value of wet sleeves over dry sleeves or no sleeves at all. I had a tractor that had to have the dry sleeves replaced and they were the thin type, I believe they are called tin can liners. Anyways, I had to split the tractor and take the entire engine to the shop to have the sleeves replaced. If it had wet sleeves or the normal dry sleeves I could have done it in my garage. It is now on my list of things to check if I ever get another piece of field equipment to make sure that it is field serviceable. Most of these compact tractors on this board are not. I realize the odds are slim to none that you would need to do something like this to one of these modern works of art but, like in my case, sometimes slim shows up. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[bbse]

One thing I learned the hard way was the value of wet sleeves over dry sleeves or no sleeves at all. I had a tractor that had to have the dry sleeves replaced and they were the thin type, I believe they are called tin can liners. Anyways, I had to split the tractor and take the entire engine to the shop to have the sleeves replaced. If it had wet sleeves or the normal dry sleeves I could have done it in my garage. It is now on my list of things to check if I ever get another piece of field equipment to make sure that it is field serviceable. Most of these compact tractors on this board are not. I realize the odds are slim to none that you would need to do something like this to one of these modern works of art but, like in my case, sometimes slim shows up. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif