Gordon in IN, Thanks! Wow, lots to think about. I haven't taken the head apart yet. I just bought a valve spring compresser, so I hope to use it and take apart the head in the next couple of days (busy with normal work dagnabbit) Superficially, it looks good, but I wonder about excessive valve stem clearance.
I'll check for brown paint inside the block, but I saw no sign of paint. However, since there don't seem to be many oil galleries (compared to an auto engine) I may just try to power wash this thing if it gets warm enough outside! A local machine shop wants 50 dollars to "hot-tank" it. I asked about eating cam bearings, and they said it won't hurt those. That makes me suspicious on what the cleaning actually entails.
Drilling the crank kinda scares me, especially since it's not really my tractor!
I see rebuild kits have new cam bearings, but they appear to be solid "O"s rather than split "C"s.
I'm going to digest some of this new advice and I hope to post back with an update for those who may be interested in how it turns out.
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