Posted by messy gearhead on September 09, 2008 at 20:19:22 from (64.83.179.56):
My dad owned three SC's, a DC and a 400 Case that we farmed with many years ago. I have lots of great Case memories. Now I have two boys interesting in fixing up old tractors and until last Saturday we only had one tractor, so I picked up a 1945 SC that I thought was going to be an easy project. My dad passed away three years ago and I can't ask him for advice so I'm turning to the next best resource (this site).
We tried to drive it home, but it over heated about 2 miles down the road so we just towed it the rest of the way home. Before we left we had to add about a gallon of coolant, no obvious major leaks, just a little seeping around the top hose. I think the thermostat or radiator might be plugged up as the tractor was stored with no radiator cap for more than 4 years. Is there anything else in the cooling system to look out for?
After I got it home I checked the compression and noticed the #2 cylinder was at 50 psi, all the others were about 65 psi. Also some hissing sound from the intake while #2 was coming up on compression so I pulled the valve cover and found a partially stuck open intake valve. I got the valve freed up and it seems to run smoother now, but I found some bent pushrods. I pulled a few out thinking I could straighten them, but they are nearly corroded / rusted through near the lifter end. Any idea where I can get some SC pushrods?
Now the part the worries me the most. Once I put a muffler on it, I could hear a random, but fairly loud knocking. It sounds like metal banging on metal. It's coming form the governor. I did some searching and didn't find any posts about SC governor noise. Has anyone had SC governor issues? What is involved with removing the governor assembly?
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