I have a to-20 that is difficult to start and burns a lot of oil. Taking the oil filler cap off when the engine is running there is so much blow-by you can't pour oil into the engine! Other than the worn engine, the tractor is all original and in great shape.
The engine is original and has never been apart. Would it be better/easier/cheaper to remove the engine or rebuild it in the tractor?
Since the tractor is far away at my vacation home, I was considering finding a spare engine and building it at home, then installing it to make the process simpler and save time. Would it be better to build an original z120 or should I build a later model engine?
Never rebuilt a sleeved engine, can't be that hard? Any special tools required apart from normal engine tools? I obtained some sort of a factory manual, I believe it's a reprint, it is blue and about an inch thick. Thin paper, it's probably 300-400 pages. Tell me what I'm missing that I should know!
The engine is original and has never been apart. Would it be better/easier/cheaper to remove the engine or rebuild it in the tractor?
Since the tractor is far away at my vacation home, I was considering finding a spare engine and building it at home, then installing it to make the process simpler and save time. Would it be better to build an original z120 or should I build a later model engine?
Never rebuilt a sleeved engine, can't be that hard? Any special tools required apart from normal engine tools? I obtained some sort of a factory manual, I believe it's a reprint, it is blue and about an inch thick. Thin paper, it's probably 300-400 pages. Tell me what I'm missing that I should know!